STEVIE WONDER
FULFILLINGNESS’ FIRST FINALE
Motown Records
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1. SMILE PLEASE
(Stevie Wonder)
2. HEAVEN IS 10 ZILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
(Stevie Wonder)
3. TOO SHY TO SAY
(Stevie Wonder)
4. BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN
(Stevie Wonder)
5. CREEPIN’
(Stevie Wonder)
6. YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’
(Stevie Wonder)
7. IT AIN’T NO USE
(Stevie Wonder)
8. THEY WON’T GO WHEN I GO
(Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright)
9. BIRD OF BEAUTY
(Stevie Wonder)
10. PLEASE DON’T GO
(Stevie Wonder)
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All tunes written by Stevie Wonder (except “They Won’t Go When I Go” written by Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright)
All songs © 1974 JOBETE MUSIC CO., INC. and BLACK BULL MUSIC c/o EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission.
Produced and Arranged by Stevie Wonder for Taurus Productions, Inc.
Associate Production, Engineering and Electronic Programming: Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil
Recording Coordinator: Josette Valentino
Recorded at The Record Plant, L.A., Media Sound, N.Y., Westlake Audio, L.A. and Electric Lady, N.Y.
Recordists: Joan DeCola, Gary Olazabal
Tape Operator: Peter Chaikin
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MUSICIANS:
“Smile Please”
Michael Sembello / Guitar
Reggie McBride / Bass
Bobbye Hall / Congas, Bongos
Jim Gilstrap, Denise Williams / Background Vocals
“Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away”
Paul Anka*, Syreeta Wright, Shirley Brewer, Larry “Nastyee” Latimer / Background Vocals
“Too Shy To Say”
James Jamerson / Acoustic Bass
Sneaky Pete / Pedal Steel Guitar
“Boogie On Reggae Woman”
Rocky / Congas
“Creepin’”
Minnie Riperton** / Background Vocals
“You Haven’t Done Nothin’”
Reggie McBride / Bass
The Jackson 5 / Background Vocals
“It Ain’t No Use”
Lani Groves, Minnie Riperton**, Denise Williams / Background Vocals
“Bird Of Beauty”
Bobbye Hall / Quica
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Denise Williams / Background Vocals
“Please Don’t Go”
Michael Sembello / Guitar
The Persuasions***, Shirley Brewer, Denise Williams / Background Vocals
* Courtesy of United Artists Records
** Courtesy of Epic Records
*** Courtesy of A&M Records
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SPECIAL CREDITS
JAMERSON – Your talent is unlimited, thank you.
YVONNE – The talent of you is only exceeded by your potential.
BOBBYE – Your talents are displayed ever so beautifully, and I dig it.
BOB and MALCOLM – Your programming of the moog for “They Won’t Go When I Go” is outa sight.
MIKE, REGGIE and SNEAKY PETE – Thank you.
TO THE STAFF OF TAURUS PRODUCTIONS INC. and BLACK BULL MUSIC INC. – It could not have been possible without your support, thank you.
Thank you SERGIO MENDES for translating the words of my song “Bird Of Beauty” to Portuguese to enable me to speak to my people of Mozambique and the beautiful people of Brazil.
Special thanks to PAUL ANKA, MINNIE RIPERTON, JIM GILSTRAP, SYREETA WRIGHT, THE JACKSON 5 and THE PERSUASIONS.
Thanks ANITA and the entire staff of The Record Plant, L.A.
A special thanks to all the people and D.J.s throughout the world – you make it all possible.
Thank you members of NARAS
ELLEN – I’m not too shy!!
Cover Coordinator: Ira Tucker, Jr.
Cover Design & Illustration: Bob Gleason
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Originally released on Tamla T332, July 22, 1974
Reissue researched and supervised by Harry Weinger
Thanks to Kenny Gould
Digitally Remastered by Kevin Reeves at Universal Mastering – East
Reissue Art Direction: Vartan
Reissue Package Design: Mathieu Bitton
Production Coordinator: Margaret Goldfarb
(P) 1974 © 2000 The Universal/Motown Records Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
1755 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-USA. Distributed by Universal Music and Video Distribution Inc. Warning: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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