Original Musiquarium I

by Stevie Wonder

Overview

Released in 1982, the double-album Original Musiquarium I summarizes Stevie Wonder's classic period of the '70s, concentrating primarily on the hits, but adding a few album tracks to hint at the depth of his albums, as well as four new songs (one for each side, all pleasant, none particularly remarkable). Though there could be some dispute about the album tracks, this does wind up as an excellent overview of Wonder's period of greatest activity, and it's a terrific listen to boot -- any record that sports such hits as "Superstition," "You Haven't Done Nothin'," "Living for the City," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Higher Ground," "Sir Duke," "Boogie on Reggae Woman," and "I Wish" is guaranteed to be a great listen, and it is. Wonder remains a quintessential album artist, but this record is a terrific snapshot of the highlights. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/2017
Label:	Island / Motown
UPC:	0602557409499
Rank:	2865

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Superstition
2. You Haven't Done Nothin'
3. Living for the City
4. Front Line
5. Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
6. Send One Your Love
7. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
8. Ribbon in the Sky

Disc 2

9. Higher Ground
10. Sir Duke
11. Master Blaster (Jammin')
12. Boogie on Reggae Woman
13. That Girl
14. I Wish
15. Isn't She Lovely
16. Do I Do

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist,Drums,Piano,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Austin Godsey   Primary Artist
Rick Rowe   Primary Artist
Dan Barbiero   Primary Artist
Joan Decola   Primary Artist
The Jackson 5   Guest Artist,Vocals
Dizzy Gillespie   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Trevor Lawrence   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Steve Madaio   Trumpet
Daniel Ben Zebulon   Congas
Larry Gittens   Horn,Trumpet
J.D. Parran   Horn
Scott Edwards   Bass
Lani Groves   Vocals (Background)
Frank Wess   Horn
Earl DeRouen   Vocals,Percussion
Greg Phillinganes   Keyboards
Clifton Anderson   Horn
Victor Paz   Horn
Dennis Davis   Drums
Josie James   Vocals
Rick Zunigar   Guitar
Reggie McBride   Bass
Michael Sembello   Guitar
Lorenzo Wyche   Horn
Raymond Maldonado   Trumpet
Britt Woodman   Horn
Howard "Buzz" Feiten   Guitar
Alexandra Brown   Vocals
Paul Riser   Strings
Angela Winbush   Vocals (Background)
Shirley Brewer   Vocals,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Raymond Lee Pounds   Drums
Earl McIntyre   Horn
Jim Gilstrap   Vocals (Background)
Alex Brown   Vocals (Background)
Virgil Jones   Horn
Nathan Watts   Bass,Vocals
Carole Cole   Handclapping
Gloria Barley   Vocals (Background)
Edna Orso   Handclapping
Brenda Barnett   Handclapping
Windy Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Anthony Tooley   Horn
Robert Eldridge   Horn
Robert Rutledge   Horn
Janice Robinson   Horn
Delores Barnes   Vocals
Ben Bridges   Sitar,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Melody McCully   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nelson Hayes   Handclapping
Eugene Ghee   Horn
David Henson   Handclapping
Renee Hardaway   Vocals
Hank Redd   Sax (Alto)
Marva Holcolm   Vocals (Background)
Robert Ratledge   Horn
Alfred Wilson   Horn
Josette Valentino   Handclapping
Isaiah Sanders   Organ,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Tucker   Handclapping
Alexander Brown Evans   Vocals (Background)
Dennis DeRouen   Percussion
Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu   Congas
Colleen Carleton   Handclapping
Alexandro Brown   Vocals (Background)
Benjamin Bridges   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Nathan Lamar Watts   Bass
Artece May   Handclapping

Technical Credits

Gary Olazabal   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
John Fischbach   Engineer
Robert Margouleff   Engineer
Stevie Wonder   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Harry Weinger   Supervisor,Reissue Research
Malcolm Cecil   Engineer
Daniel Lazerus   Assistant Engineer
Stephanie Andrews   Session Coordinator
Paul Riser   String Arrangements
Vartan   Art Direction
Mike Morongell   Assistant Engineer
Dennis Morrison   Equipment Technician
Peter Vargo   Assistant Engineer
Bob Harlan   Assistant Engineer
Robert Eldridge   Copyist
Robert Rutledge   Copyist
Mick Parish   Equipment Technician
Margaret Goldfarb   Reissue Production Coordination
Eugene Ghee   Copyist
Dwight Radcliff   Equipment Technician
Lon Neuman   Assistant Engineer
Wayne Yurgelun   Technician
Brenda M. Boyce   Project Manager
Mathieu Bitton   Reissue Design
Norman Moore   Design,Concept
Johnny Lee   Art Direction