Category: Stevie Wonder

A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT MEMORY: STEVIE WONDER, ’68

‘FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE‘ is the ninth (tenth overall) studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on Motown Records, released in November 1968. Then eighteen years old, Wonder had established himself as one of Motown’s consistent hit-makers. This album continued Wonder’s growth as a vocalist, songwriter and producer. It featured songs like the title track, “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day“ and the modest hits “I Don’t Know Why” and “You Met Your Match.” While “I Don’t Know Why” was not released outright a single, the titled song found it’s way instead on the B-side of Stevie Wonder’s 1969 million-seller, “My Cherie Amour.” It also marked the debut of the Hohner Clavinet (keyboard) on a Stevie Wonder album, which would become a mainstay on albums to come. (Source: Wikipedia; All Music)
STEVIE WONDER circa 1967

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOTS MEMORY: STEVIE WONDER, ’60S

AUGUST 1967. MOTOWN’S SUBSIDIARY Tamla Records released Stevie Wonder’s 7th album, titled, ‘I Was Made To Love Her.’ The album debuted (#133) on the Billboard LP chart, week ending September 23-30. The album would produce one single. Fifteen weeks on the pop chart, “I Was Made To Love Her“ peaked (2 weeks) at #2, July 29, 1967. At nine weeks on the Billboard Top LP chart, the album peaked #45 (2 weeks) on November 25, 1967.
A 16-YEAR OLD STEVIE WONDER, London, England. February, 1966.

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