Stevie Wonder - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT]

Stevie Wonder

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Polygram UK
• ASIN: B000009QLZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,141 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Stevie Wonder grew up fast, as Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 makes plain. Collecting both Motown assembly-line gems ("My Cherie Amour") and the first flashes of his self-contained '70s funk-rock style ("Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours," a terrific cover of the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out"), this 20-bit remaster disc is a must-own, particularly for Original Musiquarium fans looking for insight into Wonder's artistic growth. It's far from mere research material, though; the cream of this genius's early work is some of Motown's best. --Rickey Wright

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Songs, February 14, 2001

By	Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Listen to Stevie Wonder's first greatest hits collection and then to this second one and you can hear an artist who first recorded as a pre-teen and grew into a mature adult. Volume 2 collects songs from 1967 to 1971 and they are among the finest singles of his career. The songs range from the full out r&b of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" & "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" to lush ballads like "My Cherie Amour" to socially conscious songs like "Heaven Help Us" to mid-tempo fare like "If You Really Love Me", "Travelin' Man" and "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday". The songs show an artists becoming more and more sure of himself and confident in his abilities. These songs lay the blueprints for his groundbreaking 70's albums.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the final conclusion of his motown era(1967-1971), December 25, 2004

By	semaj emorej "semaj [e-mail]" (dallas, texas United States) - See all my reviews

the period from 1967-1971 was stevie wonder's final period of musical growth from the motown hit machine.on this greatest hits collection(volume 2),it has material from his late 1960s and early 1970s period extracted from the albums:"for once in my life"(1968)"my cherie amour"(1969)/"signed,sealed,&delivered"(1970)and his final motown breakaway album the personal,social-political album his first full length album statement"where i'm coming from"(1971).
the songs on this second collection of his greatest hits are not in chronological order,but it provides a great reflection of his growth as a prolific songwriter from this four year period.the only song on this collection that is not available on his regular motown albums is 'travelin'man'(1967)which is another classic wonder recording.for some strange reason, it was omitted (along with other more original superior songs that were held in the vaults from this same 1967 period) by motown from being included on his 1967 album "i was made to love her"what a terrible mistake of omission by motown!and it(along with the other more superior songs)were replaced with filler remakes of other songs! it was written by ron miller and bryan wells and was produced by wonder's older mentor,clarence paul.'travelin'man'was originally released on wonder's triple record album "looking back" which was released by motown in 1977,and is also available on a double disc set entitled "essential stevie wonder" which includes rarities such as 'kiss me baby'(1965)which was written by stevie and his older mentor clarence paul/and a live firecracker remake of 'high heel sneakers'(1965)/'happy street'(1964)from the album,"stevie at the beach"/'don't you feel it'(1964)/and the rare original single 'i call it pretty music,but the old people call it the blues'(1962)which was written by berry gordy and clarence paul.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars heaven help us all, November 18, 2003

By	Paul Pelt "kingfishblues" (washington, d.c. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

when i think about the south side of chicago
and being 10 or 11 years old the first song that comes
to my mind is track# 10,it was perfect for
that time and that place, after the riots and
everything else it was on time.i'm buying
the disc just for that song.