Stephanie S. from VALATIE, NY Reviewed on 8/2/2010...
I expected to love this CD, and I do, since it has so many of Stevie's familliar hits. But the unexpected discovery of his version of "Blowin' In the Wind"--which I'd never heard before--has become my newest favorite song. Such a wonderful and joyful cover!! That song alone makes this a true keeper for me.
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Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 05/14/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a collection of pre-1972 tracks by Stevie Wonder. It's not really a "greatest hits" collection, since some classics like "Fingertips" and "Uptight(Everything's Alright)" aren't here. It's supposed to be a collection of "love songs", but some of the songs, like "We Can Work It Out" and "Blowin' in the Wind" aren't really love songs. Still, it's a good collection of songs including classic hits like "My Cherie Amour", "If You Really Love Me" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"; alongside some more obscure songs. Here is the complete track listing:
1. Contract on Love
2. My Cherie Amour
3. Until You Come Back to Me
4. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
5. Never Had a Dream Come True
6. If You Really Love Me
7. Heaven Help Us All
8. Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
9. A Place in the Sun
10. Alfie
11. Hey Love
12. For Once in My Life
13. We Can Work It Out
14. I Was Made to Love Her
15. Don't Know Why I Love You
16. Blowin' in the Wind
17. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
18. I'm Wondering
19. Nothing's Too Good For My Baby
20. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
Great overall collection
mistermaxxx@yahoo.com | usa | 01/19/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"huge Stevie Wonder fan and this collection i bought many years ago and i enjoyed it all. Stevie Wonder is One of the Mount Rushmore Artists, Songwriters,Producers,etc.... etc.... ever to me and my ears. so many classics and one of the very few artists to me that got it right where words and music are concearned. vocally he is so soulful."
Stevie Fanatic
Music Fiend | Plano, TX | 02/26/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I wasn't familiar with all the songs but after listening a few times, I can let it play over and over again. Love it. The first cut is Lil Stevie before his voice changed- amazing! Great early classics. There's more than just love songs on it. You can move and groove to it too. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the sound was NOT digitally enhanced but that's a good thing for some people."
Classics and rare tracks
R. Riis | NY | 03/17/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a reissue of a long-out-of-print CD (with different cover art) from 1985. GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN! In addition to classic hits there are several rare or hard-to-find tracks that make this collection essential. "Until You Come Back to Me" (a 1974 hit for Aretha Franklin) was written and recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967 but not released until it appeared on the "Looking Back" anthology in 1977. "Alfie" is from the "Eivets Rednow" instrumental side project that is currently out of print. "I Don't Know Why", "Contract on Love", and "Hey Love" were minor chart hits that are rarely anthologized. "I'm Wondering" and "Heaven Help Us All" were bigger hits that are not available on any of Stevie's currently-available hits collections. Except for a handful of big hits, most of Stevie's work between "Fingertips" and "Superstition" gets pretty short shrift from Motown these days. Get this terrific collection to start filling in the gaps!"