Stevie Wonder - Uptight
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Artist: Stevie WonderEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1998-10-05
Music Label: Tamla
Soundtracks:
- Love A Go Go
- Hold Me
- Blowin' In The Wind
- Nothing's Too Good For My Baby
- Teach Me Tonight
- Uptight (Everything's Alright)
- Ain't That Asking For Trouble
- I Want My Baby Back
- Pretty Little Angel
- Music Talk
- Contract On Love
- With A Child's Heart
Free Music Notes for Uptight
Free Music Review: stevie's musical talent is revived with the "uptight" album
Hit: 3 Stars
in 1964,the young stevie wonder's career at motown was at serious
crossroads.motown had considered dropping the young musical lad because after his runaway smash(live)hit "fingertips" from 1963
the hits stopped coming and soon his career was in the shambles and in serious crisis.several more singles came and went without a trace and executives at motown wanted 2 tear up stevie's contract.enter the beautiful sylvia moy.she basically influenced the motown staff 2 let her help stevie come out of his musical
funk.inspired by a musical riff by stevie,sylvia sketched out
the lyrics for what was 2 be wonder's biggest hit in 2 years:
"uptight" which was also co-written with henry cosby.the song
was a breath of fresh air 4 the 15 or 16 year old wonder.the
"uptight"album itself even after all these years is still refreshing 2 listen 2.the album opener the upbeat "love a go go" with it's driving rhythm and stevie's voice by this time is
coming of age."love a go go"is just as good or better than
"uptight"-"hold me" is a nice tender ballad of which the young
wonder tells his girl in the song:'why should you be lonely
when i need you so?'/"blowin' in the wind" (which is a duet with his older mentor clarence paul)is stevie's remake of a classic bob dylan song and it was one of stevie's earliest forays into message songs."nothing's too good for my baby"is similar in sound 2 "uptight" while "teach me tonight" is a good vocal duet between stevie and the four tops lead singerlevi stubbs."ain't that asking for trouble" and "i want my baby back" are the first 2 upbeat songs that kicks off the original vinyl of side two."pretty little angel"is perhaps one of the most nicest melodies on this classic 1966 album.the song has romantic lyrics 4 those who r very young:'i can win your love-if you'll just open up your heart-little girl i'm so in love with you'...this song's melody is nice.stevie's powerful drumming which gives "music talk" a solid hard groove has stevie vocalizing that 'music is a language that's understood by people everywhere'...stevie gives the song another solid hard drum solo
midway thru and closes this song with his harmonica heroics.
"contract on love" is the only reason i would give this album
three out of five stars because it's inclusion on this album is
strange.it was recorded in 1962. notice when listening 2 this
album that there is a musical progression from 1962-1966 and the
sounds from 1962 and 1966 is entirely different.simply put the
song "contract on love" does not fit on this album.however,i agree with a previous reviewer who bitterly complained about
the ignored "purple raindrops" which was included on the flipside of the original "uptight"45 but not included in this
album.why would motown do this?this is a crime!"purple raindrops" would surely fit better on the "uptight"album than
"contract on love"/ motown needs 2 rectify this matter because
as the previous reviewer stated that the song"purple raindrops"
does not deserve oblivion.another wonder song that should have been included in this album is the happy rambunctious "kiss me baby"(1965)-this song was co-written by stevie with his older mentor clarence paul.even stevie's fiery live remake of "high heel sneakers"from 1965 would have fit well on this album instead of "contract on love"/the final song on this album is the
tender childlike "with a child's heart" a tender song for the
children.stevie even has his harmonica in a childlike mood.
the song can bring out the inner child from grown adults and
it can be the type of song that can put little children 2 sleep.stevie wonder's 1966 classic album "uptight" was perfect
for it's time and it changed motown's mind when it hit-and it
gave the young genius more time 2 develop his musical craft...
(thanks 2 the very beautiful sylvia moy...)
Uptight Poster
Japanese only reissue of this album, originally released in 1966 and long out of print on CD. Motown. 2005.Pop Music CDs
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