Love Songs 20 Classic Hits - Stevie Wonder

This is my favourite Stevie Wonder album. I have owned it for many years and play it regularly. All of these tracks were originally recorded between 1962 and 1970, a golden age for contemporary music. Stevie has made some great faster tempo songs such as Sir Duke and Jammin' that are brilliant but I especially like his ballads and love songs. There are loads of them on this 20 track gem of an album. My Cherie Amour is just ultra smooth and melodic. Yester-me, Yester-you, Yester-day is impossible not to sing along to. Never Had A Dream Come True is classic soul. If You Really Loved Me has a 70s feel and ...  Read the complete review

This was released by Motown as a compilation in 1985. The individual tracks on it were recorded between 1962 and 1970. Why it was released, I don't know. Some old tracks are sometimes re-released on CD with enhanced quality, compared to the original vinyl. This is not the case with this one. Most tracks were poorly produced originally and yet they have been re-released in the same condition. One of the reasons they were poor in the first place was that Motown didn't give Stevie much control over what he worked on during this period. Yet, after he had proved his musical capabilities, they re-released some of his worst work. If this were ...  Read the complete review