| Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta | ||||
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| Released | June 19, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1974 | |||
| Studio |
The Record Plant (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | R&B, smooth soul, funk, pop, reggae, psychedelic soul | |||
| Length | 39:37 | |||
| Label |
Motown M 808 | |||
| Producer | Stevie Wonder | |||
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Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released by Motown on June 19, 1974.
Track listing
Side one
- "I'm Goin' Left" ( Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) (3:36)
- "Spinnin' and Spinnin'" (Wonder, Wright) (4:21)
- " Your Kiss Is Sweet" (Wonder, Wright) (4:31)
- "Come and Get This Stuff" (Wonder) (3:38)
- "Heavy Day" (Wonder, Wright) (4:00)
Side two
- "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" (Wonder) (4:30)
- "Just a Little Piece of You" (Wonder, Wright) (4:01)
- "Waitin' for the Postman" (Wonder) (1:47)
- "When Your Daddy's Not Around" (Wonder) (1:03)
- "I Wanna Be by Your Side" (Wonder) (with G.C. Cameron) (4:04)
- "Universal Sound of the World (Your Kiss Is Sweet)" (Wonder, Wright) (4:06)
Personnel
- Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Dennis Morrison, G.C. Cameron - lead vocals
- Marlo Henderson, Michael Sembello - guitar
- Reggie McBride - bass
- Ollie E. Brown - drums
- Denny Morouse - tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio - trumpet
- Anita Sherman, Deniece Williams, Lani Groves, Minnie Riperton, Shirley Brewer - backing vocals
- Paul Riser - string arrangements
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
The album received a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on AllMusic. [1]
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions [2] | ||
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| US |
US R&B |
AUS [3] | ||
| 1974 | Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta | 116 | 53 | 93 |
Trivia
Three artists who performed on this album (Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams, Michael Sembello) would all have Billboard number one songs (" I Just Called to Say I Love You", " Let's Hear It for the Boy", and " Maniac", respectively) within a year of each other, a decade after this album's release. Another artist on this album, Ollie Brown of Ollie & Jerry, would have a Billboard top ten single, " Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", in the same one-year period.
The song "Come and Get This Stuff" was originally intended for Rufus, but lead singer Chaka Khan refused to perform the song. Instead, Wonder wrote " Tell Me Something Good" for them which appeared on their album Rags to Rufus.
References
- ^ a b Guarisco, Donald A. Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta. AllMusic Review
- ^ "Syreeta US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
