Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection | ||||
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Released | October 21, 2002 (UK) October 29, 2002 (NA) | |||
Recorded | 1962-1998; 2003 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, pop | |||
Length | 1:19:46 (UK single disc/US release) 02:25:48 (UK double album release) | |||
Label | Motown/ Universal | |||
Producer | Hank Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul | |||
Stevie Wonder chronology | ||||
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Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection is a compilation album, released in 2002, by American singer Stevie Wonder. It was released in the United Kingdom as a 38-track, two-disc compilation.
All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except where noted.
^ - 7" version on the UK single disc pressing
No. | Title | From the album | Length |
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1. | "Superstition" | 4:28 | |
2. | "Sir Duke" | 3:54 | |
3. | "I Wish" | 4:14 | |
4. | "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | 5:09 | |
5. | " Isn't She Lovely" (Radio edit) | Songs in the Key of Life | 3:21 |
6. | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version) | 4:23 | |
7. | " Ebony and Ivory" ( Duet with Paul McCartney; written by McCartney) | Tug of War, 1982 | 3:42 |
8. | " As" (Single version) | Songs in the Key of Life | 3:29 |
9. | " Never Had a Dream Come True" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy) | Signed, Sealed & Delivered | 3:13 |
10. | "I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Hardaway) | I Was Made to Love Her, 1967 | 2:37 |
11. | " Heaven Help Us All" (Miller) | Signed, Sealed & Delivered | 3:13 |
12. | "Overjoyed" | In Square Circle | 3:44 |
13. | " Lately" | Hotter than July | 4:07 |
14. | " For Your Love" | Conversation Peace, 1995 | 5:02 |
15. | " If You Really Love Me" (Wonder, Wright) | Where I'm Coming From, 1971 | 2:59 |
16. | "Higher Ground" | Innervisions | 3:44 |
17. | "Do I Do" (Edited version) | 5:05 | |
18. | "Living for the City" (Single version) | 3:41 | |
19. | "Part-Time Lover" | 4:14 |
No. | Title | From the album | Length |
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1. | "For Once in My Life" (Miller, Murden) | 2:48 | |
2. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Moy, Paul, Wonder) | 2:53 | |
3. | " We Can Work It Out" ( The Beatles cover; written by John Lennon, McCartney) | Signed, Sealed & Delivered | 3:15 |
4. | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Wright) | 2:38 | |
5. | " Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (Miller, Bryan Wells) | My Cherie Amour | 3:04 |
6. | "I'm Wondering" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy) | Non-album single, 1967; later released on At the Close of a Century, 1999 | 2:54 |
7. | "My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder) | 2:52 | |
8. | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | 2:58 | |
9. | " I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" (Wonder, Paul Riser, Don Hunter, Hardaway) | For Once in My Life | 2:47 |
10. | " A Place in the Sun" (Miller, Wells) | Down to Earth | 2:49 |
11. | " Blowin' in the Wind" ( Bob Dylan cover; written by Dylan) | Up Tight | 3:04 |
12. | " Send One Your Love" | Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants", 1979 | 4:02 |
13. | " Pastime Paradise" | Songs in the Key of Life | 3:28 |
14. | " I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" | Hotter than July | 4:39 |
15. | "Fingertips, Pts. 1 & 2 (Live)" (Paul, Cosby) | Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius | 6:55 |
16. | "Boogie On Reggae Woman" | 5:13 | |
17. | "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | 3:23 | |
18. | " He's Misstra Know It All" | Innervisions | 5:34 |
19. | " Happy Birthday" | Hotter than July | 5:54 |
NOTE: In 2003, the set was re-released with a re-recorded version of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" featuring Blue and Angie Stone. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | 2:58 |
2. | "Superstition" | 4:28 |
3. | "Sir Duke" | 3:54 |
4. | "I Wish" | 4:14 |
5. | "Overjoyed" | 3:44 |
6. | "My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder) | 2:52 |
7. | "For Once in My Life" (Miller, Murden) | 2:48 |
8. | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Wright) | 2:38 |
9. | "Higher Ground" | 3:44 |
10. | "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | 5:09 |
11. | "Boogie On Reggae Woman" | 5:13 |
12. | "I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Hardaway) | 2:37 |
13. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Moy, Paul, Wonder) | 2:53 |
14. | "Fingertips, Part 2 (Live)" (Paul, Cosby) | 3:10 |
15. | "Hey Love" (Broadnax, Paul, Wonder) | 2:42 |
16. | "Living for the City" (Single version) | 3:41 |
17. | "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | 3:23 |
18. | "That Girl" | 5:09 |
19. | "Do I Do" (Edited version) | 5:05 |
20. | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version) | 4:23 |
21. | "Part-Time Lover" (7" version) | 4:14 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan ( RIAJ) [45] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
Sweden ( GLF) [46] | Gold | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [47] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [49] | Platinum | 2,229,061 [48] |
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Europe ( IFPI) [50] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Stevie Wonder interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 1995