Tribute to Uncle Ray is the second
studio album by
Little Stevie Wonder, released by Motown in October 1962, shortly after The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie. Even though it was released second, it had been recorded first, when Wonder was just 11 years old.[5] The album was an attempt by
Berry Gordy and
Motown to associate the young "Little Stevie Wonder" with the successful and popular
Ray Charles who was also a blind African American musician.[6] Like his debut, this album failed to generate hit singles as Motown struggled to find a sound to fit Wonder, who was just 12 when this album was released.
Track listing
All songs composed by
Ray Charles, except where indicated.
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