Natural Wonder

Natural Wonder is a live album by American musician Stevie Wonder, released in 1995 and recorded in Osaka, Japan and Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] The tour featured different symphony orchestras at some venues, conducted by touring conductor Henry Panion III.[2] It is his fourth live album after Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (1963), Stevie Wonder Live (1970), and Live at the Talk of the Town (also 1970).

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This article is about the Stevie Wonder album Natural Wonder. For other uses, see Natural Wonder (disambiguation).
Natural Wonder
Live album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995
RecordedMarch and August 1995
GenreRhythm and blues
Length112:18
LabelMotown
ProducerStevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
Conversation Peace
(1995)		 Natural Wonder
(1995)		 A Time to Love
(2005)

Content

The album comprises songs from throughout his career, spanning 1969's My Cherie Amour to 1995's Conversation Peace, in addition to the debut of three new songs - "Dancing to the Rhythm", the Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute "Stevie Ray Blues", and "Ms. & Mr. Little Ones". Wonder also performs "Stay Gold", a song he sang and co-write with composer Carmine Coppola for Coppola's score to The Outsiders.

Track listing

Disc one
  1. "Dancing to the Rhythm" – 7:07
  2. "Love's in Need of Love Today" – 6:02
  3. "Master Blaster (Jammin')" – 3:36
  4. "Stevie Ray Blues" – 2:27
  5. "Higher Ground" – 3:59
  6. "Rocket Love" – 4:47
  7. "Stay Gold" – 4:21
  8. "Ribbon in the Sky" – 8:37
  9. "Pastime Paradise" – 3:22
  10. "If It's Magic" – 3:34
  11. "Ms. & Mr. Little Ones" – 4:17
  12. "Village Ghetto Land" – 3:26
  13. "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" – 4:20

Disc two
  1. "Overjoyed" – 3:59
  2. "My Cherie Amour" – 3:20
  3. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" – 2:45
  4. "Living for the City" – 4:26
  5. "Sir Duke" – 2:46
  6. "I Wish" – 4:06
  7. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" – 2:21
  8. "Superstition" – 5:37
  9. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – 4:38
  10. "For Your Love" – 5:06
  11. "Another Star" – 5:55

Personnel

Stevie Wonder – harmonica, keyboards, piano, vocals

Band

  • Gerry Brown – drums
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Herman Jackson – keyboards
  • Keith John – background vocalist
  • Marva King – background vocalist
  • Panzie Johnson – background vocalist
  • Isaiah Sanders – keyboards
  • Nathan Watts – bass, musical director
  • Rick Zunigar – guitar

Orchestra

Production
  • Stevie Wonder - producer, arranger
  • Peter Edmonds – production manager
  • George Packer – production manager
  • Danny Leake – recording engineer/FOH engineer
  • Tohru "Kiku" Kikuchi – system engineer
  • Gary Adante – editing, mixing
  • Robert A. Arbittier – editing, mixing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • James Minchin – photography
  • Brian O'Neal – liner notes
  • Paul Riser – arranger, orchestration
  • David Safian – photography
  • Jackie Salway – art direction, design
  • Eddie Wolfl – photography
  • Fredrick Charley, Steve Torok – orchestra librarians
  • Dr. Henry Panion, III – orchestra conductor

References
  1. Werner, Craig (2007-12-18). Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-42087-9.
  2. Natural Wonder - Stevie Wonder | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-02-08
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