10 May, 2005

A time to be back

My respect, the living legend, Stevie Wonder is finally back to the music scene, after an almost ten-year absence. He is going to release his 28th album, "A Time to Love", on 25th of May in Japan. In fact, the release date seems to have delayed several times, keeping fans in suspense. But it's been fixed, finally.

I love Stevie Wonder. That's because of that golden period which is nothing less than miraculous. In the 70's, he produced successive albums, Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs in the Key of Lifem, which gave him Grammy Awards. Each of them is still fadeless and strikes me. Secret Life, released after Key of Life, is also good.

In the 80's he started to use synthesizers, which people either like or don't like. Perhaps, owing to the use of synthesizers, his music can be slightly more commercial that what used be. After he released several albums in that period, he was going to be away from the mainstream.

But he's back finally. So it's time to love him again.

Stevie Wonder / A Time to Love
1. If The Creek Don't Rise
2. Time To Love
3. Forever Is How Long
4. What The Fuss
5. I Can't Imagine Love Without You
6. How Will I Know（Duet With Aisha）
7. If Your Love Cannot Be Moved
8. Moon Blue
9. The Future
10. Giant Steps
11. Sunshine
12. Tears
13. The Well
14. Songs Of My Father

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