Recorded Live - The 12 Year Old Genius

Recorded Live - The 12 Year Old Genius
Livealbum van Stevie Wonder
Uitgebracht 21 mei 1963
Opgenomen juni 1962
Genre soul, rhythm-and-blues
Duur 23:36
Label(s) Tamla 240
Producent(en) Berry Gordy
Chronologie
1962
Tribute to Uncle Ray		   1963
Recorded Live - The 12 Year Old Genius		   1963
With a Song in My Heart
Single van Recorded Live - The 12 Year Old Genius
  1. Fingertips, Parts 1 and 2
    Uitgebracht: 1963
(en) MusicBrainz-pagina
Portaal  Portaalicoon   Muziek

Recorded Live - The 12 Year Old Genius[1] is het derde album en eerste livealbum van Stevie Wonder. Het werd op 21 mei 1963, toen Wonder dertien jaar oud was en nog 'Little Stevie' genoemd werd, door Tamla Records uitgebracht.[2] Hij bereikte met dit album de eerste plaats in de Amerikaanse hitlijst.[3] Op het album staat zijn eerste hit, "Fingertips", die in 1963 als single werd uitgebracht en waarmee Wonder de eerste plaats in de Billboard Hot 100 mee bereikte.[3] Motown-oprichter Berry Gordy verzorgde de muzikale productie.[4] De muziek werd in juni 1962 opgenomen tijdens een optreden in het Regal-theater te Chicago.

Tracklist

Kant A
Nr. TitelSchrijver(s) Duur
1. Fingertips Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul 7:00
2. Soul Bongo Marvin Gaye, Paul 3:00
3. La La La La La (tevens B-kant van het in oktober 1962 uitgegeven "Little Water Boy")Paul 2:30
4. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel 5:21
Kant B
Nr. TitelSchrijver(s) Duur
1. Hallelujah, I Love Her So Ray Charles 2:35
2. Drown In My Own Tears Henry Glover 3:00
3. Don't You Know Charles, Gordy 3:43

Musici

  • Marvin Gaye - drums[4]
  • Stevie Wonder - mondharmonica, piano, zang
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
  1. ↑ De albumtitel wordt ook weleens geschreven als Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius, Recorded Live! The 12 Year Old Genius of simpelweg The Twelve Year Old Genius of The 12 Year Old Genius.
  2. ↑ Williams, Tenley; James S. Brady (2001). Stevie Wonder, p. 30. Uitg.: Infobase Publishing, ISBN 9780791059036.
  3. ↑ a b Perone, James E. (2006). The sound of Stevie Wonder: his words and music, p. 2. Uitg.: Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 9780275987237.
  4. ↑ a b The 12 Year Old Genius - Stevie Wonder → Credits op Allmusic. Geraadpleegd op 1 november 2011.
· · Sjabloon bewerken
Studioalbums:The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962) · Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962) · With a Song in My Heart (1963) · Stevie at the Beach (1964) · Up-Tight (1966) · Down to Earth (1966) · I Was Made to Love Her (1967) · Someday at Christmas (1967) · Eivets Rednow (1968) · For Once in My Life (1968) · My Cherie Amour (1969) · Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) · Where I'm Coming From (1971) · Music of My Mind (1972) · Talking Book (1972) · Innervisions (1973) · Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) · Songs in the Key of Life (1976) · Hotter than July (1980) · In Square Circle (1985) · Characters (1987) · Conversation Peace (1995) · A Time to Love (2005)
Livealbums:The 12 Year Old Genius (1963) · Stevie Wonder Live (1970) · Live at the Talk of Town (1970) · Natural Wonder (1995)
Soundtracks:Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants (1979) · The Woman in Red (1984) · Jungle Fever (1991)
Compilaties:Looking Back (1977) · Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (1982) · At the Close of a Century (1999) · The Definitive Collection (2002) · The Complete Stevie Wonder (2005) · Number Ones (2007)
Singles:"I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues" (1962) · "Little Water Boy" (1962) · "Contract on Love" (1962) · "Fingertips" (1963) · "Workout Stevie, Workout" (1963) · "Castles in the Sand" (1964) · "Hey Harmonica Man" (1964) · "Happy Street" (1964) · "Kiss Me Baby" (1965) · "High Heel Sneakers" (1965) · "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965) · "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" (1966) · "Blowin' in the Wind" (1966) · "A Place in the Sun" (1966) · "Someday at Christmas" (1966) · "Travelin' Man" (1967) · "I Was Made to Love Her" (1967) · "I'm Wondering" (1967) · "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (1968) · "You Met Your Match" (1968) · "Alfie" (1968) · "For Once in My Life" (1968) · "I Don't Know Why" (1969) · "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (1969) · "Never Had a Dream Come True" (1970) · "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (1970) · "Heaven Help Us All" (1970) · "We Can Work It Out" (1971) · "If You Really Love Me" (1971) · "What Christmas Means to Me" (1971) · "Superwoman (Where Were You)" (1972) · "Keep On Running" (1972) · "Superstition" (1972) · "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (1973) · "Higher Ground" (1973) · "Living for the City" (1973) · "Don't you worry 'bout a thing" (1974) · "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (1974) · "Boogie on Reggae Woman" (1974) · "I Wish" (1976) · "Sir Duke" (1977) · "Another Star" (1977) · "As" (1977) · "Pops, We Love You" (1978) · "Send One Your Love" (1979) · "Outside My Window" (1980) · "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (1980) · "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" (1980) · "Lately" (1981) · "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me" (1981) · "That Girl" (1981) · "Ebony and Ivory" (1982) · "Do I Do" (1982) · "Ribbon in the Sky" (1982) · "Used to Be" (1982) · "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (1984) · "Love Light in Flight" (1984) · "Don't Drive Drunk" (1984) · "We Are the World" (1985) · "Part-Time Lover" (1985) · "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) · "Go Home" (1985) · "Overjoyed" (1986) · "Land of La La" (1986) · "Skeletons" (1987) · "You Will Know" (1987) · "Get It" (1988) · "My Love" (1988) · "My Eyes Don't Cry" (1988) · "With Each Beat of My Heart" (1989) · "Keep Our Love Alive" (1990) · "Gotta Have You" (1991) · "Fun Day" (1991) · "These Three Words" (1991) · "We Didn't Know" (1992) · "For Your Love" (1995) · "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" (1995) · "Treat Myself" (1995) · "Kiss Lonely Goodbye" (1996) · "How Come, How Long" (1996) · "From the Bottom of My Heart" (2005) · "So What the Fuss" (2005) · "Shelter in the Rain" (2005) · "Positivity" (2005)
Zie ook:Discografie van Stevie Wonder · "My Cherie Amour"