Name: Hotter Than July
Brand: Stevie Wonder

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Universal Music GmbH

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Limited edition

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Extended format: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Release date

2000-05-16

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Catalogue number

1573632

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601215736328

Vinyl

2017-04-21

5737839

602557378399

Artist

Stevie Wonder

Label EU

Motown

Genre EU

Funk / Soul

Stevie Wonder is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, humanitarian and social activist. Born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, he has been blind since shortly after birth. Stevie Wonder's incredible talent and musical genius have earned him numerous accolades throughout his career. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 as a performer.

The legendary Motown label was founded on January 12, 1959 and incorporated as Motown Recording Corporation on April 14, 1960 by Berry Gordy, Jr., who merged his two successful imprints, Tamla and Motown. It was one of the most successful independent record companies in history. Its stable of hit-making artists such as The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations and many others, along with a talented staff of musicians and songwriters, collectively created the "Motown Sound," a world famous hybrid of soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and pop. Its motto was "The Sound of Young America".

Motown remained independent until 1988 when MCA Records and private equity firm Boston Ventures teamed up to buy the label from Gordy for $61 million. It was bought again by PolyGram in 1993, becoming a part of the Universal Music Group after it purchased PolyGram in 1999. Within Universal, Motown was incorporated into various other subsidiaries including Universal Motown Records Group from 2000 to 2011 and later moved to Island Def Jam Music Group until both label groups were disbanded by UMG in 2014.

In January 2023 under Chivon Dean's new leadership as president and CEO, Motown has been divested from the Capitol Music Group while remaining under the Universal Music Group. Over its history, the Motown

Hotter than July is the nineteenth studio album by Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label in September 1980, featuring hit songs including Happy Birthday. By the time Hotter Than July was released, in 1980, Stevie Wonder's most fertile period was already over. Hotter than July bears the marks of Wonder's best work: there's the regretful I Ain't Gonna Stand For It, the reggae-crossover Master Blaster (Jammin'), an oft-imitated classic (see Elvis Costello's Watching the Detectives, for one); and the enormously successful paean to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Happy Birthday. 180 Gram Vinyl in Gatefold with Download.

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