Name: Songs In The Key Of Life
Brand: Stevie Wonder

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Universal Music GmbH

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[r10892412]

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Format Music EU

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Extended format: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Release date

2009-03-17

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Catalogue number

5316422

UPC / Barcode

600753164228

2000-05-16

1573572

601215735727

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

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Seminal Stevie Wonder from 1976, the double album Songs In The Key of Life overflowed with invention and extraordinary songs, arguably the most diverse of wonder's classic period, there's sweet soul, driven funk, jazz and pop, lyrics both personal and political and what songs?! "Sir Duke",&nbsp;"Pastime Paradise", "Joy Inside My Tears", "Isn't She Lovely"... a timeless album.

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Discover Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder on vinyl and CD. A timeless double album with sweet soul, funk, jazz, and pop from Motown.