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Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July (1980) [1987, Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 7 Oct 2017 20:51:09

"Hotter than July" is the nineteenth album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. It was certified platinum and reached number three on the US Billboard chart. This was his most successful album in the UK, peaking at number two and producing four top ten singles.The first, third and fourth single were released with music videos. "Hotter than July" was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the American Music Awards in 1982.

~Wikipedia

Four years after the pinnacle of Stevie Wonder's mid-'70s typhoon of classic albums, Hotter Than July was the proper follow-up to Songs in the Key of Life (his Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants concept record was actually a soundtrack to an obscure movie that fared miserably in theaters). It also found Wonder in a different musical climate than the one that savored his every move from 1972 to 1977. Disco and new wave had slowly crept their way into the mainstream record-buying public, and hindered the once-ample room for socially and politically charged lyrics. However, Wonder naysayed the trends and continues to do what he did best. Solid songwriting, musicianship, and production are evident in the majority of Hotter Than July. Wonder also carries on his tradition of penning songs normally not associated with his trademark sound, from the disco-tinged "All I Do" (originally planned to be released by Tammi Terrell almost ten years previously) to the reggae-influenced smash "Master Blaster (Jammin)," which went straight to the top of the R&B charts. While admittedly there are a few less-than-standard tracks, he closes the album on an amazing high note with one of the most aching ballads in his canon ("Lately") and a touching anthem to civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Happy Birthday"). While most definitely not on the same tier as Innervisions or Songs in the Key of Life, Hotter Than July is the portrait of an artist who still had the Midas touch, but stood at the crossroads of an illustrious career.

~Review by Rob Theakston

Release of the album: 1980, September, 29 [LP Tamla, Cat.# T8-373M1, USA]
Release of this CD: 1987, October [CD Motown/BMG Ariola (Germany), Cat.# WD72608 / UPC: 0035627260827]
℗ 1980 Motown Record Corporation.
Distributed in Europe by BMG Ariola. A Bertelsmann Music Group Company.
Printed in Germany by TOPAC
Made in Germany

Credits:

Engineer – Jimmy "Rock "n" Roll" Sandweiss, Lon Neumann, Peter Vargo
Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Harlan
Engineer, Mixed By – Gary Olazabal
Mastered By – Arnie Acosta, Larry Emerine, Stephen Marcussen
Mastered By [CD Mastering] – Bob Harlan
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Bill Wolfer, Stevie Wonder
Technician [Equipment Technician] – Lou Hyland, Mick Parish

Tracklist:

01. Did I Hear You Say You Love Me (04:10)
02. All I Do (05:07)
03. Rocket Love (04:39)
04. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It (04:39)
05. As If You Read My Mind (03:37)
06. Master Blaster (Jammin') (05:08)
07. Do Like You (04:25)
08. Cash In Your Face (03:59)
09. Lately (04:05)
10. Happy Birthday (05:59)

XLD log

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XLD extraction logfile from 2011-11-14 00:16:17 +0100

Stevie Wonder / Hotter Than July

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Stevie Wonder / Hotter Than July
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Codec: FLAC
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