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{{Infobox album
{{Unreferenced|date=August 2008}}
| name = Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
'''''Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century''''' is a box set album of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s greatest hits from the [[1960s]] up to the [[1990s]]. The box set spans four CDs and each of the songs are in chronological order.
| type = compilation
| artist = [[Stevie Wonder]]
| cover = Stevie Wonder-At the Close of a Century.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 23, 1999 <ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Stevie-Wonder-At-The-Close-Of-A-Century/release/4938062 discogs ''At the Close of a Century'']</ref>
| recorded = 1962-1997
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| length =
| label = [[Motown]]
| producer = Harry Weinger, [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Robert Margouleff]], [[Malcolm Cecil]], [[Mickey Stevenson]], [[Clarence Paul]], [[Hank Cosby]], Don Hunter, [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ron Miller]]
| prev_title = Ballad Collection
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[The Definitive Collection (Stevie Wonder album)|The Definitive Collection]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r444847|first=John|last=Bush}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|4}} <ref>[http://8.12.42.31/2000/jan/21/entertainment/ca-56058 ''Los Angeles Times'' review]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}} <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630094853/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/stevie-wonder/albumguide Rolling Stone review]</ref>
| rev4 =
| rev4Score =
}}
'''''At the Close of a Century''''' is a box-set album of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s greatest hits from the 1960s through the 1990s. The box set spans four CDs and the songs are placed in chronological order. It features nearly all of his most critically acclaimed songs, singles and album tracks alike. It reached #100 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart in 2000. The box set encompasses a total of 70 songs, including every track from Wonder's 1973 album ''[[Innervisions]]'' except for "Jesus Children of America."


==Track listing==
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
===Disc 1===
| Name = Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
{{Track listing
| Type = Box set
| Artist = [[Stevie Wonder]]
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = [[Fingertips|Fingertips (Pts. 1 & 2)]]
| Cover =
| Released = [[November 23]], 1999
| writer1 = [[Henry Cosby]], [[Clarence Paul]]
| extra1 = ''[[Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius]]'', 1963
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[R&B]]
| length1 = 6:55
| title2 = [[Uptight (Everything's Alright)]]
| Length =
| Label = [[Motown]]
| writer2 = [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Sylvia Moy]], Cosby
| extra2 = ''[[Up-Tight|Up Tight]]'', 1966
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| length2 = 2:53
| title3 = Nothing's Too Good for My Baby
| Last album = ''[[Natural Wonder]]''<br />(1995)
| writer3 = Cosby, Moy, [[William "Mickey" Stevenson]]
| This album = '''''Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century'''''<br />(1999)
| extra3 = ''Up Tight''
| Next album = ''[[Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection]]''<br />(2002)
| length3 = 2:38
| title4 = [[Blowin' in the Wind#Cover versions|Blowin' in the Wind]]
| note4 = [[Bob Dylan]] cover
| writer4 = Bob Dylan
| extra4 = ''Up Tight''
| length4 = 3:43
| title5 = [[A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder song)|A Place in the Sun]]
| writer5 = [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ron Miller]], Bryan Wells
| extra5 = ''[[Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album)|Down to Earth]]'', 1966
| length5 = 2:45
| title6 = [[Hey Love (Stevie Wonder song)|Hey Love]]
| writer6 = Morris Broadnax, Paul, Wonder
| extra6 = ''Down to Earth''
| length6 = 2:45
| title7 = [[I Was Made to Love Her (song)|I Was Made to Love Her]]
| writer7 = Wonder, Cosby, Moy, [[Lula Mae Hardaway]]
| extra7 = ''[[I Was Made to Love Her (album)|I Was Made to Love Her]]'', 1967
| length7 = 2:37
| title8 = [[Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)]]
| writer8 = Broadnax, Paul, Wonder
| extra8 = ''[[Looking Back (Stevie Wonder album)|Looking Back]]'', 1977; originally recorded in 1967
| length8 = 3:01
| title9 = [[I'm Wondering]]
| writer9 = Wonder, Cosby, Moy
| extra9 = Non-album [[Single (music)|single]], 1967
| length9 = 2:55
| title10 = [[Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day]]
| writer10 = Wonder, Moy, Cosby
| extra10 = ''[[For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder album)|For Once in My Life]]'', 1968
| length10 = 2:46
| title11 = You Met Your Match
| writer11 = Hardaway, Don Hunter, Wonder
| extra11 = ''For Once in My Life''
| length11 = 2:38
| title12 = [[For Once in My Life]]
| writer12 = Miller, Orlando Murden
| extra12 = ''For Once in My Life''
| length12 = 2:50
| title13 = [[I Don't Know Why]]
| writer13 = Hardaway, Hunter, [[Paul Riser]], Wonder
| extra13 = ''For Once in My Life''
| length13 = 2:45
| title14 = [[My Cherie Amour (song)|My Cherie Amour]]
| writer14 = Cosby, Moy, Wonder
| extra14 = ''[[My Cherie Amour (album)|My Cherie Amour]]'', 1969
| length14 = 2:50
| title15 = [[Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday]]
| writer15 = Miller, Wells
| extra15 = ''My Cherie Amour''
| length15 = 3:04
| title16 = [[Never Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder song)|Never Had a Dream Come True]]
| writer16 = Cosby, Moy, Wonder
| extra16 = ''[[Signed, Sealed & Delivered]]'', 1970
| length16 = 3:13
| title17 = [[Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours]]
| writer17 = [[Lee Garrett]], Hardaway, Wonder, [[Syreeta Wright]]
| extra17 = ''Signed, Sealed & Delivered''
| length17 = 2:40
| title18 = [[Heaven Help Us All]]
| writer18 = Miller
| extra18 = ''Signed, Sealed & Delivered''
| length18 = 3:15
| title19 = [[We Can Work It Out#Stevie Wonder version|We Can Work It Out]]
| note19 = [[The Beatles]] cover
| writer19 = [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]]
| extra19 = ''Signed, Sealed & Delivered''
| length19 = 3:17
| title20 = [[If You Really Love Me]]
| writer20 = Wonder, S. Wright
| extra20 = ''[[Where I'm Coming From]]'', 1971
| length20 = 2:56
| title21 = [[Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer]]
| writer21 = Wonder, S. Wright
| extra21 = ''Where I'm Coming From''
| length21 = 2:56
| title22 = [[Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)]]
| writer22 = Wonder
| extra22 = ''[[Music of My Mind]]'', 1972
| length22 = 8:07
| title23 = I Love Every Little Thing About You
| writer23 = Wonder
| extra23 = ''Music of My Mind''
| length23 = 3:55
}}
}}


===Disc 2===
{{album-stub}}
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Stevie Wonder, except "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", written by Wonder and Yvonne Wright
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = [[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]
| extra1 = ''[[Talking Book]]'', 1972
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = [[You Are the Sunshine of My Life]]
| extra2 = ''Talking Book''
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = [[You and I (We Can Conquer the World)|You and I]]
| extra3 = ''Talking Book''
| length3 = 4:34
| title4 = [[I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)]]
| extra4 = ''Talking Book''
| length4 = 4:52
| title5 = Too High
| extra5 = ''[[Innervisions]]'', 1973
| length5 = 4:36
| title6 = Visions
| extra6 = ''Innervisions''
| length6 = 5:23
| title7 = [[Living for the City]]
| extra7 = ''Innervisions''
| length7 = 7:23
| title8 = [[Golden Lady (song)|Golden Lady]]
| extra8 = ''Innervisions''
| length8 = 4:47
| title9 = [[Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)|Higher Ground]]
| extra9 = ''Innervisions''
| length9 = 3:42
| title10 = [[All in Love Is Fair]]
| extra10 = ''Innervisions''
| length10 = 3:43
| title11 = [[Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing]]
| extra11 = ''Innervisions''
| length11 = 4:45
| title12 = [[He's Misstra Know-It-All]]
| extra12 = ''Innervisions''
| length12 = 5:36
| title13 = [[You Haven't Done Nothin']]
| extra13 = ''[[Fulfillingness' First Finale]]'', 1974
| length13 = 3:29
| title14 = Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
| extra14 = ''Fulfillingness' First Finale''
| length14 = 5:02
| title15 = Too Shy to Say
| extra15 = ''Fulfillingness' First Finale''
| length15 = 3:29
| title16 = [[Boogie On Reggae Woman]]
| extra16 = ''Fulfillingness' First Finale''
| length16 = 4:55<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/release/4938062 Discogs - ''At the Close of a Century'' 4-CD compilation, 1999-November-23rd, Motown (012 153 992-2) US]</ref>
| title17 = Creepin'
| extra17 = ''Fulfillingness' First Finale''
| length17 = 4:20
}}

===Disc 3===
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Stevie Wonder, except "All I Do", written by Wonder, Paul and Broadnax
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = [[Sir Duke]]
| extra1 = ''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]'', 1976
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = [[I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)|I Wish]]
| extra2 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length2 = 4:12
| title3 = [[Knocks Me Off My Feet]]
| extra3 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = [[Pastime Paradise]]
| extra4 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length4 = 3:27
| title5 = [[Isn't She Lovely]]
| extra5 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length5 = 6:36
| title6 = Ngiculela ~ Es Una Historia ~ I Am Singing
| extra6 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = If It's Magic
| extra7 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length7 = 3:12
| title8 = [[As (song)|As]]
| extra8 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length8 = 7:09
| title9 = [[Another Star]]
| extra9 = ''Songs in the Key of Life''
| length9 = 8:22
| title10 = [[Send One Your Love]]
| extra10 = ''[[Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"]]'', 1979
| length10 = 4:01
| title11 = All I Do
| extra11 = ''[[Hotter than July]]'', 1980
| length11 = 5:16
| title12 = Rocket Love
| extra12 = ''Hotter than July''
| length12 = 4:39
| title13 = [[I Ain't Gonna Stand for It]]
| extra13 = ''Hotter than July''
| length13 = 4:39
| title14 = [[Master Blaster (Jammin')]]
| extra14 = ''Hotter than July''
| length14 = 5:11
| title15 = [[Lately (Stevie Wonder song)|Lately]]
| extra15 = ''Hotter than July''
| length15 = 4:05
| title16 = [[Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder song)|Happy Birthday]]
| extra16 = ''Hotter than July''
| length16 = 5:58
}}

===Disc 4===
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Stevie Wonder, except "How Come, How Long", written by [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]] and Wonder
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = [[That Girl (Stevie Wonder song)|That Girl]]
| extra1 = ''[[Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I]]'', 1982
| length1 = 5:13
| title2 = [[Ribbon in the Sky]]
| extra2 = ''Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I''
| length2 = 5:40
| title3 = [[Do I Do]]
| extra3 = ''Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I''
| length3 = 10:30
| title4 = [[Love Light in Flight]]
| extra4 = ''[[The Woman in Red (soundtrack)|The Woman in Red]]'' [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack]], 1984
| length4 = 6:54
| title5 = [[I Just Called to Say I Love You]]
| note5 = [[Radio edit|Single version]]
| extra5 = ''The Woman in Red'' [[soundtrack]]
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = [[Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder song)|Overjoyed]]
| extra6 = ''[[In Square Circle]]'', 1985
| length6 = 3:42
| title7 = [[Part-Time Lover]]
| extra7 = ''In Square Circle''
| length7 = 4:12
| title8 = [[Go Home (song)|Go Home]]
| extra8 = ''In Square Circle''
| length8 = 5:19
| title9 = [[You Will Know]]
| extra9 = ''[[Characters (Stevie Wonder album)|Characters]]'', 1987
| length9 = 5:02
| title10 = [[Skeletons (Stevie Wonder song)|Skeletons]]
| extra10 = ''Characters''
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = Gotta Have You
| extra11 = ''[[Jungle Fever (soundtrack)|Jungle Fever]]'' soundtrack, 1991
| length11 = 6:26
| title12 = These Three Words
| extra12 = ''Jungle Fever'' soundtrack
| length12 = 4:54
| title13 = [[For Your Love (Stevie Wonder song)|For Your Love]]
| extra13 = ''[[Conversation Peace]]'', 1995
| length13 = 5:01
| title14 = [[How Come, How Long]]
| note14 = [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] feat. Stevie Wonder
| extra14 = ''[[The Day (Babyface album)|The Day]]'', 1996
| length14 = 5:15
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Stevie Wonder compilation albums]]
[[Category:Motown compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Henry Cosby]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Clarence Paul]]
[[Category:Albums produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Stevie Wonder]]

Latest revision as of 01:26, 22 June 2023

Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
Compilation album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999 [1]
Recorded1962-1997
GenreR&B, soul
LabelMotown
ProducerHarry Weinger, Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil, Mickey Stevenson, Clarence Paul, Hank Cosby, Don Hunter, Ron Miller
Stevie Wonder chronology
Ballad Collection
(1999) 		Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
(1999) 		The Definitive Collection
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

At the Close of a Century is a box-set album of Stevie Wonder's greatest hits from the 1960s through the 1990s. The box set spans four CDs and the songs are placed in chronological order. It features nearly all of his most critically acclaimed songs, singles and album tracks alike. It reached #100 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2000. The box set encompasses a total of 70 songs, including every track from Wonder's 1973 album Innervisions except for "Jesus Children of America."

Track listing[edit]

Disc 1[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Fingertips (Pts. 1 & 2)"Henry Cosby, Clarence PaulRecorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius, 19636:55
2."Uptight (Everything's Alright)"Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, CosbyUp Tight, 19662:53
3."Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"Cosby, Moy, William "Mickey" StevensonUp Tight2:38
4."Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob DylanUp Tight3:43
5."A Place in the Sun"Ron Miller, Bryan WellsDown to Earth, 19662:45
6."Hey Love"Morris Broadnax, Paul, WonderDown to Earth2:45
7."I Was Made to Love Her"Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae HardawayI Was Made to Love Her, 19672:37
8."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Broadnax, Paul, WonderLooking Back, 1977; originally recorded in 19673:01
9."I'm Wondering"Wonder, Cosby, MoyNon-album single, 19672:55
10."Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"Wonder, Moy, CosbyFor Once in My Life, 19682:46
11."You Met Your Match"Hardaway, Don Hunter, WonderFor Once in My Life2:38
12."For Once in My Life"Miller, Orlando MurdenFor Once in My Life2:50
13."I Don't Know Why"Hardaway, Hunter, Paul Riser, WonderFor Once in My Life2:45
14."My Cherie Amour"Cosby, Moy, WonderMy Cherie Amour, 19692:50
15."Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"Miller, WellsMy Cherie Amour3:04
16."Never Had a Dream Come True"Cosby, Moy, WonderSigned, Sealed & Delivered, 19703:13
17."Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Lee Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Syreeta WrightSigned, Sealed & Delivered2:40
18."Heaven Help Us All"MillerSigned, Sealed & Delivered3:15
19."We Can Work It Out" (The Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartneySigned, Sealed & Delivered3:17
20."If You Really Love Me"Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From, 19712:56
21."Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From2:56
22."Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"WonderMusic of My Mind, 19728:07
23."I Love Every Little Thing About You"WonderMusic of My Mind3:55

Disc 2[edit]

All tracks are written by Stevie Wonder, except "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", written by Wonder and Yvonne Wright

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Superstition"Talking Book, 19724:26
2."You Are the Sunshine of My Life"Talking Book2:55
3."You and I"Talking Book4:34
4."I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"Talking Book4:52
5."Too High"Innervisions, 19734:36
6."Visions"Innervisions5:23
7."Living for the City"Innervisions7:23
8."Golden Lady"Innervisions4:47
9."Higher Ground"Innervisions3:42
10."All in Love Is Fair"Innervisions3:43
11."Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"Innervisions4:45
12."He's Misstra Know-It-All"Innervisions5:36
13."You Haven't Done Nothin'"Fulfillingness' First Finale, 19743:29
14."Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"Fulfillingness' First Finale5:02
15."Too Shy to Say"Fulfillingness' First Finale3:29
16."Boogie On Reggae Woman"Fulfillingness' First Finale4:55[5]
17."Creepin'"Fulfillingness' First Finale4:20

Disc 3[edit]

All tracks are written by Stevie Wonder, except "All I Do", written by Wonder, Paul and Broadnax

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Sir Duke"Songs in the Key of Life, 19763:51
2."I Wish"Songs in the Key of Life4:12
3."Knocks Me Off My Feet"Songs in the Key of Life3:36
4."Pastime Paradise"Songs in the Key of Life3:27
5."Isn't She Lovely"Songs in the Key of Life6:36
6."Ngiculela ~ Es Una Historia ~ I Am Singing"Songs in the Key of Life3:48
7."If It's Magic"Songs in the Key of Life3:12
8."As"Songs in the Key of Life7:09
9."Another Star"Songs in the Key of Life8:22
10."Send One Your Love"Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants", 19794:01
11."All I Do"Hotter than July, 19805:16
12."Rocket Love"Hotter than July4:39
13."I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"Hotter than July4:39
14."Master Blaster (Jammin')"Hotter than July5:11
15."Lately"Hotter than July4:05
16."Happy Birthday"Hotter than July5:58

Disc 4[edit]

All tracks are written by Stevie Wonder, except "How Come, How Long", written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Wonder

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."That Girl"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, 19825:13
2."Ribbon in the Sky"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I5:40
3."Do I Do"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I10:30
4."Love Light in Flight"The Woman in Red soundtrack, 19846:54
5."I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version)The Woman in Red soundtrack4:22
6."Overjoyed"In Square Circle, 19853:42
7."Part-Time Lover"In Square Circle4:12
8."Go Home"In Square Circle5:19
9."You Will Know"Characters, 19875:02
10."Skeletons"Characters5:24
11."Gotta Have You"Jungle Fever soundtrack, 19916:26
12."These Three Words"Jungle Fever soundtrack4:54
13."For Your Love"Conversation Peace, 19955:01
14."How Come, How Long" (Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder)The Day, 19965:15

References[edit]

  1. ^ discogs At the Close of a Century
  2. ^ Bush, John. At the Close of a Century at AllMusic
  3. ^ Los Angeles Times review[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Discogs - At the Close of a Century 4-CD compilation, 1999-November-23rd, Motown (012 153 992-2) US
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