Rank the Tracks: Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

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Rank the Tracks: Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

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We're going to spend most of our week living in a pastime paradise...



Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" (1976)

Tracklisting:
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
02 | Have a Talk with God
03 | Village Ghetto Land
04 | Contusion
05 | Sir Duke
06 | I Wish
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
08 | Pastime Paradise
09 | Summer Soft
10 | Ordinary Pain
11 | Isn't She Lovely
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
13 | Black Man
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
15 | If It's Magic
16 | As
17 | Another Star
18 | Saturn
19 | Ebony Eyes
20 | All Day Sucker
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)

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05 | Sir Duke
08 | Pastime Paradise
03 | Village Ghetto Land
11 | Isn't She Lovely
16 | As
06 | I Wish
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
02 | Have a Talk with God
04 | Contusion
10 | Ordinary Pain
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
13 | Black Man
15 | If It's Magic
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
20 | All Day Sucker
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
17 | Another Star
18 | Saturn
09 | Summer Soft
19 | Ebony Eyes
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With all the aplomb and grandeur that pop music can muster, Stevie Wonder paints, in stunning detail and passion, a beautiful world for humanity, full of love and life. Even while warning us of this world's unattainability, Stevie dares us to strive and reach it, and we can't help but to take him up on his offer.

05 | Sir Duke
11 | Isn't She Lovely
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
04 | Contusion
18 | Saturn
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
06 | I Wish
03 | Village Ghetto Land
19 | Ebony Eyes
15 | If It's Magic
10 | Ordinary Pain
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
20 | All Day Sucker
16 | As
02 | Have a Talk with God
17 | Another Star
09 | Summer Soft
13 | Black Man
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
08 | Pastime Paradise
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08 | Pastime Paradise*
17 | Another Star*
16 | As*
05 | Sir Duke*
06 | I Wish*
13 | Black Man*
03 | Village Ghetto Land
11 | Isn't She Lovely
04 | Contusion
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
18 | Saturn
09 | Summer Soft
02 | Have a Talk with God
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
20 | All Day Sucker
15 | If It's Magic
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
10 | Ordinary Pain
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
19 | Ebony Eyes

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 8.15 (Great)
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06 | I Wish
17 | Another Star
08 | Pastime Paradise
05 | Sir Duke
16 | As
11 | Isn't She Lovely
02 | Have a Talk with God
03 | Village Ghetto Land
20 | All Day Sucker
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
04 | Contusion
18 | Saturn
15 | If It's Magic
13 | Black Man
09 | Summer Soft
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
19 | Ebony Eyes
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
10 | Ordinary Pain
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
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01 | Another Star
02 | Saturn
03 | Joy Inside My Tears
04 | Sir Duke
05 | All Day Sucker
06 | As
07 | Isn't She Lovely
08 | I Wish
09 | Pastime Paradise
10 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
11 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
12 | Love's in Need of Love Today
13 | Black Man
14 | If It's Magic
15 | Ebony Eyes
16 | Village Ghetto Land
17 | Contusion
18 | Ordinary Pain
19 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
20 | Summer Soft
21 | Have a Talk with God
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01 | I Wish
02 | Sir Duke
03 | Joy Inside My Tears
04 | As
05 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
06 | Black Man
07 | Saturn
08 | Isn't She Lovely
09 | Pastime Paradise
10 | Another Star
11 | Ebony Eyes
13 | All Day Sucker
12 | Ordinary Pain
14 | Summer Soft
15 | Village Ghetto Land
16 | Love's in Need of Love Today
17 | Have a Talk with God
18 | Contusion
19 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
20 | If It's Magic
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
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Results after the first week of voting:

01 | Sir Duke | 2,7 points
02 | I Wish | 4,7 points
03 | Isn't She Lovely | 5,8 points
04 | As | 6,2 points
05 | Pastime Paradise | 7,5 points
06 | Another Star | 8,2 points
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet | 9,3 points
08 | Village Ghetto Land | 9,5 points
09 | Saturn | 9,7 points
10 | Love's in Need of Love Today | 11,0 points
11 | Contusion | 11,5 points
12 | All Day Sucker | 11,7 points
13 | Black Man | 11,7 points
14 | Joy Inside My Tears | 11,8 points
15 | Have a Talk with God | 13,7 points
16 | If It's Magic | 14,7 points
17 | Ordinary Pain | 15,2 points
18 | Ebony Eyes | 15,8 points
19 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing | 16,3 points
20 | Summer Soft | 16,7 points
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) | 17,5 points
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"Music is a world within itself"

01 | Sir Duke
02 | Pastime Paradise
03 | Black Man
04 | As
05 | Another Star
06 | I Wish
07 | Contusion
08 | Ordinary Pain
09 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
10 | All Day Sucker
11 | Summer Soft
12 | Village Ghetto Land
13 | Ebony Eyes
14 | Isn’t She Lovely
15 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
16 | Saturn
17 | Joy Inside My Tears
18 | Easy Goin’ Evening (My Mama’s Call)
19 | Have a Talk with God
20 | If It’s Magic
21 | Love’s in the Need of Love Today
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16 | As
18 | Saturn
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
17 | Another Star
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
08 | Pastime Paradise
06 | I Wish
10 | Ordinary Pain
20 | All Day Sucker
09 | Summer Soft
03 | Village Ghetto Land
02 | Have a Talk with God
11 | Isn't She Lovely
05 | Sir Duke
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
15 | If It's Magic
19 | Ebony Eyes
13 | Black Man
04 | Contusion
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
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I'm surprised to rediscovering the album and some very good songs (Have a talk..., Joy inside my tears, All day sucker).

(Why this atrocious keyboard on Village Ghetto Land ?)


Great:
06 | I Wish
05 | Sir Duke
02 | Have a Talk with God
16 | As
08 | Pastime Paradise
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
20 | All Day Sucker

Good:
11 | Isn't She Lovely
17 | Another Star
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
13 | Black Man
19 | Ebony Eyes
03 | Village Ghetto Land

OK:
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
09 | Summer Soft
04 | Contusion
15 | If It's Magic
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)

Not for me:
18 | Saturn
10 | Ordinary Pain
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05 | Sir Duke
11 | Isn't She Lovely
06 | I Wish
16 | As
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
08 | Pastime Paradise
02 | Have a Talk with God
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
17 | Another Star
09 | Summer Soft
10 | Ordinary Pain
19 | Ebony Eyes
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
20 | All Day Sucker
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
03 | Village Ghetto Land
15 | If It's Magic
04 | Contusion
13 | Black Man
18 | Saturn
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
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06 | I Wish
05 | Sir Duke
08 | Pastime Paradise
11 | Isn't She Lovely
16 | As
07 | Knocks Me Off My Feet
17 | Another Star
01 | Love's in Need of Love Today
10 | Ordinary Pain
13 | Black Man
09 | Summer Soft
15 | If It's Magic
12 | Joy Inside My Tears
14 | Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
02 | Have a Talk with God
21 | Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
03 | Village Ghetto Land
18 | Saturn
20 | All Day Sucker
19 | Ebony Eyes
04 | Contusion
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02| Have a Talk with God
05| Sir Duke
03| Village Ghetto Land
17| Another Star
09| Summer Soft
16| As
08| Pastime Paradise
13| Black Man
10| Ordinary Pain
06| I Wish
04| Contusion
14| Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing
20| All Day Sucker
01| Love's in Need of Love Today
18| Saturn
19| Ebony Eyes
21| Easy Goin' Mama (My Mama's Call)
07| Knocks Me off My Feet
15| If It's Magic
11| Isn't She Lovely
12| Joy Inside My Tears
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1. Sir Duke
2. As
3. Knocks Me Off My Feet
4. I Wish
5. Pastime Paradise
6. If It's Magic
7. Summer Soft
8. Isn't She Lovely
9. Joy Inside the Tears
10. Village Ghetto Land
11. Ebony Eyes
12. Saturn
13. Love's in Need of Love Today
14. Ordinary Pain
15. I am Singing
16. Another Star
17. Contusion
18. All Day Sucker
19. Have a Talk with God
20. Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)
21. Black Man
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