Vault Tracks Released
Stevie Wonder releases four unreleased vault tracks for landmark album anniversary.
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Stevie Wonder’s landmark double album “Songs in the Key of Life” marks its 50th anniversary, celebrated as a defining work of his career and one of popular music’s greatest albums. Released in 1976, the Grammy-winning record produced enduring hits including “Sir Duke,” “I Wish” and “Isn’t She Lovely,” while its expansive songwriting and innovative sound helped cement Wonder’s place among music’s most influential artists. To mark the anniversary, Wonder has completed and released four previously unreleased songs from the album’s recording sessions: “It’s Easier,” “My Life Story of Love,” “I Can See the Sun in Late December” and “I’m Into Livin’.” The milestone has also prompted renewed appreciation of the album’s range, from joyful anthems to deeply expressive ballads, and a reported anniversary tour.
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Wonder said the newly finished tracks reflect what he was “feeling and discovering” during the original sessions, adding that they “bring me back to that time in my life.”
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The album’s sound drew on Arp and Moog synthesizers, with the article crediting Bob Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil; it says Wonder’s patience and curiosity helped him explore the instruments’ possibilities.
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“Songs in the Key of Life” ranked fourth on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums” list and sixth on Apple Music’s “100 Greatest Albums” list, according to the article.
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Prince once called “Songs in the Key of Life” “the best album ever recorded.”
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