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Fulfillingness' First Finale is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released on July 22, 1974 by Tamla, a subsidiary of Motown Records. It is the fourth of five albums from what is considered Wonder's "classic period".[2][3][4]

Fulfillingness' First Finale
Studio album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedJuly 22, 1974
Studio
  • Record Plant (Los Angeles)
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • Mediasound (New York City)
  • Electric Lady (New York City)
GenreProgressive soul[1]
Length42:21
LabelTamla
Producer
Stevie Wonder chronology
Innervisions
(1973)		 Fulfillingness' First Finale
(1974)		 Songs in the Key of Life
(1976)
Singles from Fulfillingness' First Finale
  1. "You Haven't Done Nothin'"
    Released: August 1974
  2. "Boogie On Reggae Woman"
    Released: November 1974
"Boogie On Reggae Woman"
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" (album version sample)
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The album was Wonder's second to top the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, where it remained for two weeks, and also reached number one on the Billboard Soul LPs chart, where it spent nine non-consecutive weeks.[5] At the 17th Annual Grammy Awards, it won in three categories, including Wonder's second consecutive win for Album of the Year. Retrospectively, the album was voted number 413 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000)[6] and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7]


Recording


Following the epic sweep and social consciousness of Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, in contrast, projected a more reflective, personal, and decidedly somber tone. While masterly, the musical arrangements used in several songs, especially the bleak "They Won't Go When I Go" and the understated "Creepin'", could be considered sparse when compared to those of some of Wonder's other 1970s masterworks. Wonder had not completely foregone social commentary, however, as evidenced by the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "You Haven't Done Nothin'", which launched a pointed criticism of the Nixon administration bolstered by clavinet, drum machine, and a cameo by the Jackson 5.


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The Austin Chronicle[9]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[10]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[12]
Los Angeles Times[13]
MusicHound4/5[12]
Q[14]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[15]
The Village VoiceB+[16]

Fulfillingness' First Finale won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal, and Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance (for "Boogie On Reggae Woman") at the ceremony held in 1975.


Track listing


All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except "They Won't Go When I Go", written by Wonder and Yvonne Wright.

Side one
  1. "Smile Please" – 3:26
  2. "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" – 5:01
  3. "Too Shy to Say" – 3:31
  4. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" – 4:54
  5. "Creepin'" – 4:17
Side two
  1. "You Haven't Done Nothin'" – 3:27
  2. "It Ain't No Use" – 3:58
  3. "They Won't Go When I Go" – 5:59
  4. "Bird of Beauty" – 3:46
  5. "Please Don't Go" – 4:06

Personnel


"Smile Please"

"Heaven Is 10 Zillion Years Away"

"Too Shy to Say"

"Boogie On Reggae Woman"

"Creepin'"

"You Haven't Done Nothin"

"It Ain't No Use"

"They Won't Go When I Go"

"Bird of Beauty"

"Please Don't Go"


Selected cover versions



Charts



Weekly charts


Year Chart Position
1974 Soul Albums 1
Top LP's & Tape

Singles


Year Single Billboard
Hot 100		 Billboard
Hot Soul Singles
1974 "You Haven't Done Nothin'" 1 1
"Boogie on Reggae Woman" 3 1

See also



References


  1. Kendall, Jo (May 5, 2019). "Record Collection". Prog. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via PressReader.
  2. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2001). All music guide: the definitive guide to popular music (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 447–448. ISBN 0-87930-627-0.
  3. Cramer, Alfred William (2009). Musicians and composers of the 20th century. Vol. 5. Salem Press. p. 1645. ISBN 978-1-58765-517-3.
  4. Brown, Jeremy K. (2010). Stevie Wonder: Musician. Black Americans of Achievement. Infobase Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-60413-685-2.
  5. "Fulfillingness' First Finale - Stevie Wonder". AllMusic. July 22, 1974. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  6. Colin Larkin, ed. (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 154. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  7. Dimery, Robert (December 5, 2011). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: You Must Hear Before You Die. Octopus. ISBN 978-1-84403-714-8.
  8. Allmusic review
  9. Moser, Margaret (May 19, 2000), Review: Innervisions. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  10. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  11. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  12. "Fulfillingness' First Finale". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  13. Hilburn, Robert (April 1, 2000). "Motown Releases Remind Us of Stevie Wonder's Impact". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  14. "Q review". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  15. Nathan Brackett and Christian David Hoard (eds), Rolling Stone review, The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, p. 885.
  16. Christgau, Robert (October 24, 1974). "Consumer Guide (49)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  17. "Bird of Beauty" partial Portuguese lyrics provided by Sergio Mendes



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- [en] Fulfillingness' First Finale

[es] Fulfillingness' First Finale

Fulfillingness' First Finale es un álbum de Stevie Wonder, lanzado el 22 de julio de 1974. Fue el cuarto de la serie de cinco álbumes que conforman su período clásico, Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, y Songs in the Key of Life. Tras el fuerte tono contestatario reflejado en Innervisions, este álbum proyecta un tono decididamente más sombrío. Los arreglos de los temas, aunque de gran calidad, son de menor complejidad a los que Wonder desarrolla en otros trabajos del mismo período, como resulta evidente en "They Won't Go When I Go" o "Creepin'". A pesar de su tono intimista, el músico no abandona del todo la conciencia social que había desarrollado en anteriores trabajos. En el tema "You Haven't Done Nothin'", que alcanzó el número 1 en las listas de éxitos, Wonder lanzaba una afilida crítica a la Administración Nixon, ayudado por los Jackson 5, de la que formaba parte un adolescente Michael Jackson.

[ru] Fulfillingness’ First Finale

Fulfillingness’ First Finale (с англ. — «Первое завершение выполнения») — студийный альбом американского певца Стиви Уандера, изданный в 1974 году.


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