A musically diverse and politically aware artist that was only rivaled by his contemporary Marvin Gaye. Hotter than July is the nineteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. Jesus Christ by his own example showed us that there is no greater love. Another great funk/reggae infused record with unforgettable songs. I rebought this album as I had it quite a few years ago but on vinyl if I remember rightly. The text below the photo reads: It is believed that for a man to lay down his life for the love of others is the supreme sacrifice. Questo articolo non è disponibile in, Scegli tra gli oltre 8.500 punti di ritiro in Italia. The top image shows an aerial view of a low-lying urban area with a six-lane highway passing through it and thick smoke rising from many of the buildings on both sides of the highway—apparently a riot scene. Complete your Stevie Wonder collection. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July at Discogs. One side features a large square photograph portrait of King inset on a black background with white lettering above and below. Gran bel disco, Stevie Wonder in forma smagliante. Articoli visualizzati di recente e suggerimenti in primo piano, Seleziona la categoria in cui desideri effettuare la ricerca. 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). Tammi Terrell recorded the original version of the song that year, but her version never saw release in her lifetime and remained in the Motown vaults until it was posthumously included on the compilation A Cellarful of Motown! It was Wonder's most successful album in the UK, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and producing four top ten singles there. Hotter than July è un album di Stevie Wonder, pubblicato dalla Motown nel 1980. Iscriviti ad Amazon Prime: consegne senza costi aggiuntivi in 1 giorno su 2 milioni di prodotti e in 2-3 giorni su molti altri milioni, film e serie TV su Prime Video, incluse le serie Amazon Original, più di 2 milioni di brani e centinaia di playlist senza pubblicità con Prime Music, centinaia di eBook Kindle su Prime Reading, accesso anticipato alle Offerte Lampo di Amazon.it e spazio di archiviazione per le foto illimitato. These were made at his Creative Peak. Album riuscitissimo con canzoni anche non note ai più ma che lasciano il segno. Brenda Holloway also recorded a version that was released on her Motown Anthology set in 2005. [4] He insisted to the media that Journey through the Secret Life of Plants was not as critically acclaimed as his albums during his "classic period" because of Motown's weak promotion for the album. Martin Luther King was a man who had that strength. [5] His talents kept him busy when he co-wrote the song "Let's Get Serious" with Lee Garrett for Jermaine Jackson's 1980 album of the same name and another with Eric Mercury called "You Are My Heaven" which became a success for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway on Atlantic Records. I and a growing number of people believe that it is time for our country to adopt legislation that will make January 15, Martin Luther King's birthday, a national holiday, both in recognition of what he achieved and as a reminder of the distance which still has to be traveled. Utilizziamo cookie e altre tecnologie simili per migliorare la tua esperienza di acquisto, per fornire i nostri servizi, per capire come i nostri clienti li utilizzano in modo da poterli migliorare e per visualizzare annunci pubblicitari. We still have a long road to travel until we reach the world that was his dream. [5], Hotter than July peaked at number three on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 1981. Questa pagina è stata modificata per l'ultima volta il 19 lug 2020 alle 21:59. He showed us, non-violently, a better way of life, a way of mutual respect, helping us to avoid much bitter confrontation and inevitable bloodshed. 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Despite the wide critical acclaim for Wonder's previous works such as Songs in the Key of Life and Innervisions, Hotter than July was his first album eligible for platinum status, as Motown sales records before 1977 were not audited by the RIAA. ^shipments figures based on certification alone, This article is about the album. Recensito nel Regno Unito il 8 dicembre 2019, Recensito nel Regno Unito il 16 aprile 2020. For nearly two thousand years now we have been striving to have the strength to follow that example. Completa la tua Collezione su Stevie Wonder. Writing for The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), J. D. Considine found the album "buoyantly tuneful" and said fans viewed it as a return to form after the commercial disappointment of Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. Stevie though is his own man and is not influenced by musical trends because he sets them! The first, third and fourth single were released with music videos. [15] Robert Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it eighteenth on his own year-end list and,[16] in a retrospective review, wrote that while "Master Blaster" and perhaps "Happy Birthday" were the only "great Stevie here", the pleasure in which Wonder performed the songs was evident in "his free-floating melodicism and his rolling overdrive, his hope and his cynicism".
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