The Story
** This is a BACKORDER item. Please read our policies before ordering. Check our website for Est. Ship Date.
FEATURES
- 1xLP pressed on 180g Black Vinyl
- Reissue, Remastered
- Housed in a Gatefold Jacket
DESCRIPTION
By the time HOTTER THAN JULY was released in 1980, Stevie Wonder had spent the '70s making his transition into adulthood by redefining pop music and winning widespread public and critical acclaim (along with a boatload of Grammys). As was usually the case on previous albums, Wonder's first release of the '80s featured him playing a variety of instruments, supported by a number of famous guests including Angela Winbush, Michael Jackson, Betty Wright, and members of the Gap Band. The result was an album of breezy love songs ("Rocket Love"), deliciously upbeat pop ("I Ain't Gonna Stand For It") and a thinly disguised tribute to Bob Marley ("Master Blaster [Jammin']"). But the one song that Wonder gave himself most to was "Happy Birthday," a relentlessly positive composition specifically written as part of this gifted artist's fight to get Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday recognized as a national holiday. Stevie Wonder eventually won that fight, and by the mid-80s, his dream had become a reality.
Personnel includes: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Betty Wright, Angela Winbush, The O'Jays. All tracks have been digitally remastered.
TRACKLIST
- Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
- All I Do
- Rocket Love
- I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
- As If You Read My Mind
- Master Blaster (Jammin')
- Do Like You
- Cash In Your Face
- Lately
- Happy Birthday
LISTEN
Available on Desktop & Mobile
Description
** This is a BACKORDER item. Please read our policies before ordering. Check our website for Est. Ship Date.
FEATURES
- 1xLP pressed on 180g Black Vinyl
- Reissue, Remastered
- Housed in a Gatefold Jacket
DESCRIPTION
By the time HOTTER THAN JULY was released in 1980, Stevie Wonder had spent the '70s making his transition into adulthood by redefining pop music and winning widespread public and critical acclaim (along with a boatload of Grammys). As was usually the case on previous albums, Wonder's first release of the '80s featured him playing a variety of instruments, supported by a number of famous guests including Angela Winbush, Michael Jackson, Betty Wright, and members of the Gap Band. The result was an album of breezy love songs ("Rocket Love"), deliciously upbeat pop ("I Ain't Gonna Stand For It") and a thinly disguised tribute to Bob Marley ("Master Blaster [Jammin']"). But the one song that Wonder gave himself most to was "Happy Birthday," a relentlessly positive composition specifically written as part of this gifted artist's fight to get Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday recognized as a national holiday. Stevie Wonder eventually won that fight, and by the mid-80s, his dream had become a reality.
Personnel includes: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Betty Wright, Angela Winbush, The O'Jays. All tracks have been digitally remastered.
TRACKLIST
- Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
- All I Do
- Rocket Love
- I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
- As If You Read My Mind
- Master Blaster (Jammin')
- Do Like You
- Cash In Your Face
- Lately
- Happy Birthday
LISTEN
Available on Desktop & Mobile
