At the Close of a Century

Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
Compilation album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999[1]
Recorded1962–1997
GenreR&B, soul
LabelMotown
ProducerHarry Weinger, Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil, Mickey Stevenson, Clarence Paul, Hank Cosby, Don Hunter, Ron Miller
Stevie Wonder chronology
Ballad Collection
(1999) 		Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
(1999) 		The Definitive Collection
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

At the Close of a Century is a box-set album of Stevie Wonder's greatest hits from the 1960s through the 1990s. The box set spans four CDs and the songs are placed in chronological order. It features nearly all of his most critically acclaimed songs, singles and album tracks alike. It reached #100 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2000. The box set encompasses a total of 70 songs, including every track from Wonder's 1973 album Innervisions except for "Jesus Children of America."

Track listing

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Fingertips (Pts. 1 & 2)"Henry Cosby, Clarence PaulRecorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius, 19636:55
2."Uptight (Everything's Alright)"Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, CosbyUp Tight, 19662:53
3."Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"Cosby, Moy, William "Mickey" StevensonUp Tight2:38
4."Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob DylanUp Tight3:43
5."A Place in the Sun"Ron Miller, Bryan WellsDown to Earth, 19662:45
6."Hey Love"Morris Broadnax, Paul, WonderDown to Earth2:45
7."I Was Made to Love Her"Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae HardawayI Was Made to Love Her, 19672:37
8."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Broadnax, Paul, WonderLooking Back, 1977; originally recorded in 19673:01
9."I'm Wondering"Wonder, Cosby, MoyNon-album single, 19672:55
10."Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"Wonder, Moy, CosbyFor Once in My Life, 19682:46
11."You Met Your Match"Hardaway, Don Hunter, WonderFor Once in My Life2:38
12."For Once in My Life"Miller, Orlando MurdenFor Once in My Life2:50
13."I Don't Know Why"Hardaway, Hunter, Paul Riser, WonderFor Once in My Life2:45
14."My Cherie Amour"Cosby, Moy, WonderMy Cherie Amour, 19692:50
15."Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"Miller, WellsMy Cherie Amour3:04
16."Never Had a Dream Come True"Cosby, Moy, WonderSigned, Sealed & Delivered, 19703:13
17."Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Lee Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Syreeta WrightSigned, Sealed & Delivered2:40
18."Heaven Help Us All"MillerSigned, Sealed & Delivered3:15
19."We Can Work It Out" (The Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartneySigned, Sealed & Delivered3:17
20."If You Really Love Me"Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From, 19712:56
21."Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From2:56
22."Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"WonderMusic of My Mind, 19728:07
23."I Love Every Little Thing About You"WonderMusic of My Mind3:55

Disc 2

All tracks are written by Stevie Wonder, except "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", written by Wonder and Yvonne Wright

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Superstition"Talking Book, 19724:26
2."You Are the Sunshine of My Life"Talking Book2:55
3."You and I"Talking Book4:34
4."I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"Talking Book4:52
5."Too High"Innervisions, 19734:36
6."Visions"Innervisions5:23
7."Living for the City"Innervisions7:23
8."Golden Lady"Innervisions4:47
9."Higher Ground"Innervisions3:42
10."All in Love Is Fair"Innervisions3:43
11."Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"Innervisions4:45
12."He's Misstra Know-It-All"Innervisions5:36
13."You Haven't Done Nothin'"Fulfillingness' First Finale, 19743:29
14."Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"Fulfillingness' First Finale5:02
15."Too Shy to Say"Fulfillingness' First Finale3:29
16."Boogie On Reggae Woman"Fulfillingness' First Finale4:55[5]
17."Creepin'"Fulfillingness' First Finale4:20

Disc 3

All tracks are written by Stevie Wonder, except "All I Do", written by Wonder, Paul and Broadnax

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Sir Duke"Songs in the Key of Life, 19763:51
2."I Wish"Songs in the Key of Life4:12
3."Knocks Me Off My Feet"Songs in the Key of Life3:36
4."Pastime Paradise"Songs in the Key of Life3:27
5."Isn't She Lovely"Songs in the Key of Life6:36
6."Ngiculela ~ Es Una Historia ~ I Am Singing"Songs in the Key of Life3:48
7."If It's Magic"Songs in the Key of Life3:12
8."As"Songs in the Key of Life7:09
9."Another Star"Songs in the Key of Life8:22
10."Send One Your Love"Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants", 19794:01
11."All I Do"Hotter than July, 19805:16
12."Rocket Love"Hotter than July4:39
13."I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"Hotter than July4:39
14."Master Blaster (Jammin')"Hotter than July5:11
15."Lately"Hotter than July4:05
16."Happy Birthday"Hotter than July5:58

Disc 4

All tracks are written by Stevie Wonder, except "How Come, How Long", written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Wonder

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."That Girl"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, 19825:13
2."Ribbon in the Sky"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I5:40
3."Do I Do"Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I10:30
4."Love Light in Flight"Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Woman in Red", 19846:54
5."I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version)Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Woman in Red"4:22
6."Overjoyed"In Square Circle, 19853:42
7."Part-Time Lover"In Square Circle4:12
8."Go Home"In Square Circle5:19
9."You Will Know"Characters, 19875:02
10."Skeletons"Characters5:24
11."Gotta Have You"Jungle Fever: Music from the Movie, 19916:26
12."These Three Words"Jungle Fever: Music from the Movie4:54
13."For Your Love"Conversation Peace, 19955:01
14."How Come, How Long" (Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder)The Day, 19965:15

References

  1. ^ discogs At the Close of a Century
  2. ^ Bush, John. At the Close of a Century at AllMusic
  3. ^ Los Angeles Times review[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Discogs - At the Close of a Century 4-CD compilation, 1999-November-23rd, Motown (012 153 992-2) US