At the Close of a Century

Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
Box set by Stevie Wonder
Released November 23, 1999 [1]
Genre R&B, soul
Label Motown
Producer Harry Weinger
Stevie Wonder chronology
Natural Wonder
(1995)		 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 reached #100 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2000.

Track listing

Disc 1

No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Fingertips (Pts. 1 & 2)"  Henry Cosby, Clarence PaulRecorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius, 1963 6:55
2. "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"  Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, CosbyUp Tight, 1966 2:53
3. "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"  Cosby, Moy, William "Mickey" StevensonUp Tight 2:38
4. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob DylanUp Tight 3:43
5. "A Place in the Sun"  Ron Miller, Bryan WellsDown to Earth, 1966 2:45
6. "Hey Love"  Morris Broadnax, Paul, WonderDown to Earth 2:45
7. "I Was Made to Love Her"  Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae HardawayI Was Made to Love Her, 1967 2:37
8. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"  Broadnax, Paul, WonderLooking Back, 1977; originally recorded in 1967 3:01
9. "I'm Wondering"  Wonder, Cosby, MoyNon-album single, 1967 2:55
10. "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"  Wonder, Moy, CosbyFor Once in My Life, 1968 2:46
11. "You Met Your Match"  Hardaway, Don Hunter, WonderFor Once in My Life 2:38
12. "For Once in My Life"  Miller, Orlando MurdenFor Once in My Life 2:50
13. "I Don't Know Why"  Hardaway, Hunter, Paul Riser, WonderFor Once in My Life 2:45
14. "My Cherie Amour"  Cosby, Moy, WonderMy Cherie Amour, 1969 2:50
15. "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"  Miller, WellsMy Cherie Amour 3:04
16. "Never Had a Dream Come True"  Cosby, Moy, WonderSigned, Sealed & Delivered, 1970 3:13
17. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"  Lee Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Syreeta WrightSigned, Sealed & Delivered 2:40
18. "Heaven Help Us All"  MillerSigned, Sealed & Delivered 3:15
19. "We Can Work It Out" (The Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartneySigned, Sealed & Delivered 3:17
20. "If You Really Love Me"  Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From, 1971 2:56
21. "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"  Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From 2:56
22. "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"  WonderMusic of My Mind, 1972 8:07
23. "I Love Every Little Thing About You"  WonderMusic of My Mind 3:55

Disc 2

No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Superstition"  WonderTalking Book, 1972 4:26
2. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"  WonderTalking Book 2:55
3. "You and I"  WonderTalking Book 4:34
4. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"  Wonder, Yvonne WrightTalking Book 4:52
5. "Too High"  WonderInnervisions, 1973 4:36
6. "Visions"  WonderInnervisions 5:23
7. "Living for the City"  WonderInnervisions 7:23
8. "Golden Lady"  WonderInnervisions 4:47
9. "Higher Ground"  WonderInnervisions 3:42
10. "All in Love Is Fair"  WonderInnervisions 3:43
11. "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"  WonderInnervisions 4:45
12. "He's Misstra Know-It-All"  WonderInnervisions 5:36
13. "You Haven't Done Nothin'"  WonderFulfillingness' First Finale, 1974 3:29
14. "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"  WonderFulfillingness' First Finale 5:02
15. "Too Shy to Say"  WonderFulfillingness' First Finale 3:29
16. "Boogie On Reggae Woman"  WonderFulfillingness' First Finale 4:55[5]
17. "Creepin'"  WonderFulfillingness' First Finale 4:20

Disc 3

No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Sir Duke"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life, 1976 3:51
2. "I Wish"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 4:12
3. "Knocks Me Off My Feet"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 3:36
4. "Pastime Paradise"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 3:27
5. "Isn't She Lovely"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 6:36
6. "Ngiculela ~ Es Una Historia ~ I Am Singing"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 3:48
7. "If It's Magic"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 3:12
8. "As"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 7:09
9. "Another Star"  WonderSongs in the Key of Life 8:22
10. "Send One Your Love"  WonderStevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants", 1979 4:01
11. "All I Do"  Wonder, Paul, BroadnaxHotter than July, 1980 5:16
12. "Rocket Love"  WonderHotter than July 4:39
13. "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"  WonderHotter than July 4:39
14. "Master Blaster (Jammin')"  WonderHotter than July 5:11
15. "Lately"  WonderHotter than July 4:05
16. "Happy Birthday"  WonderHotter than July 5:58

Disc 4

No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "That Girl"  WonderStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, 1982 5:13
2. "Ribbon in the Sky"  WonderStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I 5:40
3. "Do I Do"  WonderStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I 10:30
4. "Love Light in Flight"  WonderThe Woman in Red soundtrack, 1984 6:54
5. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version)WonderThe Woman in Red soundtrack 4:22
6. "Overjoyed"  WonderIn Square Circle, 1985 3:42
7. "Part-Time Lover"  WonderIn Square Circle 4:12
8. "Go Home"  WonderIn Square Circle 5:19
9. "You Will Know"  WonderCharacters, 1987 5:02
10. "Skeletons"  WonderCharacters 5:24
11. "Gotta Have You"  WonderJungle Fever soundtrack, 1991 6:26
12. "These Three Words"  WonderJungle Fever soundtrack 4:54
13. "For Your Love"  WonderConversation Peace, 1995 5:01
14. "How Come, How Long" (Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder)Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, WonderThe Day, 1996 5:15

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
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  5. ↑ Discogs - At the Close of a Century 4-CD compilation, 1999-November-23rd, Motown (012 153 992-2) US
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