I Was Made to Love Her (album)
| I Was Made to Love Her | ||||
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| Released | August 28, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 32:15 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Producer | Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul | |||
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| Singles from I Was Made to Love Her | ||||
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I Was Made to Love Her is the seventh studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded at Hitsville, U.S.A., Detroit, and released on August 28, 1967, under Tamla Records, a Motown subsidiary.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[2] |
| The Village Voice | A−[3] |
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway) – 2:36
- "Send Me Some Lovin'" (Lloyd Price, John Marascalco) – 2:29
- "I'd Cry" (Wonder, Moy) – 2:33
- "Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You)" (Wonder, Clarence Paul) – 2:36
- "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:21
- "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:55
Side two
- "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:11
- "A Fool for You" (Ray Charles) – 3:16
- "Can I Get a Witness" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:42
- "I Pity the Fool" (Deadric Malone) – 3:04
- "Please, Please, Please" (James Brown, John Terry) – 2:40
- "Every Time I See You I Go Wild" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy) – 2:52
Personnel
[edit]- Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, harmonica, piano, organ, clavinet, drums, percussion
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- James Jamerson – bass
- Benny Benjamin – drums
- Eddie Willis – guitar on "I Was Made to Love Her"
- All other instruments by the Funk Brothers[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William, I Was Made to Love Her review, AllMusic.
- ^ Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 14, 1967, p. 17.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Voice. New York. p. 70. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
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