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1972 Funk Soul

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Tracklist

A1 You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeWonder 2:45
A2 Maybe Your BabyWonder 6:45
A3 You And I (We Can Conquer The World)Wonder 4:39
A4 Tuesday HeartbreakWonder 3:09
A5 You’ve Got It Bad GirlWright, Wonder 4:55
B1 SuperstitionWonder 4:40
B2 Big BrotherWonder 3:35
B3 Blame It On The SunWright, Wonder 3:28
B4 Lookin For Another Pure LoveWright, Wonder 4:45
B5 I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)Wright, Wonder 4:48

Musicians

Stevie WonderProducer, Vocals, Synthesizer (Arp, Moog), Instruments (All Other), Lyrics By, Music By
Gloria BarleyBacking Vocals
Jim GilstrapBacking Vocals
Lani GrovesBacking Vocals
Scott EdwardsBass
Daniel Ben ZebulonCongas
Ray Parker Jr.Guitar
David SanbornAlto Saxophone, Soloist
Deniece WilliamsBacking Vocals
Shirley BrewerBacking Vocals
Trevor LawrenceSaxophone
Steve MadaioTrumpet
Debra WilsonBacking Vocals
Loris HarvinBacking Vocals
Buzzy FeitenLead Guitar
Jeff BeckLead Guitar

Production

Robert MargouleffPhotography By, Producer (Associate), Engineer, Programmed By (Moog)
Malcolm CecilProducer (Associate), Engineer, Programmed By (Moog)
Centaur Music Productions Inc.Producer (Production Support)

Also credited. Lyrics By: Yvonne Wright, Syreeta Wright. Lacquer Cut By: George Marino. Mastered By: George Marino. Recorded By (Recordists): Austin Godsey, Joan DeCola.

Release notes

RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood original pressing, denoted by “H” stamp in runouts. With original Braille cover. Gatefold packaging.

Associate Producers, Engineering, Moog Programming for Taurus Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Air Studios, London/Electric Lady Studios, New York/Crystal Studios, Los Angeles/Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastering: George Marino, The Cutting Room, New York
All Songs Published by Stein & Van Stock, Inc./Black Bull, Inc. /ASCAP)

Jeff Beck appears through the courtesy of Equator Security (Overseas) Ltd. and Columbia Record Corporation

℗1972 ©1972 Motown Record Corporation
Detroit, Mich. 48201
Trade Mark Motown Record Corporation
Printed In U.S.A

Labels list A5 as being written only by Y. Wright, while the inside gatefold and rear cover list both Stevie Wonder & Yvonne Wright.

There exist several label versions:
This one has two printed matrixes and ℗1972 Motown Record Corporation below the logo on top.
has also two matrixes, but ℗1972 Motown Record Corporation below the cat# to the left.
has the wording ‘A Trademark of Motown Record Corp. ℗1972’ below the printed matrix to the right side.

Runouts are etched except for the RCA Hollywood “H.”