VERY SUPERSTITIOUS
WRITINGS ON THE WALL
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS
LADDERS 'BOUT TO FALL
Stevie Wonder's
Original Musiquarium I
is a compilation album
by R&B/soul musician
that was released in 1982
by Motown Records.
It collects eleven
Top-40 hit singles
and five album tracks,
including four
previously unreleased tracks,
from 1972 to 1982.
The album peaked at No. 4
on the
Billboard 200,
at No. 1
on the
Top R&B Albums chart
in the U.S.,
and went to No. 8
in the UK.
It has been certified gold
by the RIAA.
The four new songs
were issued as singles
to promote the album,
with
"That Girl"
and "
Do I Do"
reaching the top 10
and top 20
of the US
pop chart
and number one
and two
on the
R&B chart,
respectively.
Critical Reception
Robert Palmer
of The
New York Times
described
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium
as
"an impressive album"
where "the songs
flow into one another
and are grouped loosely
into four categories
protest funk on
Side One,
sophisticated ballads
and lightly swinging
rhythm tunes
on Side Two,
tributes to
various influences
and inspirations on
Side Three,
and dance tunes with
jazz-like chord structures
on Side Four."
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
of
Allmusic wrote
"Wonder remains a
quintessential album artist,
but this record is a
terrific snapshot of
the highlights.
"The double album covers
Wonder's
"classic period"
running from
1972 to 1980,
compiling tracks
that appeared on
every album from
Music of My Mind
through
Hotter than July.
It also included
four new songs,
each tagged on as
the last track on
each album side:
"Front Line";
"Ribbon in the Sky";
"That Girl";
and
"Do I Do".
The latter track features
a solo by bebop
jazz trumpeter
Dizzy Gillespie.
The album's title is a
portmanteau of
"music"
and
"aquarium".
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Superstition
You Haven't Done Nothin'
Living for the City
Front Line
Superwoman
(where were you when I needed you)
Send One Your Love
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Ribbon in the Sky
Superstition
(Remix)
Living For The City
(Remix)
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
(Remix)
Ribbon In The Sky
(Just Vocals)
CD 2
Higher Ground
Sir Duke
Master Blaster
(Jammin')
Boogie On Reggae Woman
That Girl
I Wish
Isn't She Lovely
Do I Do
Isn't She Lovely
(Remix)
Higher Ground
(Remix)
Boogie On Reggae Woman
(Single Version)
(Alternate Intro)
Superstition
(Drum Remix)
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