[40][45] Between them, the two songs won three Grammy Awards. Michael Jackson also sang a duet with him entitled "Get It" on Wonder's 1987 album Characters. “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. He recorded a soundtrack album for Spike Lee's film Jungle Fever in 1991. (Notice it is because of God’s great love for us, not our great love for Him.) I recorded the song’s demo in my hotel room on a Fender Rhodes using a portable Nakamichi cassette recorder. Spiritual love is generous, not selfish or greedy. Notice that the Bible never directly tells us to love ourselves, because it’s unnecessary. Spoken by SW: "When you say that you kill in the name of God or in the name of Allah, You are truly cursing God, for that is not of God. “Songs” defied the naysayers. [126] [107] Wonder was the first Motown artist and second African-American musician to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, which he won for his 1984 hit single "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from the movie The Woman in Red. [10], As a child, Wonder attended Fitzgerald Elementary School. He was also featured on two tracks on Mark Ronson's album Uptown Special. His opening show was at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham in the English Midlands. His albums of the "classic period", Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976), all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the tied-record holder for the most Album of the Year wins, with three. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum. By June 2008, Wonder was working on two projects simultaneously: a new album called The Gospel Inspired By Lula, which will deal with the various spiritual and cultural crises facing the world, and Through The Eyes Of Wonder, an album he has described as a performance piece that will reflect his experience as a blind man. This dual nature eventually leads to both the birth of Celia out of desperation for rekindling for love and Kevin's parents divorcing one another. [88] The albums have not been released yet. [40] The album Fulfillingness' First Finale appeared in July 1974 and set two hits high on the pop charts: the No. He began playing instruments at an early age, including piano, harmonica, and drums. Have nothing to do with such people” (2 Timothy 3:1-5). Songs in the Key of Life won Album of the Year and two other Grammys. [40][50] This left him in a coma for four days and resulted in a partial loss of his sense of smell and a temporary loss of sense of taste. He has won 25 Grammy Awards, making him the Grammy's most awarded solo artist of all time. In 1983, Wonder performed the song "Stay Gold", the theme to Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders. He was portrayed by Ezra Miller, who would later play Credence Barebone in the Fantastic Beasts film series. Arena in Manchester. [29], In 1969 Stevie Wonder participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Se tu ragazza mia", in conjunction with Gabriella Ferri. It went on to win an Academy award for best song in 1985. See more. This was a minor hit single, as were "Skeletons" and "You Will Know". Album È contenuto nei seguenti album: 1976 Songs in the key of life 1995 Natural wonder 1999 Ballad collection Testo Della Canzone Love's in need of love today di Stevie Wonder Good morn or evening friendsHere’s your friendly announcerI have serious news to pass on to every-bodyWhat I’m about to sayCould mean the world’s disasterCould […] Wonder has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. – Music and Lyrics by Marvin Montgomery (1996), This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 07:22. He's so multitalented that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes him one of the greatest ever. The album also included "Master Blaster (Jammin')", "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It", and the sentimental ballad, "Lately". Wonder has retained Morris as his legal surname. He also plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bongos, organ, melodica and Clavinet. 1 on the R&B chart, the first time that had occurred. Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God” (1 John 3:1). Love by itself is hollow. Wonder's other stops in the tour's European leg also found him performing in the Netherlands (Rotterdam), Sweden (Stockholm), Germany (Cologne, Mannheim and Munich), Norway (Hamar), France (Paris), Italy (Milan) and Denmark (Aalborg). [66] The album also featured a guest appearance by Dionne Warwick, singing the duet "It's You" with Stevie and a few songs of her own. "The concept I had in mind was that for love to be effective, it has to be fed," he told Marc Myers, author of Anatomy of a Song. In June 2006, Wonder made a guest appearance on Busta Rhymes' album The Big Bang, on the track "Been through the Storm". During the tour, he played eight UK gigs; four at the O2 Arena in London (filmed in HD and subsequently released as a live-in-concert release on DVD and Blu-Ray, Live At Last[82]), two in Birmingham and two at the M.E.N. [48] Innervisions generated three more Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Kevin at his school, preparing himself for the massacre. Wonder appeared on singer Celine Dion's studio album Loved Me Back to Life performing a cover of his 1985 song "Overjoyed". He and his mother would be paid a weekly stipend to cover their expenses: Wonder received $2.50 (equivalent to $21.39 in 2019) per week, and a private tutor was provided for when Wonder was on tour. “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:10). 1 on Billboard’s pop chart for two weeks. [116] In October 2009, Wonder and Millard separated; Wonder filed for divorce in August 2012. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when Wonder was aged 13, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart. [98][99][100] Some observers see aspects of 1971's Where I'm Coming From as certain indications of the beginning of Wonder's "classic period", such as its new funky keyboard style which Wonder used throughout the classic period.