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Music of My Mind is the fourteenth studio album by American soul musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 3, 1972, by Tamla Records, and was Wonder's first to be recorded under his new contract with Motown, which allowed him full artistic control. For the album, Wonder recruited electronic music pioneers Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff as co-producers, employing their custom TONTO synthesizer on several tracks. It was a modest commercial success, but critics found the record representative of Wonder's artistic growth, and is generally considered by contemporary critics to be the first album of his classic period.

Track listing

All Songs by Stevie Wonder unless stated otherwise.

Side one

  1. "Love Having You Around" (Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 7:21
  2. "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" – 8:08
  3. "I Love Every Little Thing About You" – 3:46
  4. "Sweet Little Girl" – 4:54

Side two

  1. "Happier Than the Morning Sun" – 5:18
  2. "Girl Blue" (Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 3:36
  3. "Seems So Long" – 4:22
  4. "Keep On Running" – 6:40
  5. "Evil" (Wonder, Y. Wright) – 3:33

Personnel

  • Stevie Wonder – lead vocals (all), background vocals (1–5, 8), drums (all but 5), handclaps (8), T.O.N.T.O synthesizer (2, 6, 7, 9), piano (8, 9), Rhodes piano (1–4), talk box (1, 6), harmonica (4, 6), bongos (3), clavinet (5, 8), Moog bass (all)
  • Art Baron – trombone (1)
  • Buzz Feiten – electric guitar (2)
  • Malcolm Cecil – Moog programming, associate producer, engineering
  • Robert Margouleff – Moog programming, associate producer, engineering
  • Syreeta – background vocals (4)
  • Uncredited – background vocals (1, 8, 9)
  • Joan DeCola – recording
  • Rick Rowe – recording

Charting singles

  • 1972: "Keep On Running" (Black Singles) – No. 36
  • 1972: "Keep On Running" (Pop Singles) – No. 90
  • 1972: "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" (Black Singles) – No. 13
  • 1972: "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" (Pop Singles) – No. 33




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