Английская Википедия:Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album)

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Down to Earth is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released on November 16, 1966 on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album was a departure from Wonder's earlier, teen pop-driven albums, and, along with its predecessor, Up-Tight, it re-established the sixteen-year-old Wonder, whose voice had recently changed, as a Motown hitmaker.

The album features the hit single "A Place in the Sun". Another single, "Hey Love", became a hit for Detroit soul singer Bettye LaVette the following year.

Track listing

Side One

1. "A Place in the Sun" (Ron Miller, Bryan Wells) - 2:52
2. "Bang Bang" (Sonny Bono) - 2:42
3. "Down to Earth" (Miller, Avery Vanderberg) - 2:50
4. "Thank You Love" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 2:55
5. "Be Cool, Be Calm (And Keep Yourself Together)" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder) - 2:43
6. "Sylvia" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder) - 2:34

Side Two

1. "My World Is Empty Without You" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:53
2. "The Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nat Shilkret) - 3:06
3. "Angel Baby (Don't You Ever Leave Me)" (Cosby, Moy) - 2:45
4. "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) - 2:30
5. "Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis) - 2:42
6. "Hey Love" (Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Wonder) - 2:41

Personnel

• Stevie Wonder – harmonica, keyboards, drums, percussion, vocals
• The Originals - backing vocals
• The Andantes - backing vocals
• Benny Benjamin – drums
• James Jamerson – bass guitar
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
• Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby – producers