A Time To Love - 9953

Amazon.com Stevie Wonder took more than ten years to give a studio successor to Conversation Peace but A Time to Love feels fresher than we had any right to expect after such a long wait. For starters, the guests are well picked: They include Bonnie Raitt (playing slide guitar on "Tell Your Heart I Love You"), gospel singer Kim Burrell (on "If Your Heart Cannot Be Moved"), India Arie (on the title track), and Wonder's own daughter, Aisha Morris (whom listeners may remember as the source of her dad's delight in Songs in the Key of Life--"Isn't She Lovely"). Last but not least, Prince plays elegant, minimal funky guitar and En Vogue perform swoony backup vocals on first single "So What the Fuss," a classic pared-down dance number graced with Wonder's trademark socially conscious lyrics. It's on tracks like these--sounding as if they could be from anytime between 1975 and now--that Wonder shows he's still got the golden touch. He remains a sterling melodicist ("Moon Blue" is a killer ballad), and the harmonica intro on "From the Bottom of My Heart" is among the loveliest he's created. Of course a Wonder album wouldn't be complete without saccharine ballads, and he delivers there too ("Passionate Raindrops," "Can't Imagine Love Without You"). Still, this is a solid effort from one of America's premier artists. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Product Description Time To Love consists of 15 original tracks that revolve around the theme of love. Musically, the set reflects Wonder's embrace of all genres, from hip-hop to gospel to world music, with some arrangements using strings. These musical and lyrical components spark memories of signature songs from Wonder's 45-year career. Guest vocalists include gospel artist Kim Burrell on 'If Your Love Cannot Be Moved' (with choir vocals produced by Kirk Franklin) and India Arie on the title track. Other guests include flutist Hubert Laws, guitarist Doc Powell, Paul McCartney, drummer Narada Michael Walden and Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro Neves. Motown. 2005. Review ...Wonder at his prime -- Rolling Stone, October 20, 2005 ...a bracing reminder of Wonder's lofty status in music. -- New York Daily News, Sunday, October 16, 2005 ...equals his best work of the past. Its sound is somehow timeless, yet very much of the moment. -- The Detroit News, October 8, 2005 After 10 years away, Stevie Wonder is still a musical marvel. -- People Magazine, October 24, 2005 Mr. Wonder has not lost his unparalleled sense of melody... -- The New York Times, Sunday, October 16, 2005
ASIN: B0001MSGX0
VSKU: GGV.B0001MSGX0.LN
Condition: Like New
Author/Artist:Wonder, Stevie
Binding: Audio cd