Songs In The Key Of Life
by Stevie Wonder

How can you dislike this album ?

With this album Wonder cemented himself as a grandmaster of R&B and Soul. His broad range and complete and total mastery is matched only by a handful of 20th century artists. His ability to produce memorable R&B and Soul song hooks at so consistent a pace is nonpareil throughout 1970s. One of the finest artists in popular music has produced a truly no-skip double album. 9/10!

'Songs in the Key of Life' is not only a tremendous musical accomplishment but also a very suitable testimony, spiritually and musically, to where Stevie Wonder had reached by the relatively young age of 26.
Listening to it once again, forty years on, the album stands the test of time, and still inspires deep thought, respect and enjoyment. Each and every track, combines to create an outpouring of spirit & emotion to which few album releases, and even fewer double albums, can be compared
The opening verses of the track 'As' perfectly summarise my own reaction to what is a supreme work of love. Very few loves are everlasting; my love for this album is one of the few and, as it was fifty years ago, today it remains my favourite album of all time.

From CaptainPain 02/01/2026 15:37 | #312942

The culmination of Stevie Wonder's first and most successful creative period, a double album that became not only the benchmark and apogee of the Soul and R'n'B genres at that time, but also a work that globally influenced the development of these genres for the next thirty years to come. This is in addition to the fact that Stevie himself has fully secured the status of a true musical giant who influenced most genres of music of the 20th century.

Of all the online music sites, besteveralbums is the only one I know of that gives you but one bite of the critical cherry. So, I write with confidence, knowing that my words cannot be changed, that this album has no dud tracks and is, in my humble but very confident opinion, and as far as popular music goes- for me a very long way-history's best ever album. A true classic if there ever was one.
The best track of all is undoubtedly "As".

The winner of album of the year at the Grammy's in 1977

From MCOTho 10/11/2024 01:20 | #305608

dank album

One of the best album I've heard in my life. It's very hard to find a good consistent double album and this has it all. Very strong recommandation.

Lovely album, but a little bit too bloated. Album as a whole and a few of the songs could be a little bit shorter. Best tracks are Isn't She Lovely, I Wish, Black Man, Pastime Paradise, Sir Duke

This was one of the magic four Stevie Wonder albums that most critics regard as soul classics. Others will prefer "Innervisions", "First Finale" or "Talking Book" but, for my money, this magical double album tops the lot and is, indisputably, my own favourite album of all.