Summer Soft (track)
by Stevie Wonder
Year: 1976
From the album Songs In The Key Of Life (track #9)
Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Summer Soft appears on the following album(s) by Stevie Wonder:
- Songs In The Key Of Life (track #9) (this album) (1976)
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Listen to Summer Soft on YouTube
Summer Soft ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this track. | Show all 228 ratings for this track.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 5 days ago | Johnnyo | 45,740 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2026 01:19 | emiro | 1,626 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2026 15:00 |  swed | 3,742 | 88/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 84.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.2.
Summer Soft favourites
Showing all 6 members who have added this track as a favourite
Summer Soft forum mentions
Summer Soft comments
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/12/2022 21:53 | #281215
Absolutely one of the most underrated songs in Stevie’s whole catalog. These melodies are sky bound and full of stars and moon. He practically reaches the heavens by the end of his ascension through the different keys.
I love this song, the vocal performance, and the instrumental layering, especially the relationship between piano and synths. (Edited)
Not the best, but I wouldn't remove this song from the track list if I could. (Edited)
One of Stevie’s better “slower songs” / ballads but still not a great song TBH.
Picks up a bit later in the middle section but pretty average.
tgarritsen 03/10/2015 17:34 | #136508
Very lovely soft vocals and the way Stevie links the changing of the seasons of the year with someone leaving is beautifull.
underrated...one of the best tracks on a great album.
