needs more original material

after 1966's "down to earth" album failed to capture the public's attention it did have more original tunes on it

featuring 'a place in the sun'/'down to earth'/'thank you love'/

'be cool,be calm(and keep yourself together)'/'sylvia'/'angel

baby'/'hey love'...but stevie's 1967 album "i was made to love

her"was a disapointment because it lacked original material.this

is strange considering the massive amount of original songs that was left in the can by motown chairman berry gordy.there is no doubt that stevie's smash hit single 'i was made to love her' was 2 minutes and 35 seconds of pure attack and it left no doubt that it would cement stevie 4 good within the motown hit factory.but the album itself is a hodgepodge of motown remakes

and remakes of other artists songs.the other three remaining

originals on this album are:'i'd cry' the funky 'everybody needs somebody (i need you)'and the dramatic 'every time i see you

i go wild'.../here's a list of original songs by stevie that was recorded in 1967 that should have been on this album instead of those remakes:'travelin' man'/'until you come back to me(that's what i'm gonna do)'and 'i'm wondering'...now had these songs been included in this album,the album would be more original and stronger than those filler remakes which is the reason why i would grant this album only 2 stars."i was made to love her" would be a by far better album had these original songs been included on it....

Stevie Wonder Redux

The merchants who are selling this disc for over $60.00 might want to rethink their decision. Motown/Japan has reissued this title and several others from the Stevie Wonder catalog and they can be had for around $25.00 or a little more. Used copies are sure to make their way into the States and they will be snapped up for a lot less. I've got a feeling merchants trying to sell Motown discs for premium prices had better unload them while they still can. Motown/UK and Motown/Japan is in the midst of an extensive reissue campaign.

This Should Have Been Different

The title cut-AWSOME CLASSIC.The album closer "Every Time I

See You I Go Wild"-ANOTHER AWSOME CLASSIC!But in between Stevie

just covers other people's songs,and again the prominant Ray Charlesploitation is unforgivable.But add the pluses and minuses and you'll probably decide this album's place in your

collection is really a choice of want and need.Probably best for

the Wonder completist.