Studio Album · No. 17
Fulfillingness' First Finale Songwriting Credits by Stevie Wonder
Produced by Stevie Wonder · Engineered by Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Stevie Wonder carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 1
Stevie Wonder wrote every song on Fulfillingness' First Finale and produced it himself, with Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil assisting on synthesizer programming and engineering. The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 17th Annual Grammy Awards in 1975, the second of three Album of the Year wins Wonder earned across the decade. Its protest single "You Haven't Done Nothin'" became his second number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and features The Jackson 5 on backing vocals. The record balances that political edge with intimate ballads and the funk groove of "Boogie On Reggae Woman," all built largely around Wonder's own keyboards and clavinet.
Fulfillingness' First Finale is Stevie Wonder's sixteenth studio album, released in 1974 on Tamla Records. The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Wonder's first, making him the second artist in Grammy history to win the award twice in a row (following Innervisions). 'Boogie On Reggae Woman' was a funk-reggae hybrid that gave Wonder his fifth #1 R&B hit, while 'You Haven't Done Nothin'', recorded with the Jackson 5 on backing vocals, was a sharp political critique of President Nixon that reached #1 on the pop charts just as Watergate unraveled. Every track on the album was written by Wonder alone or with a single collaborator. The record marked a brief pause before Songs in the Key of Life, which Wonder was already preparing as an even more ambitious double-album statement.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Smile Please
|
Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 2 |
Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
|
Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 3 |
Too Shy to Say
|
Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 4 |
Boogie On Reggae Woman
#3
|
Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 5 |
Creepin'
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Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 6 |
You Haven't Done Nothin'
#1
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Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist)The Jackson 5 (Backing Vocals) |
| 7 |
It Ain't No Use
|
Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 8 |
They Won't Go When I Go
|
Stevie WonderYvonne Wright | Stevie WonderYvonne Wright | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 9 |
Bird of Beauty
|
Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 10 |
Please Don't Go
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Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Multi-Instrumentalist) |