Studio Album · No. 9
I Was Made to Love Her Songwriting Credits by Stevie Wonder
Produced by Hank Cosby
Holds writing credit on 4 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 4 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Stevie Wonder carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
The title track is the album's clear centerpiece, written by Wonder with producer Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, and Wonder's mother Lula Mae Hardaway, and it rides one of James Jamerson's most celebrated bass lines from the Funk Brothers. Beyond a handful of Wonder-Moy-Cosby originals, the record leans heavily on contemporary soul covers, reworking Otis Redding's "Respect," the Temptations' "My Girl," Holland-Dozier-Holland's "Can I Get a Witness," and James Brown's "Please, Please, Please." That mix reflects Motown's late-1960s habit of padding LPs with familiar material around a hit single rather than building a unified statement. The result showcases the 17-year-old Wonder as a vocalist and interpreter more than as the auteur he would soon become.
I Was Made to Love Her is Stevie Wonder's ninth studio album, released in 1968 on Tamla Records. The title track, co-written by Wonder with Hank Cosby, Sylvia Moy, and his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, was a massive #2 pop hit and one of the most soulful performances of Stevie's early career. The album marked an increasing co-writing presence for Wonder, even if the majority of the material still came from Motown's writing staff. 'Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day,' also co-written by Wonder with Cosby and Moy, became another charting single. The record demonstrates a teenager growing more confident in his own creative voice, the co-writes with his mother Lula Mae Hardaway are particularly notable as early examples of Wonder writing directly from personal experience and family relationships.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Was Made to Love Her
#2
|
Stevie WonderHenry CosbySylvia MoyLula Mae Hardaway | Stevie WonderHenry CosbySylvia MoyLula Mae Hardaway | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 2 |
Send Me Some Lovin'
|
Lloyd PriceJohn Marascalco | Lloyd PriceJohn Marascalco | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 3 |
I'd Cry
|
Stevie WonderSylvia Moy | Stevie WonderSylvia Moy | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 4 |
Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You)
|
Stevie WonderClarence Paul | Stevie WonderClarence Paul | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 5 |
Respect
|
Otis Redding | Otis Redding | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 6 |
My Girl
|
Smokey RobinsonRonald White | Smokey RobinsonRonald White | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 7 |
Baby Don't You Do It
|
Brian HollandLamont DozierEddie Holland | Brian HollandLamont DozierEddie Holland | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 8 |
A Fool for You
|
Ray Charles | Ray Charles | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 9 |
Can I Get a Witness
|
Brian HollandLamont DozierEddie Holland | Brian HollandLamont DozierEddie Holland | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 10 |
I Pity the Fool
|
Deadric Malone | Deadric Malone | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 11 |
Please, Please, Please
|
James BrownJohnny Terry | James BrownJohnny Terry | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |
| 12 |
Every Time I See You I Go Wild
|
Stevie WonderHenry CosbySylvia Moy | Stevie WonderHenry CosbySylvia Moy | Hank Cosby | Stevie Wonder (Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist) |