My Cherie Amour is Stevie Wonder's eleventh studio album, released in 1969 on Tamla Records. The title track, 'My Cherie Amour', was written by Wonder, Hank Cosby, and Sylvia Moy and had originally been written when Stevie was a teenager, inspired by a classmate he admired at the Michigan School for the Blind. The song was shelved for years before being released as a B-side and then becoming a #4 hit on the strength of radio support. 'Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday,' written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells, became another significant Top 10 hit. The album continued the pattern of mixing Wonder co-writes with Motown staff compositions, and 'My Cherie Amour' itself demonstrated that Wonder had been writing songs worth having for years before Motown released them.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | My Cherie Amour | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Hank Cosby |
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| 2 | Hello, Young Lovers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Richard Rodgers | Hank Cosby |
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| 3 | At Last | Mack Gordon | Harry Warren | Hank Cosby |
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| 4 | Light My Fire | John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | Hank Cosby |
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| 5 | The Shadow of Your Smile | Paul Francis Webster | Johnny Mandel | Hank Cosby |
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| 6 | You and Me | Beatrice Verdi, Deke Richards | Beatrice Verdi, Deke Richards | Hank Cosby |
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| 7 | Pearl | Richard Morris | Richard Morris | Hank Cosby |
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| 8 | Somebody Knows, Somebody Cares | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder | Hank Cosby |
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| 9 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday | Ron Miller, Bryan Wells | Ron Miller, Bryan Wells | Hank Cosby |
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| 10 | Angie Girl | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Hank Cosby |
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| 11 | Give Your Love | Henry Cosby, Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder | Henry Cosby, Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder | Hank Cosby |
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| 12 | I've Got You | Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Hank Cosby |
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Data note: "My Cherie Amour" written by Wonder/Cosby/Moy, written years before release; "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" by Ron Miller/Bryan Wells.