Signed, Sealed and Delivered is Stevie Wonder's twelfth studio album, released in 1970 on Tamla Records. The album marks a turning point: for the first time, Stevie Wonder is credited as the sole producer, having taken partial creative control years ahead of his 1971 contract renegotiation. The title track, co-written with Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, and his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, was a #3 pop hit and one of the most infectious performances of his early career. 'Heaven Help Us All,' written by Ron Miller, became a #9 pop hit and demonstrated Wonder's ability to deliver socially conscious material with emotional gravity. 'We Can Work It Out,' a cover of the Beatles song, showed his confidence in reinterpreting any material on his own terms. Signed, Sealed and Delivered is the clearest preview of the complete-artist control that would define his career from Music of My Mind onward.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Never Had a Dream Come True | Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy | Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy | Stevie Wonder |
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| 2 | We Can Work It Out | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Stevie Wonder |
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| 3 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | Stevie Wonder |
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| 4 | Heaven Help Us All | Ron Miller | Ron Miller | Stevie Wonder |
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| 5 | You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover | Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer, Stevie Wonder | Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer, Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder |
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| 6 | Sugar | Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder | Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder |
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| 7 | Don't Wonder Why | Leonard Caston Jr. | Leonard Caston Jr. | Stevie Wonder |
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| 8 | Anything You Want Me to Do | Don Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder | Don Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder |
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| 9 | I Can't Let My Heaven Walk Away | Joe Hinton, Pam Sawyer | Joe Hinton, Pam Sawyer | Stevie Wonder |
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| 10 | Joy (Takes Over Me) | Duke Browner | Duke Browner | Stevie Wonder |
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| 11 | I Gotta Have a Song | Don Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder | Don Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder |
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| 12 | Something to Say | Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder | Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder |
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Data note: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" written by Wonder/Garrett/Wright/Hardaway; "Heaven Help Us All" by Ron Miller; "We Can Work It Out" by Lennon/McCartney.