Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July
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Tamla – T8-373M1 |
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Pop |
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Rhythm & Blues |
Tracklist
| A1 | Did I Hear You Say You Love Me | 4:07 | |
| A2 | All I Do | 5:06 | |
| A3 | Rocket Love | 4:40 | |
| A4 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | 4:39 | |
| A5 | As If You Read My Mind | 3:37 | |
| B1 | Master Blaster (Jammin') | 5:07 | |
| B2 | Do Like You | 4:26 | |
| B3 | Cash In Your Face | 4:01 | |
| B4 | Lately | 4:04 | |
| B5 | Happy Birthday | 5:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
- Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
- Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- Published By – Black Bull Music
- Published By – Bantu Music
- Recorded By – Record Plant Mobile, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – International Automated Media
- Recorded At – Crystal Sound
- Mixed At – Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
- Mastered At – Crystal Sound
- Produced For – Taurus Productions
- Lacquer Cut At – Precision Lacquer
Credits
- Concept By [Album Cover Concept], Illustration – Al Harper
- Coordinator [Session & Album Cover Coordination] – Stephanie Andrews
- Design [Innersleeve Design] – John Cabalka
- Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Vargo
- Engineer, Mixed By – Gary Olazabal
- Lacquer Cut By – S*
- Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
- Producer, Arranged By, Music By, Lyrics By – Stevie Wonder
- Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Bill Wolfer
- Project Manager – Brenda M. Boyce
- Sound Designer [Computer Music Melodian] – Harry Mendell
- Technician [Assistance] – Charlie Brewer*
- Technician [Equipment] – Mick Parish
Notes
Gatefold cover.
Back cover: 20th Anniversary [logo]
Spine: Printed in U.S.A.
Comes with Martin Luther King, Jr. inner sleeve.
Recorded and Mixed at Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, California with the Record Plant Remote Truck.
Additional Recording at I.A.M. Studios, Irvine, California and Crystal Sound Studios, Hollywood, California.
All tracks published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Black Bull Music (ASCAP), except A2 by Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Black Bull Music & Bantu Music (BMI).
Back cover: 20th Anniversary [logo]
Spine: Printed in U.S.A.
Comes with Martin Luther King, Jr. inner sleeve.
Recorded and Mixed at Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, California with the Record Plant Remote Truck.
Additional Recording at I.A.M. Studios, Irvine, California and Crystal Sound Studios, Hollywood, California.
All tracks published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Black Bull Music (ASCAP), except A2 by Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Black Bull Music & Bantu Music (BMI).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): T8-373M1A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): T8-373M1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1, etched): #13 T8-373 M1 (A) - 15I ZYV PRECISION LACQUER SAL AME
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1, etched): T8-373 M1 (B) - 15I ZYV #13 PRECISION LACQUER SAL ALA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2, etched): #13 T8-373 M1 (A) - 15I ZYV PRECISION LACQUER SAL ALA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2, etched): T8-373 M1 (B) - 15I ZYV #13 PRECISION LACQUER SAL AME
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3, etched): #12 T8-373 M1 (A) - 15I ZYV PRECISION LACQUER SAL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3, etched): T8-373 M1 (B) - 15I ZYV #12 PRECISION LACQUER SAL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4, etched): #13 T8-373 M1 (A) - 15I ZYV PRECISION LACQUER SAL ALA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4, etched): T8-373 M1 (B) - 15I ZYV #13 PRECISION LACQUER SAL ALA
Other Versions (5 of 219)
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Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Motown | 2C 070 64121 | 1980 | |||
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Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve) | Motown | STMA 8035, 0C 064-64 121 | UK | 1980 | ||
| Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve) | Motown | IM-46.037 | Portugal | 1980 | |||
| Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | EMI Electrola | 1C 064-64 121 | 1980 | ||||
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Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold) | Motown | 2-47.065 | Spain | 1980 |
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Edited one year agoAlbum Revolution # 7:
I have to say that after taking over the music world in the '70's, "Hotter Than July" is the start of the slide by "Stevie Wonder"..... Hey, like I said before, it happens to them all!!!! At least right here, this album is still good enough to be classified as a "Stevie Wonder Classic"......
The album starts off with "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me"....It bumps, but it missed a Crown Jewel treatment...
The 1st Ultimate Crown Jewel, "All I Do", is the best song on here hands down...Even though "Stevie" had great Vocal help from "Ms. Betty Wright", the one and only "Michael Jackson, and his Brothers, "The O'Jay's" "Eddie LeVert and Walter Williams", it was not hard to figure out that "Stevie's" Vocal performance would absolutely dominate (and yeah it's his Record, so it should!!!!)...
The 2nd Crown Jewel, "Rocket Love", is so good, that in my opinion, fits right on in with his '70's classics...The music behind "Stevie", with the Keyboards and Orchestrations, made it sound like you as the listener was riding on that very "Rocket"...
"I Ain't Gonna Stand For It", (the 3rd Crown Jewel featuring "Charlie Wilson" and "Ronnie Wilson" from "The Gap Band") was "Stevie's" contribution to "Country Music", mixed with a whole lot of "Soul"....
"As If You Read My Mind"...Ummm...I debated, and I decided to name this the 4th Crown Jewel...No, it has nothing on the last 3 songs, but the Piano driven track, with Ex-Wife "Syreeta Wright" on Background Vocals, is way too infectious to ignore....
The other Ultimate Crown Jewel, "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (dedicated to the "Ultimate Reggae Master", "Bob Marley", sadly right before his untimely death), was so tight, that everyone who didn't know any better, would have thought that "Stevie" was going to switch to "Reggae"!!!!
"Do Like You", just misses the Crown Jewel mark, even though the story of a young Boy schooling People on how to Dance is entertaining...
"Cash In Your Face", is kind of a sleeper, even though the music is kind of "Funky"...
One of the most BEAUTIFUL Ballads EVER and 6th Crown Jewel, "Lately" (with "Stevie" alone with the Piano and Keyboards), is just the Ultimate Classic...I get that people really cut for "Jodeci's" version (the Live version though), but it has nothing on "Stevie's"...Sorry Guys, but no contest!!!!!!
Now with "Happy Birthday", I hesitated on commenting on this only because I don't celebrate Birthdays...I will say that, it was a great representation on the contributions of "Dr. Martin Luther King"..
Like I said earlier, this album is a little step down, but it was a very small step...So no, it's not a bonified Classic, but because it's "Stevie Wonder", it's still a Classic all the same..... -
Does anyone have the gatefold copy that contains the additional verse for the 12" ? I need help to find them.
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Hi everybody i just find a version pressed in Algeria that i didn't see in discogs. Is anybody know about it ? Thx and sorry for my english
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This album is rockin good.. Wonder at his best... Master Blaster, Jammin' was the hit, but the others are great.. I Ain't gonna Stand for it... As if you read my Mind.. This is a great album!!!
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