667. The Marvelettes: “Anything You Wanna Do”
Coming up in the middle of a run of greatness, given the heights we’ve just crested, well, to call a record pretty stupid but quite good anyway somehow feels even harsher than usual. But here we are. (4)
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662. Stevie Wonder: “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)”
Back in 1962, Motown had marketed Stevie as “the 12 Year Old Genius”. Uptight marks one of those rare occasions where the marketeers – probably by accident, but still – turned out to have been right all along. (9)
620. Stevie Wonder: “Music Talk”
Yet again when writing about a Stevie 45 from this weird between-the-wars period, this feels like something of a pointless exercise. (4)
558. Stevie Wonder: “Kiss Me Baby”
Far from Stevie’s worst A-side, but yet another disappointing entry in what was fast becoming a disappointing canon; Motown must have wondered if he’d ever land another big hit again. (3)
497. Stevie Wonder: “Pretty Little Angel”
It might sound like damning with faint praise to call this probably Stevie’s best single since his big breakthrough with Fingertips. (6)
252. Little Stevie Wonder: “Sunset”
A striking statement of intent from a young man determined even then to be taken seriously as an artist, and a fine note on which to end Motown’s fourth year. (7)
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