Stevie's attempt at a pop symphony

Also known as Anthology

Songs in the Key of Life (1976) was the highest high point of Stevie Wonder's career.

The hits "Boogie On Reggae Woman", "You Haven't Done Nothing"...

The hits "Higher Ground", "Living For The City" ...

Stevie Wonder was just figuring out what to do with his new-found synthesizer toys, and the results are fascinating.

A masterpiece. Amazingly, there isn't one weak track on the listing. The highlights are the funk classic "Superstition"; the ballad "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life".

Stevie Wonder first solely self-produced album

Stevie Wonder grew up fast, as Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 makes plain. Collecting both Motown assembly-line gems ("My Cherie Amour") and the first flashes of his self-contained '70s funk-rock style ("Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours," a terrific cover of the

In line with other Motown releases like the Temptation's Live At The Copa, featuring hits "Cherie Amour", "For Once In My Life".

First album as producer that won his first Best Soul album Grammy.

Stevie goes Broadway, recording show tunes "Hello Young Lovers"

Motown had little idea what to do with the young Stevie Wonder, as this remaster of his first Greatest Hits album makes plain. A (great) novelty instrumental, "Fingertips, Part 2," provided Wonder's first hit in 1963, so the company's production line ran

Another big step forward, with Stevie's first co-productions, including the soul classic "Don't Know Why I Love Her".

An album of harmonica instrumentals, released under the see-through pseudonym "Eivets Rednow".

Otis Redding's "Respect," the Temptations' "My Girl," James Brown's "Please Please Please...

If you have to have a Christmas album, you might as well have one by Stevie, right?

The title song became a hit and Motown rushed out this LP, which includes some more hits.

Producer Clarence Paul's next move was to display Wonder's instrumental precocity on an entirely instrumental big band jazz album.

This contains the massive hit "Fingertips Pt. 2," which showcased Wonder's lively stage personality and sense of humor, if it barely hinted at any of his other talents. Side two of the album is live versions of several numbers from Uncle Ray, and side one

A whole album of show tunes. Title track, "When You Wish Upon A Star" recorded with full orchestral backing.

At this age, Wonder certainly didn't have the voice to do justice to Ray Charles' hits, but he recorded a whole album's worth anyway.