Compil. US 2004 on Hip-O Select label
R&B/Soul (Soul)
Syreeta album information page: Production Support: Centaur Music Productions Inc. Recorded at: Electric Lady, N.Y.; Crystal Industries, L.A.; Olympic Studios, London Track 1-9 originally issued as SYREETA, MoWest 113, June 1972 #38 R&B, #185 Pop Singles from LP: "To Know You Is To Love You" b/w "Happiness," MoWest 5021, July 5, 1972 "I Love Every Little Thing About You" b/w "Black Maybe," MoWest 5016, September 20, 1972 "Black Maybe" appeared as the B-side of "Come And Get This Stuff," Motown 1297, JUne 11, 1974 (U.S.); and the B-side of "Spinnin' And Spinnin'," Tamla Motown TMG 912, August 1974 (U.K.) "How Many Days" appeared as the U.K.-only B-side of "Your Kiss Is Sweet," Tamla Motown TMG 933, January 1975 "What Love Has Joined Together" appeared as the U.K.-only B-side of "Harmour Love," Tamla Motown TMG 954, June 1975 ____________________ Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta album information page: Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California Mixed at Westlake Audio, Inc., Los Angeles, California A special, special thank you to G.C. Cameron for co-lead vocals on "I Wanna Be By Your Side," Dennis Morrison for vocals on "When Your Daddy's Not Around," Mike Sembello for his guitar playing on "Cause We're Ended As Lovers" and my compliments to Malcolm Cecil and Bob Margouleff for Synthesis Computing UPENDO NI UMOJA (Love Is Unity) To all the beautiful people who gave me so much faith, truth and unity Thank you for being. SYREETA Tracks 10-20 originally released as STEVIE WONDER PRESENTS SYREETA, Motown 808, June 19, 1974 #53 R&B, #116 Pop Singles from the LP: "Come And Get This Stuff" b/w "Black Maybe" [from previous LP], Motown 1297, June 11, 1974 "I'm Goin' Left" b/w "Heavy Day," Motown 1317, August 27, 1974 "Cause We're Ended as Lovers" appeared as the B-side of "Harmour Love," Motown 1353, May 23, 1975 "Spinnin' And Spinnin'" b/w "Black Maybe" [from first LP], Tamla Motown TMG 912, September 1974, #49 [U.K.] "Your Kiss Is Sweet" b/w "How Many Days" [from first LP], Tamla Motown TMG 933, January 1975, #12 [U.K.] ____________________ Release credits page: Digitally remastered by Ellen Fitton at Universal Mastering Studios-East Photographs courtesy of Motown Records Archives With Special Thanks & Love to Syreeta Wright (C) 2004 Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ____________________ Non-release notes: From Hip-O Select: CD edition limited to 5000 individually numbered copies.
Syreeta bvoc, voc, 1946-2004 US album by | |
Stevie Wonder syn, *1950 US arranged by, all other arrangements by, arranged by, arrangements, performer, all other instruments, producer, arranged by, written by | |
Trevor Lawrence bs, sax, US arranged by, arrangements, percussion, bell tree | |
Yusuf Rahman syn, ep, perc, arranged by, arrangements | |
Paul Riser str, *1943 US arranged by, string arrangements by | |
Reggie McBride b, voc, *1954 US bass | |
Scott Edwards b, bass | |
Keith Copeland dr, 1946-2015 US drums | |
Ollie Brown dr, perc, *1953 US drums | |
Malcolm Cecil syn, b, *1937 GB engineer, engineer, programmed by, synthesizing programming, producer, associate producer | |
Robert Margouleff syn, US engineer, engineer, programmed by, synthesizing programming, photography by, cover photo, producer, associate producer | |
Buzzy Feiten g, *1948 US guitar | |
Marlo Henderson g, 1948-2015 US guitar | |
Michael Sembello g, *1954 US guitar | |
David Nathan voc, *1948 GB liner notes, essay by | |
Thane Tierney management, for hip-o select | |
Kelly Martinez , US other, licensing | |
Julian Gaillard Orchestra , strings | |
Denny Morouse sax, US tenor saxophone | |
Steve Madaio tr, 1948-2019 US trumpet | |
Dennis Morrison , lead vocals | |
G.C. Cameron bvoc, voc, *1945 US lead vocals, co-lead vocals by |
David Weissman art direction |
Vartan art direction |
Anita Sherman backing vocals, background vocals |
Deniece Williams backing vocals, background vocals |
Lani Groves backing vocals, background vocals, backing vocals, background vocals by |
Minnie Riperton backing vocals, background vocals |
Shirley Brewer backing vocals, background vocals |
Harry Weinger compilation producer, liner notes, essay by; additional material by |
Calvin Hardaway coordinator, album coordinator |
Orabor design, package design |
Gary Olazabal engineer |
Pat Lawrence executive-producer |
Michele Horie management, production manager |
Ellen Fitton mastered by, digitally remastered by |
Ryan Null photography by, photo coordinator |
Jim Britt photography by, photographer |
Heather Whitten product manager |
Andy Edlen recorded by, recordists |
Dick Shapiro recorded by, recordists |
Joan DeCola recorded by, recordists, recorded by, recordists |
Andy Skurow research, research assistance |
Douglas Rausch research, research assistance |
Gloria Barley backing vocals, background vocals by |
Jim Gilstrap backing vocals, background vocals by |
Linda Tucker backing vocals, background vocals by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Syreeta | Syreeta | ||
2 | I Love Every Little Thing About You | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 4:57 |
3 | Black Maybe | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 4:35 |
4 | Keep Him Like He Is | Syreeta | Syreeta Wright/Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 2:54 |
5 | Happiness | Syreeta | Syreeta Wright | 5:21 |
6 | She's Leaving Home | Syreeta | Lennon-McCartney | 4:20 |
7 | What Love Has Joined Together | Syreeta | William "Smokey" Robinson/Robert Rogers, Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson | 3:42 |
8 | How Many Days | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 3:34 |
9 | Baby Don't You Let Me Lose This | Syreeta | Syreeta Wright/Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 2:58 |
10 | To Know You Is To Love You | Syreeta | Syreeta Wright/Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 6:07 |
11 | Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta | Syreeta | ||
12 | I'm Goin' Left | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 3:36 |
13 | Spinnin' And Spinnin' | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 4:21 |
14 | Your Kiss Is Sweet | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 4:31 |
15 | Come And Get This Stuff | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 3:38 |
16 | Heavy Day | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 4:02 |
17 | Cause We've Ended As Lovers | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 4:29 |
18 | Just A Little Piece Of You | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 4:01 |
19 | Waitin' For The Postman | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 1:47 |
20 | When Your Daddy's Not Around | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 1:03 |
21 | I Wanna Be By Your Side | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder | 4:03 |
22 | Universal Sound Of The World (Your Kiss Is Sweet) | Syreeta | Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 4:07 |