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Songs in the Key of Life

by Stevie Wonder

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All Time

of 455,637

960
1970's

of 2,832

104
1976

of 309

8

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.3269 Songs in the Key of Life is ranked overall as 3.3269 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.4325 Songs in the Key of Life has an avg. critic score of 3.4325 out of 4 stars

Songs in the Key of Life Album Reviews

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Rolling Stone

Originally released as two LPs with a bonus seven-inch EP, Stevie Wonder's 106-minute 1976 opus,Songs in the Key of Life, is the crowning achievement of Seventies pop's grand aspirations. ...more

All Music Guide

Songs in the Key of Lifewas Stevie Wonder's longest, most ambitious collection of songs, a two-LP (plus accompanying EP) set that -- just as the title promised -- touched on nearly every issue under the sun, and did it all with ambitious (even for him), ...more

PopMatters

I sat in my living room for three nights after September 11th, transfixed by the horrific images that played out before me on the television again and again but sadly unable to tear myself away. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Some criticized Wonder for the sprawl and ambition of this double album, but if anyone had earned the right to experiment, it was Stevie. There are more than enough pop songs to satisfy ("Sir Duke," "As," "I Wish" and "Isn't She Lovely," to name a few), and many of his experiments pay off. ...more

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starling.rinet

Track listing: 1) Love's In Need Of Love Today ; 2) Have A Talk With God ; 3) Village Ghetto Land; 4) Contusion; 5) Sir Duke ; 6) I Wish; 7) Knocks Me Off My Feet ; 8) Pastime Paradise; 9) Summer Soft; 10) Ordinary Pain; 11) Saturn; 12) Ebony ...read the complete review at starling.rinet

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

It took me a long time to get throughSongs In The Key Of Life, but someone has to review these for the loyal Daily Vault readers. It's not because the music is bad or because it's a double album -- it's because an hour and a half of Stevie Wonder...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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