Signed Sealed & Delivered - STEVIE WONDER****

Never Had A Dream Come True/We Can Work It Out/Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours/Heaven Help Us All/You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover/Sugar/Don't Wonder Why/Anything You Want Me To Do/I Can't Let My Heaven Walk Away/Joy (Takes Over Me)/I Gotta Have A Song/Something To Say

The Signed Sealed & Delivered LP was a transitional release between Stevie Wonder's childhood albums and his more mature offerings when he gained complete control over his music. Includes the top ten hits Heaven Help Us All, Never Had A Dream Come True and the title track. (US:25)

"It is a real gem from the later part of Stevie’s 'early period'. There are many good songs and the title track is the first masterpiece that he wrote himself."

"Although not as brilliant as his classic string of albums, it's still a funky and groovy album and Stevie's voice is absolutely insane here."

"I assumed that all of Stevie's albums prior to re-negotiating his contract and gaining full creative control over his material pretty much had the same flaw that many Motown albums from that period had: several brilliant outstanding singles with some left over material used to fill the album out. That is not the case with this outstanding piece of work. Don't let the cheesy album cover turn you away, because this is a young Stevie Wonder in top form."

"What makes this album so gratifying in so many ways is that it feels more organically conceived and more of a team effort than previous LPs, that had just one pop song after another, or a basic contrast in mood between sides one and two."

"This is a very consistent album, not split between hits and filler - the vast majority of the tracks could have been hits in their own right. The song selection committee did a superb job in what is essentially an album of covers with a small SW input. Arrangements rely heavily on first class and prominent bass-lines."

"Of his pre-new contract albums - this is his best. The album tracks are pretty poppy and easy enough to listen to. All in all, this is a very good solid Motown album."

"Don’t let the dodgy cover art fool you, this is actually an excellent album which catches Wonder at a transitional time for him, and Motown in general. Here you still have some assembly line tracks but the LP is dominated by the kind of funky self-produced material that would define him in the ’70s, not the least of which is the title tune."