At the Close of a Century

At the Close of a Century is a box set album of Stevie Wonder's greatest hits from the 1960s through the 1990s. The box set spans four CDs and the songs are placed in chronological order. It features nearly all of his most critically acclaimed songs, singles and album tracks alike. It reached #100 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2000. The box set encompasses a total of 70 songs.

Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
Compilation album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999 [1]
Recorded1962-1997
GenreR&B, soul
LabelMotown
ProducerHarry Weinger, Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil, Mickey Stevenson, Clarence Paul, Hank Cosby, Don Hunter, Ron Miller
Stevie Wonder chronology
Ballad Collection
(1999)		 Stevie Wonder: At the Close of a Century
(1999)		 The Definitive Collection
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Fingertips (Pts. 1 & 2)"Henry Cosby, Clarence PaulRecorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius, 19636:55
2."Uptight (Everything's Alright)"Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, CosbyUp Tight, 19662:53
3."Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"Cosby, Moy, William "Mickey" StevensonUp Tight2:38
4."Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob DylanUp Tight3:43
5."A Place in the Sun"Ron Miller, Bryan WellsDown to Earth, 19662:45
6."Hey Love"Morris Broadnax, Paul, WonderDown to Earth2:45
7."I Was Made to Love Her"Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae HardawayI Was Made to Love Her, 19672:37
8."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Broadnax, Paul, WonderLooking Back, 1977; originally recorded in 19673:01
9."I'm Wondering"Wonder, Cosby, MoyNon-album single, 19672:55
10."Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"Wonder, Moy, CosbyFor Once in My Life, 19682:46
11."You Met Your Match"Hardaway, Don Hunter, WonderFor Once in My Life2:38
12."For Once in My Life"Miller, Orlando MurdenFor Once in My Life2:50
13."I Don't Know Why"Hardaway, Hunter, Paul Riser, WonderFor Once in My Life2:45
14."My Cherie Amour"Cosby, Moy, WonderMy Cherie Amour, 19692:50
15."Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"Miller, WellsMy Cherie Amour3:04
16."Never Had a Dream Come True"Cosby, Moy, WonderSigned, Sealed & Delivered, 19703:13
17."Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Lee Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Syreeta WrightSigned, Sealed & Delivered2:40
18."Heaven Help Us All"MillerSigned, Sealed & Delivered3:15
19."We Can Work It Out" (The Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartneySigned, Sealed & Delivered3:17
20."If You Really Love Me"Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From, 19712:56
21."Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"Wonder, S. WrightWhere I'm Coming From2:56
22."Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"WonderMusic of My Mind, 19728:07
23."I Love Every Little Thing About You"WonderMusic of My Mind3:55

Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Superstition"WonderTalking Book, 19724:26
2."You Are the Sunshine of My Life"WonderTalking Book2:55
3."You and I"WonderTalking Book4:34
4."I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"Wonder, Yvonne WrightTalking Book4:52
5."Too High"WonderInnervisions, 19734:36
6."Visions"WonderInnervisions5:23
7."Living for the City"WonderInnervisions7:23
8."Golden Lady"WonderInnervisions4:47
9."Higher Ground"WonderInnervisions3:42
10."All in Love Is Fair"WonderInnervisions3:43
11."Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"WonderInnervisions4:45
12."He's Misstra Know-It-All"WonderInnervisions5:36
13."You Haven't Done Nothin'"WonderFulfillingness' First Finale, 19743:29
14."Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"WonderFulfillingness' First Finale5:02
15."Too Shy to Say"WonderFulfillingness' First Finale3:29
16."Boogie On Reggae Woman"WonderFulfillingness' First Finale4:55[5]
17."Creepin'"WonderFulfillingness' First Finale4:20

Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Sir Duke"WonderSongs in the Key of Life, 19763:51
2."I Wish"WonderSongs in the Key of Life4:12
3."Knocks Me Off My Feet"WonderSongs in the Key of Life3:36
4."Pastime Paradise"WonderSongs in the Key of Life3:27
5."Isn't She Lovely"WonderSongs in the Key of Life6:36
6."Ngiculela ~ Es Una Historia ~ I Am Singing"WonderSongs in the Key of Life3:48
7."If It's Magic"WonderSongs in the Key of Life3:12
8."As"WonderSongs in the Key of Life7:09
9."Another Star"WonderSongs in the Key of Life8:22
10."Send One Your Love"WonderStevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants", 19794:01
11."All I Do"Wonder, Paul, BroadnaxHotter than July, 19805:16
12."Rocket Love"WonderHotter than July4:39
13."I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"WonderHotter than July4:39
14."Master Blaster (Jammin')"WonderHotter than July5:11
15."Lately"WonderHotter than July4:05
16."Happy Birthday"WonderHotter than July5:58

Disc 4
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."That Girl"WonderStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, 19825:13
2."Ribbon in the Sky"WonderStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I5:40
3."Do I Do"WonderStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I10:30
4."Love Light in Flight"WonderThe Woman in Red soundtrack, 19846:54
5."I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version)WonderThe Woman in Red soundtrack4:22
6."Overjoyed"WonderIn Square Circle, 19853:42
7."Part-Time Lover"WonderIn Square Circle4:12
8."Go Home"WonderIn Square Circle5:19
9."You Will Know"WonderCharacters, 19875:02
10."Skeletons"WonderCharacters5:24
11."Gotta Have You"WonderJungle Fever soundtrack, 19916:26
12."These Three Words"WonderJungle Fever soundtrack4:54
13."For Your Love"WonderConversation Peace, 19955:01
14."How Come, How Long" (Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder)Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, WonderThe Day, 19965:15

References
  1. discogs At the Close of a Century
  2. Bush, John. At the Close of a Century at AllMusic
  3. Los Angeles Times review
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. Discogs - At the Close of a Century 4-CD compilation, 1999-November-23rd, Motown (012 153 992-2) US
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