: A double-album tour de force often ranked among the greatest albums ever made. It spans joy, history, love, and social justice across tracks like "Sir Duke," "I Wish," and "As." 3. Commercial Dominance & Expansion (1979–1987)
An avant-garde, atmospheric soundtrack album that heavily utilized early digital samplers like the Computer Music Melodian.
His transition album into full creative autonomy, exploring more socially conscious themes.
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(1970): These albums showed him maturing into a singer-songwriter with distinct pop-soul sensibilities. The "Classic Period" (1972–1976)
Wonder played the drums on many of his tracks. His crisp hi-hat work and syncopated snare cracks can sound harsh or swishy in heavily compressed lower bitrates.
A soundtrack album containing the global smash hit "I Just Called to Say I Love You," which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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: The true beginning of his classic period. Stevie played almost every instrument himself, utilizing synthesizers to build rich, one-man-band soundscapes ("Superwoman").
Produced the Oscar-winning hit "I Just Called to Say I Love You."