I Was Made to Love Her (album)

I Was Made to Love Her is the seventh studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded at Hitsville, U.S.A., Detroit, and released on August 28, 1967, under Tamla Records, a Motown subsidiary.

I Was Made to Love Her
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 1967
Recorded1967
StudioHitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
GenreSoul
Length32:15
LabelTamla
ProducerHenry Cosby, Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder chronology
Down to Earth
(1966)
I Was Made to Love Her
(1967)
Someday at Christmas
(1967)
Singles from I Was Made to Love Her
  1. "I Was Made to Love Her"
    Released: May 18, 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[2]
The Village VoiceA−[3]

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway) – 2:36
  2. "Send Me Some Lovin'" (Lloyd Price, John Marascalco) – 2:29
  3. "I'd Cry" (Wonder, Moy) – 2:33
  4. "Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You)" (Wonder, Clarence Paul) – 2:36
  5. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:21
  6. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:55

Side two

  1. "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:11
  2. "A Fool for You" (Ray Charles) – 3:16
  3. "Can I Get a Witness" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:42
  4. "I Pity the Fool" (Deadric Malone) – 3:04
  5. "Please, Please, Please" (James Brown, John Terry) – 2:40
  6. "Every Time I See You I Go Wild" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy) – 2:52

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William, I Was Made to Love Her review, AllMusic.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 14, 1967, p. 17.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Voice. New York. p. 70. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  4. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.