Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection

Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection

Compilation de Stevie Wonder

Sortie	1996
Durée	127:59 (édition 2 CD) 78:48 (édition 1 CD)
Genre	R&B, Soul, Pop
Format	Compact Disc, Cassette Audio
Producteur	Stevie Wonder Henry Cosby (en)
Label	Motown
Critique	AllMusic

Albums de Stevie Wonder

Conversation Peace
(1995) At the Close of a Century
(1999)

Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection est une compilation de l'auteur-compositeur-interprète américain Stevie Wonder diffusée en 1996 chez Motown.

Il en existe de nombreuses versions : en double CD, en CD simple, en cassette et double cassette, différant par la liste des pistes ou leur ordonnancement.

Formats

Version 'deux disques'

Édition USA

La version américaine compte 31 titres.

Disque 1
No	Titre	Auteur	Album original	Durée
1.	Part-Time Lover (version single)	Stevie Wonder	In Square Circle	3:43
2.	I Just Called to Say I Love You (version single)	Wonder	The Woman in Red	4:21
3.	Superstition (version single)	Wonder	Talking Book	3:59
4.	Sir Duke	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:51
5.	My Cherie Amour	Henry Cosby (en), Wonder, Sylvia Moy	My Cherie Amour	2:51
6.	I Was Made to Love Her	Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway	I Was Made to Love Her	2:35
7.	Overjoyed	Wonder	In Square Circle	3:41
8.	Hey Love	Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax, Wonder	Down to Earth	2:42
9.	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Wonder, Lee Garrett (en), Syreeta Wright, Hardaway	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	2:37
10.	You Are the Sunshine of My Life (version single)	Wonder	Talking Book	2:54
11.	Ribbon in the Sky (version éditée)	Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	3:42
12.	Master Blaster (Jammin') (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	Hotter Than July	4:49
13.	Living for the City (version single)	Wonder	Innervisions	3:41
14.	Uptight (Everything's Alright)	Wonder, Cosby, Moy	Up-Tight	2:52
15.	Lately	Wonder	Hotter than July	4:04
16.	Do I Do	Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	10:27

Disque 2
No	Titre	Auteur	Album original	Durée
1.	Send One Your Love	Wonder	Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants	4:01
2.	Ebony and Ivory (Duo avec Paul McCartney)	Paul McCartney	Tug of War (Paul McCartney)	3:40
3.	All I Do	Wonder, Paul, Broadnax	Hotter than July	5:16
4.	That Girl	Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	5:16
5.	For Your Love (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	Conversation Peace	4:03
6.	I Wish	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	4:11
7.	You Will Know (Radio Edit)	Wonder	Characters	4:00
8.	Boogie On Reggae Woman (version single)	Wonder	Fulfillingness' First Finale	4:06
9.	Higher Ground (version single)	Wonder	Innervisions	3:07
10.	These Three Words	Wonder	Jungle Fever	4:53
11.	Stay Gold	Wonder, Carmine Coppola	Bande originale du film Outsiders	3:42
12.	Love Light in Flight (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	The Woman in Red	6:54
13.	Kiss Lonely Good-Bye	Wonder	Bande originale de Pinocchio	4:05
14.	Hold on Your Dream	Wonder		4:19
15.	Redemption Song	Bob Marley	Bande originale de Get on the Bus	3:46

Édition européenne

La version européenne compte 40 titres, diffusée en CD et en double cassette.

Disque 1
No	Titre	Auteur	Album original	Durée
1.	Isn't She Lovely	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:20
2.	Uptight (Everything's Alright)	Wonder, Cosby, Moy	Up-Tight	2:52
3.	I Was Made to Love Her	Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway	I Was Made to Love Her	2:35
4.	For Once in My Life	Miller, Orlando Murden	For Once in My Life	2:48
5.	My Cherie Amour	Henry Cosby (en), Wonder, Sylvia Moy	My Cherie Amour	2:51
6.	Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday	Ron Miller, Bryan Wells	My Cherie Amour	3:05
7.	Never Had a Dream Come True	Wonder, Cosby, Moy	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:12
8.	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Wonder, Lee Garrett (en), Syreeta Wright, Hardaway	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	2:37
9.	Superstition (version single)	Wonder	Talking Book	3:59
10.	You Are the Sunshine of My Life (version single)	Wonder	Talking Book	2:54
11.	Living for the City (version single)	Wonder	Innervisions	3:41
12.	I Wish	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	4:11
13.	Sir Duke	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:51
14.	Master Blaster (Jammin') (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	Hotter Than July	4:49
15.	Happy Birthday	Wonder	Hotter Than July	5:53
16.	Ebony and Ivory (Duo avec Paul McCartney)	Paul McCartney	Tug of War	3:40
17.	I Just Called to Say I Love You (version single)	Wonder	The Woman in Red	4:21
18.	Part-Time Lover (version single)	Stevie Wonder	In Square Circle	3:43
19.	Kiss Lonely Good-Bye	Wonder	Bande originale de Pinocchio	4:05
20.	Redemption Song	Marley	Bande originale de Get on the Bus	3:46

Disque 2
No	Titre	Auteur	Album original	Durée
1.	Free	Wonder	Characters	4:11
2.	Blowin' In The Wind	Bob Dylan	Up-Tight	3:04
3.	A Place in the Sun	Wells, Miller	Down to Earth	2:50
4.	I Don't Know Why	Wonder, Don Hunter, Hardaway, Paul Riser	For Once in My Life	2:45
5.	Boogie On Reggae Woman (version single)	Wonder	Fulfillingness' First Finale	4:06
6.	Higher Ground (version single)	Wonder	Innervisions	3:07
7.	I Ain't Gonna Stand for It	Wonder	Hotter Than July	4:39
8.	Fingertips (Part 2)	Cosby, Paul	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius	4:06
9.	Heaven Help Us All	Miller	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:12
10.	Pastime Paradise	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:24
11.	You Haven't Done Nothin'	Wonder	Fulfillingness' First Finale	3:23
12.	Send One Your Love	Wonder	Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants	4:01
13.	That Girl	Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	5:16
14.	We Can Work It Out	John Lennon, McCartney	Signed, Sealed and Delivered	3:15
15.	If You Really Love Me	Wonder, Syreeta Wright	Where I'm Coming From	2:58
16.	Overjoyed	Wonder	In Square Circle	3:41
17.	For Your Love (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	Conversation Peace	4:03
18.	Stay Gold	Wonder, Carmine Coppola	Bande originale du film Outsiders	3:42
19.	Another Star (version live)	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	5:25
20.	As	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:27

Comparaison des éditions

9 des 31 chansons de la version américaine sont absentes de la version européenne : Hey Love, Ribbon in the Sky, Lately, Do I Do, All I Do, You Will Know, These Three Words, Love Light in Flight et Hold on Your Dream.

Les 18 titres insérés sont : Isn't She Lovely, For Once in My Life, Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday, Never Had a Dream Come True, Happy Birthday, Free, Blowin' In the Wind, A Place in the Sun, I Don't Know Why, I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, Fingertips (Part 2), Heaven Help Us All, Pastime Paradise, You Haven't Done Nothin', We Can Work It Out, If You Really Love Me, Another Star et As.

Version 'un disque'

Version européenne

La version réduite à un seul disque compte 21 titres, sortie en CD et en cassette.

Le single He's Misstra Know-It-All a la particularité d'être l'unique titre présent sur la version 1 CD qui est absent de la compilation en double CD.

Version internationale (Europe)
No	Titre	Auteur	Album original	Durée
1.	Isn't She Lovely	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:20
2.	I Just Called to Say I Love You (version single)	Wonder	The Woman in Red	4:21
3.	Superstition (version single)	Wonder	Talking Book	3:59
4.	Sir Duke	Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	3:51
5.	Master Blaster (Jammin') (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	Hotter Than July	4:49
6.	Ebony and Ivory (Duo avec Paul McCartney)	McCartney	Tug of War	3:40
7.	Happy Birthday	Wonder	Hotter Than July	5:53
8.	Living for the City (version single)	Wonder	Innervisions	3:41
9.	He's Misstra Know-It-All	Wonder	Innervisions	5:34
10.	You Are the Sunshine of My Life (version single)	Wonder	Talking Book	2:54
11.	Lately	Wonder	Hotter than July	4:04
12.	Part-Time Lover (version single)	Wonder	In Square Circle	3:43
13.	My Cherie Amour	Cosby, Wonder, Moy	My Cherie Amour	2:51
14.	Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday	Ron Miller, Bryan Wells	My Cherie Amour	3:05
15.	Uptight (Everything's Alright)	Wonder, Cosby, Moy	Up-Tight	2:52
16.	I Was Made to Love Her	Cosby, Moy, Hardaway	I Was Made to Love Her	2:35
17.	For Once in My Life	Miller, Orlando Murden	For Once in My Life	2:48
18.	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Hardaway	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	2:39
19.	For Your Love (version single 45 tours)	Wonder	Conversation Peace	4:03
20.	Kiss Lonely Good-Bye	Wonder	Bande originale de Pinocchio	4:05
21.	Redemption Song	Marley	Bande originale de Get on the Bus	3:46

Version australienne

Cette version voit la disparition de Sir Duke, He's Misstra Know it All et For Your Love, remplacés par Higher Ground, Boogie On Reggae Woman et All in Love Is Fair (de Wonder, sorti sur l'album Innervisions), respectivement insérées en 4^e, 5^e et 10^e position.

Version japonaise

Cette version voit la disparition de Happy Birthday, He's Misstra Know it All et I Was Made to Love Her, remplacés par Higher Ground, A Place in the Sun et Stay Gold, respectivement insérées en 4^e, 15^e et 17^e position.

Classements

Classement (1996-2007)	Meilleure position
Royaume-Uni (OCC)	19
Allemagne (GfK Entertainment)	53
Autriche (O3 Austria)	32
Belgique (Ultratop Albums Vlaanderen)	23
Belgique (Ultratop Albums Wallonie)	14
Nouvelle-Zélande (RMNZ)	12
États-Unis (Billboard Top R&B /Hip Hop Albums)	100
Suède (Sverigetopplistan)	6
Australie (ARIA)	4
Norvège (VG-lista)	19
Espagne (Productores de Música de España)	44
Suisse (Schweizer Hitparade)	15
Pays-Bas (Top 100 Albums)	25

Certifications

Pays	Certification	Ventes
Argentine	Platine	+60.000
Australie	Platine	+70.000
Japon	Platine	+200.000
Royaume-Uni	Platine	+300.000
États-Unis	Platine	+1.000.000
Europe	Platine	+1.000.000
Nouvelle-Zélande	Or	+7.500
Suisse	Or	+25.000
Suède	Or	+40.000

Accueil

Stephen Thomas Erlewine de AllMusic considère la compilation (dans son édition américaine) comme une bonne introduction à la carrière prolifique de Stevie Wonder, regrettant toutefois qu'elle omette Fingertips Part 2 et qu'elle ne présente pas les titres dans l'ordre chronologique.