On May 4, 1966, “Motown” label released “Up-Tight”, the fifth Stevie Wonder album. It was recorded 1962 – 1966, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Henry Cosby, Willam “Mickey” Stevenson, Clarence Paul, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.
Personnel:
- Stevie Wonder – lead and harmony vocals, harmonica, keyboards, percussion
- Clarence Paul – co-lead vocals
- Levi Stubbs – co-lead vocals
- Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo “Obie” Benson – backing vocals
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- Pat Lewis – backing vocals
- The Originals – backing vocals
- The Temptations – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
Track listing:
- Love a Go Go – Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby
- Hold Me – Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- Nothing’s Too Good for My Baby – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, William Stevenson
- Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul
- Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder (as Stevie Judkins), Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
- Ain’t That Asking for Trouble – Sylvia Moy, Gene De Paul, Stevie Wonder
- I Want My Baby Back – Harvey Fuqua, Cornelius Grant, Eddie Kendricks, Norman Whitfield
- Pretty Little Angel – Gene De Paul, Mike Valvano, Stevie Wonder
- Music Talk – Ted Hull, Gene De Paul, Stevie Wonder
- Contract on Love – Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
- With a Child’s Heart – Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
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