Fulfillingness' First Finale

***Fulfillingness' First Finale*** is the seventeenth studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on July 22, 1974 by Tamla. Wonder would release his next album _Songs in the Key of Life_ in 1976, two years after _Fulfillingness' First Finale_.

## Reception

_Fulfillingness' First Finale_ received generally positive reviews from music critics.

## Track listing

- Side One
1. "Smile Please" – 3:28
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums</small>
    - <small>Michael Sembello – electric guitar</small>
    - <small>Reggie McBride – electric bass</small>
    - <small>Bobbye Hall – congas, bongos</small>
    - <small>Jim Gilstrap – background vocals</small>
    - <small>Deniece Williams (credited as Denise) – background vocals</small>
1. "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" – 5:02
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass</small>
    - <small>Paul Anka – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Syreeta Wright – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Shirley Brewer – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Larry "Nastyee" Latimer – background vocal</small>
1. "Too Shy to Say" – 3:29
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano</small>
    - <small>James Jamerson – acoustic bass</small>
    - <small>Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar</small>
1. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" – 4:56
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Fender Rhodes, piano, harmonica, drums, Moog bass</small>
    - <small>Rocky Dzidzornu – congas</small>
1. "Creepin'" – 4:22
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer</small>
    - <small>Minnie Riperton – background vocal</small>

- Side Two
1. "You Haven't Done Nothin'" – 3:29
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, bass drum, hi-hat, cymbal</small>
    - <small>Reggie McBride – electric bass</small>
    - <small>The Jackson 5 – background vocals</small>
    - <small>Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil – synthesizers</small>
    - <small>Horns, drum machine – uncredited</small>
1. "It Ain't No Use" – 4:01
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass</small>
    - <small>Lani Groves – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Minnie Riperton – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Deniece Williams – background vocal</small>
1. "They Won't Go When I Go" <small>(Wonder, Yvonne Wright)</small> – 5:58
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer</small>
    - <small>Bob and Malcolm - programming Moog</small>
1. "Bird of Beauty" – 3:48
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Fender Rhodes, Hohner clavinet, drums, percussions, Moog bass</small>
    - <small>Bobbye Hall – cuíca</small>
    - <small>Shirley Brewer – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Lani Groves – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Deniece Williams – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Sergio Mendes - Portuguese lyrics</small>
    - <small>Drum machine - uncredited </small>
1. <big>"Please Don't Go" – 4:07</big>
    - <small>Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, handclaps, drums, hi-hat, Moog bass</small>
    - <small>Michael Sembello – acoustic guitar</small>
    - <small>The Persuasions – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Shirley Brewer – background vocal</small>
    - <small>Deniece Williams – background vocal</small>

## Cover versions

- "Too Shy to Say" - Later recorded by Diana Ross in 1978.
- "Too Shy to Say" - George Michael performed the song in his Faith Tour.
- "Creepin'" - Later recorded by Luther Vandross for _The Night I Fell in Love_ in 1985.
- "They Won't Go When I Go" - Later recorded by George Michael for _Listen Without Prejudice, Vol 1_ in 1990.
- "They Won't Go When I Go" - Later recorded by Kevin Max for _The Blood_ in 2007.
- "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Later regularly performed live by Phish and featured on _Hampton Comes Alive_ among other live releases.
2007.
- "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Later recorded by Marcus Miller for  _Silver Rain_ in 2005
- "You Haven't Done Nothing" - Later recorded by Curumin for "Achados e Perdidos", in 2005

## Chart positions

_Billboard Chart information by Billboard VNU eMedia_

- Album
|Year|Chart|Position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2|1974|Soul Albums|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|1|
|Top LP's & Tape|||||

- Singles
|Year|Single|_Billboard_ Hot 100|_Billboard_ Hot Soul Singles||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2|1974|"You Haven't Done Nothin'"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|"Boogie on Reggae Woman"|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|1|||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Fulfillingness' First Finale
- **type**: Album
- **artist**: Stevie Wonder
- **released**: July 22, 1974
- **recorded**: Record Plant Studios and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles; Joel Rosenman#Early career and Media Sound, Media Sound and Electric Lady Studios in New York City
- **length**: 42:33
- **label**: Motown, Tamla
- **prev title**: Innervisions
(1973)
- **next title**: Songs in the Key of Life
(1976)