Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth studio album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla.
Critical reception
Songs in the Key of Life received generally positive reviews from critics.
Track listing
Original vinyl release
Side one
"Love's in Need of Love Today" (Stevie Wonder) - 7:06
Stevie Wonder - Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer, bass synth, drums
Eddie "Bongo" Brown - kalimba
"Have a Talk with God" (Calvin Hardaway, Wonder) - 2:42
Stevie Wonder - all instruments synthesizer
"Village Ghetto Land" (Gary Byrd, Wonder) - 3:25
Stevie Wonder - Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer
"Contusion" (Wonder) - 3:46
Mike Sembello - lead guitar
Raymond Pounds - drums
Nathan Watts - bass
Ben Bridges - rhythm guitar
Greg Phillinganes - keyboard
Stevie Wonder - all other instruments
Michael Gray, Josie James, Shirley Brewer, Artece May - vocals
"Sir Duke" (Wonder) - 3:52
Raymond Pounds - drums
Nathan Watts - bass
Mike Sembello - lead guitar
Ben Bridges - rhythm guitar
Hank Redd - alto saxophone
Raymond Maldonado - trumpet
Trevor Laurence - tenor saxophone
Steve Madaio - trumpet
Stevie Wonder - all other instruments
Side two
"I Wish" (Wonder) - 4:12
Stevie Wonder - vocals, Fender Rhodes, ARP 2600 synthesizer, vocoder, drums
Nathan Watts - bass
Hank Redd - alto saxophone
Trevor Laurence - tenor saxophone
Raymond Maldonado - trumpet
Steve Madaio - trumpet
Renee Hardaway - vocals ("you nasty boy!")
"Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Wonder) - 3:36
Stevie Wonder - vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, synth bass
"Pastime Paradise" (Wonder) - 3:27
Stevie Wonder - Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer, percussions
Raymond Maldonado, Bobbye Hall - percussions
Hare Krishna, West Angeles Church Choir - background vocals
"Summer Soft" (Wonder) - 4:14
Ben Bridges - rhythm guitar
Ronnie Foster - organ
Larry "Nastyee" Latimer - percussion
Stevie Wonder - vocals, piano, bass synthesizer, drums
"Ordinary Pain" (Wonder) - 6:16
Mike Sembello - lead guitar
Hank Redd - alto saxophone
Stevie Wonder - lead vocals, Fender Rhodes, bass synthesizer, drums
Minnie Riperton, Mary Lee Whitney, Deniece Williams, Syreeta Wright - background vocals
Shirley Brewer - reply
Linda Lawrence, Terri Hendricks, Sundray Tucker, Charity McCrary, Madelaine Jones - reply's background vocals
Side three
"Isn't She Lovely" (Wonder) - 6:34
Greg Phillinganes - keyboard
Stevie Wonder - Fender Rhodes, RMI Electra Piano, bass synthesizer, harmonica, drums
"Joy Inside My Tears" (Wonder) - 6:30
Stevie Wonder - lead vocals, background vocals, piano, bass synthesizer, drums
Greg Phillinganes - keyboard
Susaye Green - background vocals
"Black Man"(Byrd/Wonder) - 8:27
Stevie Wonder - Fender Rhodes, bass synthesizer, synthesizer, talk box, drums, percussion
Hank Redd - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Madaio - trumpet
George Bohanon - trombone
Glen Ferris - trombone
Side four
"Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing" (Wonder) - 3:48
Charles Brewer, Shirley Brewer, Renee Hardaway, Nelson Hayes, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, John Fischbach, Amale Mathews, Josette Valentino - background percussion
Stevie Wonder - vocals, Koto synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drums
Zulu translation by Thoko Mdalose Hall, Spanish translation by Raymond Maldonado
"If It's Magic" (Wonder) - 3:12
Dorothy Ashby - harp
Stevie Wonder - vocal, harmonica
"As" (Wonder) - 7:08
Nathan Watts - bass, handclaps
Dean Parks - guitar
Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes, handclaps
Greg Brown - drums
Stevie Wonder - lead and background vocal, Fender Rhodes
Mary Lee Whitney - background vocals
Dave Hanson, Yolanda Simon, Josette Valentino - handclaps
"Another Star" (Wonder) - 8:08
Bobbi Humphrey - flute
George Benson - guitar and background vocals
Hank Redd - alto saxophone
Raymond Maldonado - trumpet
Trevor Laurence - tenor saxophone
Steve Madaio - trumpet
Nathan Alford, Jr. - percussion
Carmello Hungria Garcia - timbales
Stevie Wonder - lead vocal and background vocals, piano, drums
Nathan Watts - bass
Josie James - background vocals
A Something's Extra
The "A Something's Extra" 7" extended play was included with the special-edition version of the original LP. These tracks are also on most CD versions of the album, as well as the Blu-ray Audio. They were either split between both discs or added to the end of the second disc.