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

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

 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 
YearChartPosition1974Soul Albums1Top LP's & Tape

Singles 
YearSingleBillboardHot 100BillboardHot Soul Singles1974"You Haven't Done Nothin'"11"Boogie on Reggae Woman"31

References

Category:1974 albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Soul albums
Category:Funk albums