Stevie Wonder - The Woman In Red (Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1984)

Stevie Wonder's career in the 1980s was a source of frustration to the fans he had earned in the '60s and '70s. In 1982, there were a few new songs on a greatest-hits album and a duet with Paul McCartney. Then came this soundtrack to a Gene Wilder comedy that was simultaneously more of a pop vocal album than most soundtracks and yet less than a full-fledged Wonder record. The gold-selling number one hit that resulted was the sappy "I Just Called to Say I Love You," a formulaic TV commercial-in-the-making. "Love Light in Flight" also hit, and the album featured Dionne Warwick on two duets and one solo. This was a pleasant record, but slight, and after four years, Wonder fans wanted more than that.

by William Ruhlmann

Tracklist:

A1 Stevie Wonder - The Woman In Red 4:38
A2 Dionne Warwick & Stevie Wonder - It's You 4:56
A3 Stevie Wonder - It's More Than You 3:15
A4 Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You 6:17

B1 Stevie Wonder - Love Light In Flight 6:54
B2 Dionne Warwick - Moments Aren't Moments 4:33
B3 Dionne Warwick & Stevie Wonder - Weakness 4:13
B4 Stevie Wonder - Don't Drive Drunk 6:33
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12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single Bonus Tracks:
A Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
B Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (Instrumental)