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Stevie at the Beach
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Stevie at the Beach was released on 23 June 1964 on Motown's Tamla label. It is Stevie Wonder's fourth studio album. The album is a kind of concept album built around beach music and surf songs. The label wanted to have him sing surf numbers as well. Motown had earlier tried to turn him into a teenage version of Ray Charles, and for one album a lounge singer.
Wonder sings and plays harmonica, drums and keyboards, and various session musicians from Los Angeles play along. The record includes Castles in the Sand, Ebb Tide, Beach Stomp and Beyond the Sea. Only Hey Harmonica Man was a modest hit. The rest did not catch on with the public. Only in 1965 did Wonder have a hit again, when he was allowed to show more of his musical talent.
Listening
Track list
- 1Castles in the Sand2:14Apple Music ↗
- 2Ebb Tide1:48Apple Music ↗
- 3Sad Boy2:34Apple Music ↗
- 4Red Sails in the Sunset2:06Apple Music ↗
- 5The Beachcomber1:50Apple Music ↗
- 6Castles in the Sand1:57Apple Music ↗
- 7Happy Street2:20Apple Music ↗
- 8The Party at the Beach House2:05Apple Music ↗
- 9Hey Harmonica Man (Single Version)2:41Apple Music ↗
- 10Beach Stomp2:42Apple Music ↗
- 11Beyond the Sea2:47Apple Music ↗
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