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Tribute to Uncle Ray
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Tribute to Uncle Ray is the second studio album by Little Stevie Wonder and was released by Motown in October 1962, shortly after The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie. Yet it was the first to be recorded, when he was eleven. Berry Gordy and Motown wanted to link the young singer with Ray Charles, who, like him, was blind and African American.
The songs are almost all by Ray Charles, such as Hallelujah I Love Her So, Come Back Baby and Drown in My Own Tears. In addition there are songs by others, such as (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over, and Sunset, which he wrote with Clarence Paul under the name Stevie Judkins. Like his debut, the album produced no hits. Motown was still searching for a sound that suited the twelve-year-old singer.
Listening
Track list
- 1Hallelujah (I Love Her So)2:31Apple Music ↗
- 2Ain't That Love2:44Apple Music ↗
- 3Don't You Know3:03Apple Music ↗
- 4(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over4:18Apple Music ↗
- 5Frankie & Johnny2:52Apple Music ↗
- 6Drown in My Own Tears4:01Apple Music ↗
- 7Come Back Baby2:50Apple Music ↗
- 8Mary Ann2:59Apple Music ↗
- 9Sunset3:32Apple Music ↗
- 10My Baby's Gone2:28Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗