Looking Back (Stevie Wonder album)

Looking Back
Looking Back
Compilation album by Stevie Wonder
Released	November 30, 1977
Recorded	1962–71
Genre	R&B; soul;
Length	103:57
Label	Motown
Producer	Clarence Paul; William Stevenson; Henry Cosby; Stevie Wonder;
Stevie Wonder chronology

Looking Back, and also called Anthology, is a triple LP anthology by American musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on November 30, 1977 on Motown Records.[1]

Album packaging

Since its release as a 12-inch triple LP, it has not been made available on a CD or download. It is considered to be a limited edition.[2] The album has 40 songs from Wonder's early period (1962 - 1971).

Track listing

Side one

"Thank You (For Loving Me All the Way)" - (2:30)
"Contract on Love" - (2:02)
"Fingertips - Part 2" - (2:52)
"Workout Stevie, Workout" - (2:40)
"Castles in the Sand" - (2:10)
"Hey Harmonica Man" - (2:35)
"High Heel Sneakers" - (2:58)

Side two

"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" - (2:53)
"Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" - (2:38)
"Blowin' in the Wind" - (3:45)
"Ain't That Asking for Trouble" - (2:47)
"I'd Cry" - (2:22)
"A Place in the Sun" - (2:52)
"Sylvia" - (2:33)

Side three

"Down to Earth" - (2:48)
"Thank You Love" - (2:50)
"Hey Love" - (2:44)
"Travelin' Man" - (2:54)
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" - (3:06)
"I Was Made to Love Her" - (2:35)
"I'm Wondering" - (2:52)

Side four

"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" - (2:44)
"You Met Your Match" - (2:36)
"I'd Be a Fool Right Now" (New 1977 mix) - (2:53)
"Alfie" - (2:58)
"More Than a Dream" - (3:20)
"For Once in My Life" - (2:16)

Side five

"Angie Girl" - (2:56)
"My Cherie Amour" - (2:54)
"I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" - (2:43)
"If I Ruled The World" - (3:31)
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" - (2:57)
"Never Had a Dream Come True" - (2:59)
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - (2:46)

Side six

"Heaven Help Us All" - (2:59)
"I Gotta Have a Song" - (2:32)
"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" - (2:56)
"If You Really Love Me" - (2:53)
"Something Out of the Blue" - (2:58)
"Do Yourself a Favor" - (5:58)

Personnel

Stevie Wonder - vocals, piano, harmonica, keyboards

Production

Producer	Side one	Side two	Side three	Side four	Side five	Side six
Henry Cosby		1, 2, 4, 5, 7	1, 2, 6, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	1, 2, 4, 6
Clarence Paul	1, 4	3, 4, 6	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Stevie Wonder				2	3, 7	2, 3, 4, 5, 6
William Stevenson	1	1, 2
Hal Davis	5, 6
Berry Gordy	3, 7
Ron Miller						1
Holland–Dozier	2
Johnny Bristol					5

Charts

Title	Information
Looking Back	US Pop Albums (1977) #34 US Top R&B Albums #15
"Castles in the Sand"	US Pop Singles #52 US Black Singles #52
"Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"	US Pop Singles #20 US Black Singles #4

References

"Stevie Wonder Looking Back". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
Billboard, Vol 89, No. 49 (December 10, 1977), p. 89

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[1] "Stevie Wonder Looking Back". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[2] Billboard, Vol 89, No. 49 (December 10, 1977), p. 89