Stevie Wonder - His Lesser Known 60s Motown Sides

Here's some lesser known tracks from Stevie Wonder from the 60s.  They are mainly B sides or album tracks only with an occasional A side that didn't chart - mainly Northern Soul related but with a few additional quality tracks thrown in the mix.

I was trying to keep the number of tracks down but ended up with 24 which just shows the quality of his material that never made it to an A side single release!  There are a few others I could have included and I ignored his earlier stuff before 1964.

1964 - This Little Girl

45 only - B side to Hey Harmonica Man - Northern Soul

1964 - Happy Street

Non-charting 45 - Northern Soul

1965 - Music Talk

B side to later issues of Hi-Heel Sneakers - Northern soul 'stroller'

1965 - Nothing's Too Good For My Baby

A side storming Northern Soul, the follow-up single to Uptight which for some strange reason didn't chart in UK. Probably his best Northern Soul track!

1965 - With A Child's Heart

B side to Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - nice ballad also released in 1967 by Gene Latter.  Michael Jackson also released it on 45 in 1973.

1966 - Ain't That Asking for Trouble

B side to Blowin' In The Wind - Northern Soul

1966 - Love A Go Go

Album only from Up-tight - Northern Soul

1966 - I Want My Baby Back

Album only from Up-tight - Northern Soul

1967 - Hey Love

B side to Travellin' Man - mid-tempo Northern Soul 'stroller'

1967 - Be Cool Be Calm (And Keep Yourself Together)

Album only from Down To Earth - storming Northern Soul.

1967 - My World Is Empty Without You

Album only from Down To Earth - cover of The Supremes.

1967 - Angel Baby (Don't You Ever Leave Me)

Album only from Down To Earth - storming Northern Soul played on the scene by Darrell Banks on Atco and 'blue-eyed' George Carrow on Columbia. As it was written by Sylvia Moy and Henry Cosby, both Motown writers, I would hazard a guess at Stevie's being the original.

1967 - Every Time I See You I Go Wild

B side to 'I'm Wondering'  - Northern Soul

1967 - Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You)

Album only from I Was Made To Love Her - Northern Soul. It was released in more recent years on Cellarful Of Motown Vol. 2 CD by J.J. Barnes, generally considered the better version.

1967 - I'd Cry

Album only from I Was Made To Love Her - Northern Soul

1967 - Respect

Album only from I Was Made To Love Her - a 'respectful' cover of Otis Redding / Aretha Franklin.

1967 - Baby Don't Do It

Album only from I Was Made To Love Her - a slower version of the stomping Marvin Gaye track. On the same album he also did a slower version of Can I Get A Witness and a cover of James Brown's Please, Please, Please.

1968 - My Girl

B side to You Met Your Match - cover of The Temptation's classic

1968 - I Wanna Make Her Love Me

Album only from For Once In My Life - more of a funky style Northern Soul

1968 - Sunny

Album only from For Once In My Life - more laid back cover of Bobby Hebb's Sunny

1969 - At Last

Album only from My Cherie Amour - a nice crossover arrangement of the Etta James' classic!

1969 - You And Me

Album only from My Cherie Amour - a great 'unknown'? crossover track.

1969 - Light My Fire

Album only from My Cherie Amour - another crossover arrangement, this time of The Doors classic.

1969 - Pearl

Album only from My Cherie Amour - crossover/Northern Soul.