“Music of My Mind”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Music of My Mind is the fourteenth studio album by American soul musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 3, 1972, by Tamla Records. Wonder used synthesizers for many musical parts on this album.^[1] It was a modest commercial success, but critics found the record representative of Wonder's artistic growth, and many contemporary critics consider it the first album of his classic period.

Recording

Wonder played all of the instruments on this album except trombone by Art Baron and guitar by Howard "Buzz" Feiten. This is the first of a set of collaborations between Wonder and his co-producers Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil.

Release and reception

When Music of My Mind was first released on March 3, 1972, it became a modest success with both black and white audiences in the United States, charting at number six and number 21 on the Billboard R&B and pop charts, respectively.^[10] Contemporary critics viewed it as Wonder's final step into artistic maturity.^[11] In Rolling Stone, Vince Aletti said it showcased the ambitious use of his newfound artistic control and maturity as a songwriter, although he found some of the studio and vocal effects both gimmicky and self-indulgent.^[12] Robert Christgau from Creem believed that like Ray Charles, Wonder transcended aesthetic sensibilities on Music of My Mind, which he said featured "some of the most musical synthesizer improvisations yet" but whose individual songs were not as impressive as the "one-man album" concept.^[13] Penny Valentine was more enthusiastic in her review for Sounds, viewing the record as a milestone in modern music and a culmination of soul music's creative maturity. She especially praised Wonder's arrangement of "intriguing vocal patterns" on what she deemed "an album of explosive genius and unshackled self-expression".^[11]

In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Music of My Mind at number 284 on the magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[6] It was re-released in the UK in 2008 to coincide with Wonder's European tour.^[14]

The songs "Sweet Little Girl" and "Evil" feature prominently at the beginning and end of the second season episode of the acclaimed FX television show "Atlanta", "Teddy Perkins".

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Personnel

Charting singles

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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2. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r22213/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
3. ^{{cite news|last=Moser|first=Margaret|date=May 19, 2000|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2000-05-19/77259/|title=Review: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale|newspaper=The Austin Chronicle|accessdate=September 26, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: W|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=W&bk=70|accessdate=March 9, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
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9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=4209 |title=Sputnikmusic review |publisher=Sputnikmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-27}}
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11. ^¹{{cite web|author=Penny Valentine |url=http://www.rocksbackpages.com/article.html?ArticleID=3603 |title=Sounds review |publisher=Rocksbackpages.com |date=1971-12-04 |accessdate=2013-12-27}} {{subscription required}}
12. ^{{cite journal|last=Aletti|first=Vince|authorlink=Vince Aletti|date=April 27, 1972|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/music-of-my-mind-19720427|title=Music of My Mind|journal=Rolling Stone|location=New York|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite journal|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=October 1972|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/crm7210.php|title=The Christgau Consumer Guide|journal=Creem|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/333/stevies_in_town/ |title=Stevie Wonder interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 1995 |publisher=Bluesandsoul.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-27}}
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