The Definitive Collection (Stevie Wonder album)

Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection
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Compilation album by Stevie Wonder
Released	October 21, 2002 (UK) ; October 29, 2002 (NA)
Recorded	1962-1998; 2003
Genre	R&B, soul, pop
Length	1:19:46
Label	Motown/Universal
Producer	Hank Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder chronology
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Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection is a compilation album, released in 2002, by American singer Stevie Wonder. It was released in the United Kingdom as a 38-track, two-disc compilation.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	[1]

Track listings

All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except where noted.

US release

No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"Fingertips (Part 2)" (Clarence Paul, Henry Cosby)	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius, 1963	3:10
2.	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Sylvia Moy, Cosby, Stevie Wonder)	Up Tight, 1966	2:52
3.	"Hey Love" (Paul, Morris Broadnax, Wonder)	Down to Earth, 1966	2:44
4.	"I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway)	I Was Made to Love Her, 1967	2:35
5.	"For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden)	For Once in My Life, 1968	2:48
6.	"My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder)	My Cherie Amour, 1969	2:52
7.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Lee Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Syreeta Wright)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered, 1970	2:39
8.	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"	Talking Book, 1972	2:50
9.	"Superstition" (7" version)	Talking Book	4:05
10.	"Higher Ground"	Innervisions, 1973	3:11
11.	"Living for the City" (7" version)	Innervisions	3:41
12.	"You Haven't Done Nothin'"	Fulfillingness' First Finale, 1974	3:24
13.	"Boogie On Reggae Woman" (Single version)	Fulfillingness' First Finale	4:11
14.	"I Wish"	Songs in the Key of Life, 1976	4:09
15.	"Sir Duke"	Songs in the Key of Life	3:53
16.	"Master Blaster (Jammin')" (7" version)	Hotter than July, 1980	4:51
17.	"That Girl"	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, 1982	5:09
18.	"Do I Do" (Edited version)	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	5:01
19.	"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version)	The Woman in Red soundtrack, 1984	4:22
20.	"Overjoyed"	In Square Circle, 1985	3:43
21.	"Part-Time Lover" (7" version)	In Square Circle	3:42

UK release

Disc 1
No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"Superstition"		4:28
2.	"Sir Duke"		3:54
3.	"I Wish"		4:14
4.	"Master Blaster (Jammin')"		5:09
5.	"Isn't She Lovely" (Radio edit)	Songs in the Key of Life	3:21
6.	"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Single version)		4:23
7.	"Ebony and Ivory" (Duet with Paul McCartney; written by McCartney)	Tug of War, 1982	3:42
8.	"As" (Single version)	Songs in the Key of Life	3:29
9.	"Never Had a Dream Come True" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:13
10.	"I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Hardaway)		2:37
11.	"Heaven Help Us All" (Miller)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:13
12.	"Overjoyed"		3:44
13.	"Lately"	Hotter than July	4:07
14.	"For Your Love"	Conversation Peace, 1995	5:02
15.	"If You Really Love Me" (Wonder, Wright)	Where I'm Coming From, 1971	2:59
16.	"Higher Ground"		3:44
17.	"Do I Do" (Edited version)		5:05
18.	"Living for the City" (Single version)		3:41
19.	"Part-Time Lover"		4:14

Disc 2
No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"For Once in My Life" (Miller, Murden)		2:48
2.	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Moy, Paul, Wonder)		2:53
3.	"We Can Work It Out" (The Beatles cover; written by John Lennon, McCartney)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:15
4.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Wright)		2:38
5.	"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (Miller, Bryan Wells)	My Cherie Amour	3:04
6.	"I'm Wondering" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy)	Non-album single, 1967; later released on At the Close of a Century, 1999	2:54
7.	"My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder)		2:52
8.	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"		2:58
9.	"I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" (Wonder, Paul Riser, Don Hunter, Hardaway)	For Once in My Life	2:47
10.	"A Place in the Sun" (Miller, Wells)	Down to Earth	2:49
11.	"Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan cover; written by Dylan)	Up Tight	3:04
12.	"Send One Your Love"	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants", 1979	4:02
13.	"Pastime Paradise"	Songs in the Key of Life	3:28
14.	"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"	Hotter than July	4:39
15.	"Fingertips, Pts. 1 & 2 (Live)" (Paul, Cosby)	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius	6:55
16.	"Boogie On Reggae Woman"		5:13
17.	"You Haven't Done Nothin'"		3:23
18.	"He's Misstra Know It All"	Innervisions	5:34
19.	"Happy Birthday"	Hotter than July	5:54

NOTE: In 2003, the set was re-released with a re-recorded version of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" featuring Blue and Angie Stone.[2]

Standard

No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"	Talking Book	2:58
2.	"Superstition"	Talking Book	4:28
3.	"Sir Duke"	Songs in the Key of Life	3:54
4.	"I Wish"	Songs in the Key of Life	4:14
5.	"Overjoyed"	In Square Circle	3:44
6.	"My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder)	My Cherie Amour	2:52
7.	"For Once in My Life" (Miller, Murden)	For Once in My Life	2:48
8.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Wright)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	2:38
9.	"Higher Ground"	Innervisions	3:44
10.	"Master Blaster (Jammin')"	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"	5:09
11.	"Boogie On Reggae Woman"	Fulfillingness First' Finale	5:13
12.	"I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Hardaway)	I Was Made to Love Her	2:37
13.	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Moy, Paul, Wonder)	Up Tight	2:53
14.	"Fingertips, Part 2 (Live)" (Paul, Cosby)	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius	3:10
15.	"Hey Love" (Broadnax, Paul, Wonder)	Down to Earth	2:42
16.	"Living for the City" (Single version)	Originally from Innervision	3:41
17.	"You Haven't Done Nothin'"	Fulfillingnesses' First Finale	3:23
18.	"That Girl"	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	5:09
19.	"Do I Do" (Edited version)	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	5:05
20.	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	The Woman in Red soundtrack	4:23
21.	"Part-Time Lover" (7" version)	In Square Circle	4:14

Deluxe edition

Disc 1
No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"	Talking Book	2:58
2.	"Isn't She Lovely" (Radio edit)	Songs in the Key of Life	3:21
3.	"My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Wonder)	My Cherie Amour	2:52
4.	"Sir Duke"	Songs in the Key of Life	3:54
5.	"I Wish"	Songs in the Key of Life	4:14
6.	"If You Really Love Me" (Wonder, Wright)	Where I'm Coming From	2:59
7.	"As" (Single version)	Songs in the Key of Life	3:29
8.	"Overjoyed"	In Square Circle	3:44
9.	"Pastime Paradise"	Songs in the Key of Life	3:28
10.	"Boogie On Reggae Woman"	Fulfillingness' First Finale	5:13
11.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Wright)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	2:38
12.	"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (Miller, Wells)	My Cherie Amour	3:04
13.	"I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy, Hardaway)	I Was Made to Love Her	2:37
14.	"A Place in the Sun" (Miller, Wells)	Down to Earth	2:49
15.	"He's Misstra Know It All"	Innervisions	5:34
16.	"Send One Your Love"	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"	4:02
17.	"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"	Hotter than July	4:39
18.	"Living for the City" (Single version)	Innervisions	3:41
19.	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	The Woman in Red soundtrack	4:23
20.	"Part-Time Lover"	In Square Circle	4:14

Disc 2
No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"Superstition"	Talking Book	4:28
2.	"Higher Ground"	Innervisions	3:44
3.	"Master Blaster (Jammin')"	Hotter than July	5:09
4.	"For Once in My Life" (Miller, Murden)	For Once in My Life	2:48
5.	"Never Had a Dream Come True" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:13
6.	"We Can Work It Out" (The Beatles cover; written by Lennon–McCartney)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:15
7.	"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Moy, Paul, Wonder)	Up Tight	2:53
8.	"Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan cover; written by Dylan)	Up Tight	3:04
9.	"You Haven't Done Nothin'"	Fulfillingness' First Finale	3:23
10.	"Ebony and Ivory" (Duet with Paul McCartney; written by McCartney)	Tug of War	3:42
11.	"For Your Love"	Conversation Peace	5:02
12.	"Fingertips, Pts. 1 & 2 (Live)" (Paul, Cosby)	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius	6:55
13.	"I'm Wondering" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy)	Non-album single; later released on At the Close of a Century	2:54
14.	"I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" (Wonder, Riser, Hunter, Hardaway)	For Once in My Life	2:47
15.	"Heaven Help Us All" (Miller)	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	3:13
16.	"Lately"	Hotter than July	4:07
17.	"Do I Do" (Edited version)	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	5:05
18.	"Happy Birthday"	Hotter than July	5:54
19.	"To Feel the Fire"	Previously unreleased, 2002/2003; originally from 1999	3:47

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Danish Top 40 Albums[3]	6
US Billboard 200[4]	35
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4]	28

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Italian Top 20 Albums[5]	8
Japanese Top 30 Albums[6]	9
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[7]	71
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[8]	3
Swedish Top 60 Albums[9]	2

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Finnish Top 50 Albums[10]	26

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Catalog Albums[4]	1

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[11]	11

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	31

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	76

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[14]	Platinum	200,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)[15]	Gold	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	4× Platinum	1,004,106[17]
United States (RIAA)[18]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[19]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Allmusic -
review
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"Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
"Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – September 27th, 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
"Swisscharts.com – Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
"Japanese album certifications – Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2007年2月 on the drop-down menu
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
"British album certifications – Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Definitive Collection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

Stevie Wonder
Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red Jungle Fever
Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder The Complete Stevie Wonder
Singles	"Fingertips" "Hey Harmonica Man" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "With a Child's Heart" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "Someday at Christmas" "Hey Love" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "Alfie" "For Once in My Life" "I Don't Know Why" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "We Can Work It Out" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "If You Really Love Me" "What Christmas Means to Me" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Another Star" "As" "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Lately" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Ebony and Ivory" "Do I Do" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Front Line" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home" "Overjoyed" "Skeletons" "You Will Know" "Get It" "Gotta Have You" "We Didn't Know" "For Your Love" "So What the Fuss" "From the Bottom of My Heart" "All About the Love Again" "Faith" "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
Featured singles	"My Love" "How Come, How Long" "California Roll"
Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Golden Lady" "All in Love Is Fair" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends" "Seasons of Love"
Tours	Songs in the Key of Life Tour
Related articles	Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH Wonderin' "Wonder-ful"
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