Hotter Than July
| Stevie Wonder
Hotter Than July
Hotter than July is the nineteenth album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. It was certified platinum and reached number three on the US Billboard chart. This was his most successful album in the UK, peaking at number two and producing four top ten singles.The first, third and fourth single were released with music videos. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
1981 - On Hotter than July, the artist’s blend of pop hooks and African chants, his synthesized expressions of pipe-and-drum tribal dreams and his powerful vocal mixture of baby talk, galloping gospel singing and flowery melismata all add up to a unique musical style that goes far beyond words in conjuring a natural world one step removed from paradise.
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All Music
the portrait of an artist who still had the Midas touch, but stood at the crossroads of an illustrious career
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Blog Critics
2011 - an album of excellent parts that don’t quite coalesce into a cohesive whole. Still, while it may not be among the classic group of albums he created, it was very close.
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W.L. Swarts Reviews The Universe
Wonder is vocally and musically unchallenging and he fails to innovate on this album. The result is that it is largely forgettable and can easily be passed by.
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People
1980 - This LP demonstrates again the full flower of Wonder’s pop-funk distinction.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
solidly entertaining, but it’s merely product in a way that his 1970s’ albums never were
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OO Cities
notable for its increased use of lead guitar, horn heavy theatrics, and its emphasis on up-tempo dance funk workouts
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Robert Christgau
there's no great Stevie here, but he does know how to have fun doing his job
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
At the very least, this album is worth hearing for "I Ain't Gonna Stand for it," "Lately," and "Happy Birthday," all of which should please anybody who likes Stevie on the whole. GOOD
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
this album is full of huge hooks and gorgeous melodies
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