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At the Close of a Century | 
| Artist: Stevie Wonder
Label: Motown
Category: Music
List Price: $59.98
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Seller: vinylsoundsbetter
Rating:  130 reviews
Sales Rank: 4463
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 153992
UPC: 601215399226
EAN: 0601215399226
ASIN: B00003002I
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Fingertips, Pts. 1-2 | | • | Uptight (Everything's Alright) | | • | Nothing's Too Good for My Baby | | • | Blowin' in the Wind | | • | Place in the Sun | | • | Hey Love | | • | I Was Made to Love Her | | • | Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) | | • | I'm Wondering | | • | Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day | | • | You Met Your Match | | • | 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 | | • | If You Really Love Me | | • | Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer | | • | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) | | • | I Love Every Little Thing About You |
Disc 2
| • | You and I (We Can Conquer the World) | | • | I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) | | • | Too High | | • | Visions | | • | Living for the City | | • | Golden Lady | | • | Higher Ground | | • | All in Love Is Fair | | • | Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing | | • | He's Misstra Know It All | | • | You Haven't Done Nothin' | | • | Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away | | • | Too Shy to Say | | • | Boogie on Reggae Woman | | • | Creepin' |
Disc 3
| • | Sir Duke | | • | I Wish | | • | Knocks Me Off My Feet | | • | Pastime Paradise | | • | Isn't She Lovely | | • | Ngiculela-Es Una Historia-I Am Singing | | • | If It's Magic | | • | As | | • | Another Star | | • | Send One Your Love | | • | All I Do | | • | Rocket Love | | • | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | | • | Master Blaster (Jammin') | | • | Lately | | • | Happy Birthday | | • | Ngiculela-Es Una Historia-I Am Singing | | • | Lately | | • | Happy Birthday |
Disc 4
| • | That Girl | | • | Ribbon In The Sky | | • | Do I Do | | • | Love Light In Flight | | • | I Just Called To Say I Love You | | • | Overjoyed | | • | Part-Time Lover | | • | Go Home | | • | You Will Know | | • | Skeletons | | • | Gotta Have You | | • | These Three Words | | • | For Your Love | | • | How Come, How Long | | • | How Come, How Long |
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Amazon.com
At the Close of a Century may seem a rather portentous title for a box set, even one showcasing the work of such a formidable writer-performer as Stevie Wonder. Consider, though, that these discs appear a few months before Wonder's 50th birthday and that he's already spent 36 years making records; he has more right than most to get a little highfalutin when invoking temporal milestones. Despite various retrospectives over the years, Close is the first to cover the arc of Wonder's entire career. By the end of the first disc we've heard his early Motown hits and watched him develop into the masterful artist who'd go on to stack up landmark album after landmark album in the '70s. (Aretha Franklin's Wonder-penned hit "Until You Come Back to Me" is here in a rare version by the composer.) The string of LPs from Talking Book (1972) to Hotter Than July (1980) provides gem after gem on the two middle CDs--with all of 1973's Innervisions save one cut represented--while post-"Master Blaster" winners such as "That Girl" and "Overjoyed" are the meat of the final disc. Add a smart booklet of essays, photos, and a discography, and this handsome package starts to look like a sharp addition to the collections of even hard-core Stevie buffs. --Rickey Wright
Album Description
Lavish 11 inch x 11 inch CD box set housed in a hard-back book from classic Universal artists featuring around 100 pages of essays, beautiful photographs and memorabilia. This repackaged box set, which spans the years 1962-96, features 70 classic hits, album tracks and rarities spread across four CDs from the immortal Stevie Wonder. Universal.
Album Details
One of the Most Influential Songwriters and Performers of All-time, Stevie Wonder Has Been Making Music for Getting Close to Half a Century. It is Almost Impossible to Think of Him Not Being There. At the Close of a Century - Originally Released in 1999 - Offers the Greatest Overview of his Career to Date. Now Presented in a Lavish New
28. 5cm X
28. 5cm Hardback Book Format Music Lovers Can Enjoy this Music in the Most Perfect Packaging. Deluxe Earbook Version
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 WAAAAAY incomplete November 1, 2009
jcd
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OK, choices had to be made...but here's what's NOT here: "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," (??!!??--that omission alone tells you all you need to know), along with most of the rest of 'Talking Book,' one of Wonders' two totally essential genius works ('Innervisions' of course the other). So, no "Superstition" (!!!), "You've Got it Bad, Girl," "Blame It On the Sun," "Tuesday Heartbreak," or "Lookin' for Another Pure Love," among others. Also no "Master Blaster" or "Do Like You," from 'Hotter Than July.'
Is there oodles of great music here? Of course: It's three CDs of Stevie Wonder songs. But a collection of this scope HAS to include ALL the best stuff--there's certainly plenty of second-tier Stevie here--and this release doesn't even come close.
Buy 'Talking Book,' 'Innervisions,' 'Greatest Hits Vol. One,' 'Original Musiquarium,' (quite a bit of overlap w/ 'Talking Book' and 'Innervisions,' granted, but you get "You Haven't Done Nothin'," "Master Blaster," "Do Like You" and the sublime "That Girl") and maybe 'Songs in the Key of Life'--and you've got 98% of the best of the best.
And with Stevie Wonder, that's 98% of pure heaven. Treat yourself (and Stevie) right--skip this one and go for the gold.
Super Stevie! April 15, 2009
Junellen Schleifer
CD arrived promptly & in fine condition. I look forward to many happy listening hours. Thanx!
About as complete of a set you can ever hope for August 3, 2008
Michael O. Johnson (Shelby, NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As much as I love Stevie Wonder as an artist, it's almost impossible to buy every last album he's ever released. Not only that, it would be way too costly to attempt (though I would say every 70s album SHOULD be bought). This set is the epitome of what a compilation set should be -- virtually every meaningful song he has made over his vast career. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to know what Stevie was about in one stop.
If you LOVE Stevie Wonder this is the one for you!!! April 15, 2008
Rani (danville il)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD box set is definitely worth the money!! My 2-year old godson loves it as well!! He runs to get his "mike" and groove to the funky sounds of Mr. Wonder... He even turns up the volume and gets me up to dance with him. It's gonna be a great asset at the family reunion this year with everyone humming, singing along, dancing and reminiscing as I have been since the day I received it in the mail. I'm gonna end this as I began it.... Definitely worth the money!!!!
The definition of "5 stars" March 30, 2008
Flashlight
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lot of people will give an item on Amazon 5 stars because they think it's a good cd, dvd, book, what have you. For the At The Close Of The Century box set however, I was reminded of past teachers in third or fourth grade that would never give anyone a 100 because "nothing is perfect." This box set might be the exception to that rule.
The set covers the entire career one of the greatest minds in the history of American music from his Little Stevie Wonder days to the new millennium. Included in the first disc are some of his break-through hits like "Fingertips" and "Uptight", as well as some rare cuts like "Until You Come Back To Me," a song you're probably familiar with, but not coming from Stevie's voice. The disc concludes with one of my all-time favorite Stevie songs, "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" and a couple very underrated tracks from the album Music Of My Mind.
Discs two and three are essentially a complete collection of the "golden era" of Stevie Wonder. All the songs you love from Innervisions, Talking Book, Songs In The Key Of Life, and Fulfillingness' First Finale. One omission I was very upset about was "Please Don't Go" from Fulfillingness, another of my all time favorites. This is a very minute problem, however as the rest of the set more than makes up for a lack of one personal favorite song.
Disc four has all of his "modern" hits. Some big fan favorites like "Ribbon In The Sky" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You" are on here, as well as some of his hip hop-esque experiments like "Skeletons" and "Gotta Have You" that will take you aback. The song "For Your Love" is a forgotten cut from Conversation Peace, but holds up with a wonderful, powerful chorus.
Simply put, you have about 70 songs and over 5 hours of legendary material. I love the fact that it's presented chronologically as it really shows the growth of one of the most important figures in American history. With the exception of a few songs on the fourth disc, all of the songs have completely stood the test of time and this set will be the cornerstone of your entire music collection. All I ask is you also get your hands on the song "Please Don't Go" to truly complete the set.
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