I think this is genuinely the best arranged track of all time. Insane horn parts. One of the best basslines of all time. Some of the best drumming youâve ever heard. Stevie Wonder harmonica solo. Dizzy Gillespie trumpet solo. Extended outro where he individually shouts out the session musicians on the track and they each have time to shine. Stevie Wonder is hyped out of his mind for the entire duration and seems so authentically excited about his song. Itâs ten and half minutes long and I wish it was double that.
A very specific obsession. An unmistakable sound; nobody else plays like Stevie, which is why he shows up on so many other artistsâ songs.
Probably out of sync with most people's mental lists but hereâs my top five:
1. Chaka Khan "I Feel For You"Â
2. âBoogie On Reggae Womanâ
3. Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel"Â
4. "Isn't She Lovely"Â
5. "That Girl" (there's a drop in the solo that's THE sampled hook for the 2Pac track âSo Many Tearsâ)
