- Stevie at the Beach
Infobox Album
Name = Stevie at the Beach
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Stevie Wonder
Released =1964
Recorded =Hitsville USA (vocals);Los Angeles (instrumentation): 1963
Genre = Soul
Length =
Label = Tamla
Producer =Hal Davis ,Mack Gordon ,Dorsey Burnette
Reviews =
Last album = With a Song in My Heart
(1963)
This album = Stevie at the Beach
(1964)
Next album =Up-Tight
(1966)"Stevie at the Beach" is the fifth album by
Motown singer-songwriterStevie Wonder released on the Tamla (Motown ) label in1964 . This album, with the exception of the mild hit, "Hey Harmonica Man", was a concept album of sorts focusing on beach and surfer anthems as an attempt to get Wonder to now sing surf tunes but much like the label's attempts to first make Wonder the teenage version ofRay Charles and then for one album as a lounge singer, it failed to connect with audiences. Wonder wouldn't have another hit until1965 when he was finally allowed to showcase his musical talents more.Track listing
#"Castles in the Sand" (
Hal Davis ,Mack Gordon , Matt O'Brien,Frank Wilson )
#"Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell,Carl Sigman )
#"Sad Boy"
#"Red Sails in the Sunset"
#"The Beachcomber"
#"Castles in the Sand (Instrumental)" (Hal Davis, Mack Gordon, Matt O'Brien, Frank Wilson)
#"Happy Street"
#"The Party at the Beach House"
#"Hey Harmonica Man" (Marty Cooper, Lou Josie)
#"Beachstomp"
#"Beyond the Sea" (Charles Trenet ,Jack Lawrence )
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