hands down one of my favorite songs EVER

Nvncible1 said:

Co-sign all the way.

An absolute gem in a catalog filled with gems, which explains why it's so criminally overlooked

i like stuff like this more than his more famous songs.

Probably my favorite "break-up" song!

AlexdeParis said:

EXACTLY what I think. When I first heard that song consciously, I thought: Why is this not more known. IT's simply fantastic. I also adore Creepin from the same album.

is it possible, the Fullfillingness album is overlooked? As far as I know it's the only album of his classic period that was not in the RS 500 best albums ever list from 2000?!

I think this album may not have all the commercial hits, but great gems. I also love Too Shy To Say and They Won't Go When I Go and others...

graecophilos said:

FFF is definitely overlooked. The two singles were absolutely huge ("You Haven't Done Nothin'" topped both charts while "Boogie On Reggae Woman" hit #1 R&B and #3 Pop). I love everything on that album. "Please Don't Go" may be his most underrated track.

Love this song!

Mars23 said:

Me too! I just heard this song last summer and I was INSTANTLY HOOKED! I realized that I only have Stevie compilations and Songs in the Key in my collection. So, I know all the hits and some of the lesser hits. However, after seeing him in Grant Park @ the Taste of Chicago, I got on a Stevie kick. After I listened to my collection ad nauseum, I decided to go digging through his vast catalogue of gems and found so many. However, this one shot right to the top of the list. I WEAR IT OUT now!

And so we say goodbye, bye bye, bye bye bye. . .

bellanoche said:

finaly a non MJ thread

i have his entire classic' period and this is the last album of his that i own. and i absolutly love it . this is for fans i gues , i dont think that general music fans( with broad taste ) would digg it though. but i dont mind.
im going to listen to this with my dr dre headphones

what album is it on again?

paisleypark4 said:

Fullfillingness' First Finale (1974)

motownlover said:

Yeah, what's up with all the MJ threads, I don't get it.

Anyway, I often find that with really great artists, some of my favorite tunes by them are lesser known/celebrated by the general fans. For example, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley and Prince (obviously) are my top three artists of all time, and many of my FAVORITE songs by them were never released as singles or barely charted if they were. I think it speaks to the true artistry of people like this because lesser performers tend to only be as good as their "hits." However, I do understand that I do have more discerning tastes than general music fans.

SoulAlive said:

i got that one and dont remember it

paisleypark4 said:

Boy,pull that album out and play this song NOW!

SoulAlive said:

Ok I got it played it.....

I also love A Smiling Face Is...

It has a similiar structure to It Ain't No Use....

a similiar ending, you know what I mean??? Goodbye...bye bye bye and (what I understand) Lady bum...lady bum bum lady bum, lady bum bum....

Lani, Niecy & Minnie
in the background

FFF is my fav Stevie record
even though it is slept on
it did get him a Grammy

I think it's getting more recognition
these days though..
anytime in the past I did a thread on FFF
I would almost always hear crickets

this was the album he did
shortly after that car accident
he was in, right?

and, my bad, he got 3 Grammys
for this album I believe

DirtyChris said:

Yep, this was the second album in which he won Album of the Year. He got the Album of The Year Grammy for Innervisions and Songs In The Key of Life also. Stevie was killin dem back in the day.

DirtyChris said:

I think I responded to every single one of those threads.

It's my favorite, too (well, along with Innervisions and SITKOL).

AlexdeParis said:

My favorite is Innervisions.

A great song from one of my favorite albums ever

Love this album and song and what a great way to start it off with "Smile Please". This is indeed the album after his car accident and he was in a coma, it looked pretty bad, I think after the accident his songwriting and song material changed, not negatively meant I have over 1000+ Stevie songs in my collection. My number 1 guy.

NMuzakNSoul said:

I agree 100% with that comment! Fulfillingness First Finale should be subtitled as Stevie's gospel album because if you listen closely to alot of the material on there, it is very meditative and soul-searching. I guess the car accident made him realize that God had something better for him.