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Printablediamondpearl1 said: This is the album that features the evergreen "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer". What's it been 40 years and how many of us still get misty when that melody kicks in like John Lennon's "Imagine"
[Edited 3/15/10 16:01pm]  That song makes the album a classic to me. | |
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Timmy84 said: Nvncible1 said: DAMMIT TIM WHERE THE HELL AVE YOU BEEN
and THINK OF ME AS YOUR SOLDIER is my favorite Stevie song too now im mad i gotta change it!  Dude, don't be defeated.  Today it could be "I Never Dreamed You Leave in Summer". I have a new fave eryday of the week....and hey Tim whats up??? I been listening to this album for about 9 years every other week lol. I LOVE it you know it! I love everything Stevie anyway haha. | |
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Syreeta and Yvonne Wright were veryinstrumental in backing the melodies with very strong lyrics in the early beginning. | |
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if you wanna stay uplifted and positive...."take up a course in happiness" is it...that song always cheers me up!!! | |
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dang man this album needs a remaster and some bonus material!!! alright back for more later! lol. | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: Timmy84 said: Dude, don't be defeated. Today it could be "I Never Dreamed You Leave in Summer". I have a new fave eryday of the week....and hey Tim whats up??? I been listening to this album for about 9 years every other week lol. I LOVE it you know it! I love everything Stevie anyway haha. Hey Nick.  Yeah I know, you was one of the biggest fans of the album  I'd probably have a new fave by the end of the week myself. And "Sunshine in Their Eyes" may be the new one. | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: Syreeta and Yvonne Wright were veryinstrumental in backing the melodies with very strong lyrics in the early beginning.
Yvonne Wright did a lot of great work with Stevie. I'm amazed with how well he and the Wright sisters did with material in the '70s. | |
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Timmy84 said: NMuzakNSoul said: I have a new fave eryday of the week....and hey Tim whats up??? I been listening to this album for about 9 years every other week lol. I LOVE it you know it! I love everything Stevie anyway haha. Hey Nick. Yeah I know, you was one of the biggest fans of the album I'd probably have a new fave by the end of the week myself. And "Sunshine in Their Eyes" may be the new one. see i forgot about "sunshine" for a bit! Love that one too. Strong melody deep lyric. The coolest thing about that song is how it has uplifting and yet sad moods and the chords played back that up. | |
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Timmy84 said: NMuzakNSoul said: Syreeta and Yvonne Wright were veryinstrumental in backing the melodies with very strong lyrics in the early beginning.
Yvonne Wright did a lot of great work with Stevie. I'm amazed with how well he and the Wright sisters did with material in the '70s. Yep they're very underrated really. | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: Timmy84 said: Hey Nick. Yeah I know, you was one of the biggest fans of the album I'd probably have a new fave by the end of the week myself. And "Sunshine in Their Eyes" may be the new one. see i forgot about "sunshine" for a bit! Love that one too. Strong melody deep lyric. The coolest thing about that song is how it has uplifting and yet sad moods and the chords played back that up. True and you can't beat Syreeta coming in halfway through the song. | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: Timmy84 said: Yvonne Wright did a lot of great work with Stevie. I'm amazed with how well he and the Wright sisters did with material in the '70s. Yep they're very underrated really. I often ask myself without Syreeta and Yvonne would Stevie have done an amazing job as he did? It's possible he might've but they added a lot of ingredients in his work from that time period. | |
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Timmy84 said: To be honest, when I first heard songs from this on YouTube, I thought this was a brilliant collection of songs but not as "cohesive" as Music of My Mind. After listening to this album, I've made a reassessment. Harlepolis pointed out that this album was sorely underrated and I definitely agree with her. Nine beautiful songs written by Stevie & Syreeta mixing socially conscious with romantic balladry and funky musicianship, it was an early concept album that paved the way for Stevie's eventual success. I wanna know what are y'all's thoughts on it?
I'm a lil bit surprised, our Motown scholar .  | |
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TD3 said: Timmy84 said: To be honest, when I first heard songs from this on YouTube, I thought this was a brilliant collection of songs but not as "cohesive" as Music of My Mind. After listening to this album, I've made a reassessment. Harlepolis pointed out that this album was sorely underrated and I definitely agree with her. Nine beautiful songs written by Stevie & Syreeta mixing socially conscious with romantic balladry and funky musicianship, it was an early concept album that paved the way for Stevie's eventual success. I wanna know what are y'all's thoughts on it?
I'm a lil bit surprised, our Motown scholar . Well to be HONEST, I knew about the album and heard some of the songs, it took me a few listens to understand this is where Stevie began to experiment with the music in his mind. | |
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Timmy84 said: NMuzakNSoul said: Yep they're very underrated really. I often ask myself without Syreeta and Yvonne would Stevie have done an amazing job as he did? It's possible he might've but they added a lot of ingredients in his work from that time period. Usually with those kind of things it's the right team of people at the right time with the captain (Stevie) to lead it it but u do need your crew to paddle with you you know when sailing on that flow of music. | |
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| @ those "shocked", I guess what I meant to say is until recently, I realize how important this album was to the career of Stevie. It was the first album that didn't sound so Motown-ish. | |
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Timmy84 said: NMuzakNSoul said: see i forgot about "sunshine" for a bit! Love that one too. Strong melody deep lyric. The coolest thing about that song is how it has uplifting and yet sad moods and the chords played back that up. True and you can't beat Syreeta coming in halfway through the song. Her vocals are underrated as well!!! | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: Timmy84 said: I often ask myself without Syreeta and Yvonne would Stevie have done an amazing job as he did? It's possible he might've but they added a lot of ingredients in his work from that time period. Usually with those kind of things it's the right team of people at the right time with the captain (Stevie) to lead it it but u do need your crew to paddle with you you know when sailing on that flow of music. That is true. | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: Timmy84 said: True and you can't beat Syreeta coming in halfway through the song. Her vocals are underrated as well!!! I was listening to her Stevie-produced albums last week. Great masterpieces, the both of them. | |
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Timmy84 said: TD3 said:
I'm a lil bit surprised, our Motown scholar . Well to be HONEST, I knew about the album and heard some of the songs, it took me a few listens to understand this is where Stevie began to experiment with the music in his mind. 
Now, back to what we were talking about, damn good album. | |
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| I know why you were shocked, my initial post made you think I never heard it before.
Hmm, I have to say "Look Around" is just majestic. | |
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Timmy84 said: Hmm, I have to say "Look Around" is just majestic.
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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