A Time to Love
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| Studio album by Stevie Wonder | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 77:41 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Stevie Wonder | |||
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A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder, his first since 1995's Conversation Peace. Originally to have been completed in 2004, it was finally released to stores on October 18, 2005, following an exclusive electronic release on Apple's iTunes Music Store on September 27. It is his 23rd official studio album.
The first single, issued in April 2005, was "So What the Fuss", which featured Prince on guitar and En Vogue on backing vocals. Follow-up singles included "Positivity" with his daughter Aisha Morris, "From the Bottom of My Heart", and "Shelter in the Rain".
The song "Shelter in the Rain" was in tribute to his first wife, singer Syreeta Wright.
Wonder makes a brief reference to singer Minnie Riperton in the song "Positivity".
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C)[4] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [5] |
| New York Times | (mixed)[6] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant | [9] |
| Stylus | (B-)[10] |
His first new studio album in a decade, the album was received with generally positive reviews, despite its having been delayed several times during the year of its release.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except where noted.
- "If Your Love Cannot Be Moved" (featuring Kim Burrell)
- "Sweetest Somebody I Know"
- "Moon Blue" (Wonder, Akosua Busia)
- "From the Bottom of My Heart"
- "Please Don't Hurt My Baby"
- "How Will I Know" (featuring Aisha Morris)
- "My Love Is on Fire" (featuring Hubert Laws on flute)
- "Passionate Raindrops"
- "Tell Your Heart I Love You"
- "True Love"
- "Shelter in the Rain" (featuring Kirk Franklin)
- "So What the Fuss" (featuring En Vogue on backing vocals and Prince on guitar)
- "Can't Imagine Love Without You"
- "Positivity" (featuring Aisha Morris)
- "A Time to Love" (featuring India.Arie and Paul McCartney on guitar) (Wonder, India Arie Simpson)
[edit] References
- ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r686746.
- ^ "Blender review". http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3682.
- ^ "Robert Christgau review". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Stevie+Wonder.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1120805,00.html.
- ^ "Los Angeles Times review". http://archive.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2005/10/18/reviewed/index.html.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (October 17, 2005). "New York Times review". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E5DD153FF934A25753C1A9639C8B63.
- ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/w/wonderstevie-atimetolove.shtml.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/1967/albums/album/7665220.
- ^ "Slant review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=680.
- ^ "Stylus review". http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/stevie-wonder/a-time-to-love.htm.
[edit] External links
- A Time to Love at Metacritic
- Stevie Wonder interview with Newsweek, in which he discusses the album
- More information at StevieWonder-Unofficial.com
- Fan-site
