12 Year Old Genius [Import]

12 Year Old Genius [Import]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese only reissue of this album, originally released in 1963 and long out of print on CD. Motown. 2005.

12 Year Old Genius,Stevie Wonder,Soul/R & B


12 Year Old Genius
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Genius indeed!
  • I hate To Sound Insensitive
12 Year Old Genius

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007ZJ3K6
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Album Description

Japanese only reissue of this album, originally released in 1963 and long out of print on CD. Motown. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Genius indeed!.......2006-09-12

Fingertips pt. 2 is one of the greatest recording of live music anywhere. The emotion and chaos of that one track sums up pretty everything that is wonderful about live music--in particular live soul. It's the beat, the audience participation, the unpredictability. When Stevie brings the band back into the song's finale and confusion breaks out (listen for "what key? what key?" in the background)...you'll get it. Or you got no soul.

1 out of 5 stars I hate To Sound Insensitive.......2006-08-16

If it weren't that he was blind this wouldn't have been successful. I heard Fingertips Part 1&2, and it's just stupid. I feel that the public just overlook the fact that there's nothing to this except for alot of shouting, a few words repeated over and over again, and then harmonica thrown in to spoil the orchestra. I heard this for the first time Saturday Jan. 23rd, 1988, and it's stuck to me like a cancer. It's time for the chemotherapy, and removal of this before it becomes malignant. I'm not prejudiced, or insensitive to people with handicaps. I would've ripped this to shreads if it were a white person, and no handicaps. This is just raw sewage that needs to be rid of.
12 Year Old Genius
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    12 Year Old Genius
    Stevie Wonder
    Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000DWSF
    Release Date: 1991-08-20
    The 12 Year Old Genius
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • little stevie live:"everybody say yeah!"
    • EVERYBODY COME ON,CLAP YOUR HANDS!!!!!!
    The 12 Year Old Genius
    Little Stevie Wonder
    Manufacturer: Motown
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Tracks:

    1. Fingertips [On Bongos and Harmonica]
    2. Soul Bongo [On Bongos]
    3. La La La La [On Drums]
    4. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
    5. Hallelujah I Love Her So [Piano and Vocals]
    6. Drown in My Own Tears
    7. Don't You Know

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars little stevie live:"everybody say yeah!".......2004-12-02

    stevie wonder's first live album,"recorded live-little stevie wonder the 12 year old genius" recorded in 1963 was the first album 2 put him on the map on the music charts.he was the first artist 2 have a number one position on the pop singles chart,the pop albums chart and the r&b singles chart all at the same time
    with this live set.with 'fingertips'being the only biggest hit
    single release from this live album.'fingertips'was really a rave-up that little stevie would do from previous shows just 2 get the audiences 2 feel the excitement of his live sets.with just the line,'everybody say yeah!'was the start of it all.his previous singles were not selling,but his live shows were exciting.motown hit paydirt when they came up with the idea of recording little stevie live.the show was recorded at the regal theatre in chicago.'fingertips'was 7 minutes of nonstop excitement.his backing live band was giving little stevie the cue 2 end his hot performance of the song but the young performer ignores them and continues 2 play on.little stevie continues with an excerpt from 'mary had a little lamb' which was done on his harmonica.little stevie's older mentor clarence paul tries 2 escort little stevie from the stage,but the young kid breaks away from him 2 continue performing.the backing band is confused.the bass player 4 mary wells-joe swift was on stage 4 the next set and asks the band "what key?what key?"was caught
    in the middle of confusion however,near the song's end little stevie is hyped up and so is the audience.the original version of 'fingertips'is an instrumental from his 'the jazz soul of little stevie'album. other selections from this live set include the live version of 'soul bongo'which was written by clarence paul and marvin gaye.stevie delivers a onetwo punch performance on the bongos.on 'la la la la la',little stevie tells his audience 2 repeat after him singing 'la la la la la'and then asks them 'you get it?'afterwards there is an call and response from stevie and the audience and from there little stevie explodes into his drumming.in the last half of the show,little stevie does a cover versions of '(i'm afraid)the masquerade is over'and cover versions of his idol ray charles.with songs such as 'hallelujah i love her so'of which little stevie also plays piano;and the show closers 'drown in my own tears'and 'don't you know'of which little stevie also plays piano on.overall this is a nice live album coming from a young kid- a legend in the making...

    5 out of 5 stars EVERYBODY COME ON,CLAP YOUR HANDS!!!!!!.......2004-08-01

    Put your hands together for this little set recorded live in Motown's studios.Neither Motown nor Stevie Wonder had
    really begun to break into their signiture sounds quiet yet but
    Wonder really lets 'em have it on spirited Ray Charles covers like "Drown In My Own Tears".But the REAL highlite hear is the
    FULL version of his first smash hit "Fingertips",featuring that
    utterly identifiable harmonica solo-he's SO underrated on that instrument-and his young Michael Jackson-like voice.It's the only big hit he had before his voice changed.
    I was lucky enough to find a cutout CD of this album in a record store when I was 16 after having digested his classic 70's albums and it sent me out looking for his other
    early albums-all of whitch were luckily in print back then in
    1996 on CD and many of whitch are now worth quite alot.But if you bump into this under similar circumstances GET IT!No more to say!
    The 12 Year Old Genius [JAPAN]
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      The 12 Year Old Genius [JAPAN]
      Stevie Wonder
      Manufacturer: MOTOWN / UM/USM Japan
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000NPP2UK

      Product Description

      Japanese release of the 1963 album by the legendary Stevie Wonder from when he was only twelve years old. Comes is a standard jewel case with all original album artwork and OBI strip. ---- Track Listings 1. Fingertips [On Bongos and Harmonica] 2. Soul Bongo [On Bongos] 3. La La La La [On Drums] 4. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over 5. Hallelujah I Love Her So [Piano and Vocal] 6. Drown in My Own Tears 7. Don't You Know

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