Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta

1974 studio album by Syreeta

Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta

Studio album by

Syreeta

Released| June 19, 1974
Recorded| 1973–1974
Studio| The Record Plant
(Los Angeles)
Genre| R&B, smooth soul, funk, pop, reggae, psychedelic soul
Length| 39:37
Label| Motown
M 808
Producer| Stevie Wonder
Syreeta chronology
| Syreeta
(1972)  | Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta
(1974)  | One to One
(1977)

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Singles from  Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta

1. "Come and Get This Stuff"
Released: June 11, 1974
2. "I'm Goin' Left"
Released: August 27, 1974
3. "Spinnin' and Spinnin'"
Released: September 1974 (UK)
4. "Your Kiss Is Sweet"
Released: January 1975 (UK)

Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released by Motown on June 19, 1974.

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "I'm Goin' Left" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) (3:36)
2. "Spinnin' and Spinnin'" (Wonder, Wright) (4:21)
3. "Your Kiss Is Sweet" (Wonder, Wright) (4:31)
4. "Come and Get This Stuff" (Wonder) (3:38)
5. "Heavy Day" (Wonder, Wright) (4:00)

Side two

1. "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" (Wonder) (4:30)
2. "Just a Little Piece of You" (Wonder, Wright) (4:01)
3. "Waitin' for the Postman" (Wonder) (1:47)
4. "When Your Daddy's Not Around" (Wonder) (1:03)
5. "I Wanna Be by Your Side" (Wonder) (with G.C. Cameron) (4:04)
6. "Universal Sound of the World (Your Kiss Is Sweet)" (Wonder, Wright) (4:06)

## Personnel

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* Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Dennis Morrison, G.C. Cameron \- lead vocals
* Marlo Henderson, Michael Sembello \- guitar
* Reggie McBride \- bass
* Ollie E. Brown \- drums
* Denny Morouse - tenor saxophone
* Steve Madaio - trumpet
* Anita Sherman, Deniece Williams, Lani Groves, Minnie Riperton, Shirley Brewer - backing vocals
* Paul Riser \- string arrangements

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

The album received a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on AllMusic.[1]

## Charts

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Year  | Album  | Chart positions[2]

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US | US
R&B | AUS[3]
1974  | Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta | 116  | 53  | 93

## Trivia

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Three artists who performed on this album (Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams, Michael Sembello) would all have Billboard number-one songs ("I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Let's Hear It for the Boy", and "Maniac", respectively) within a year of each other, a decade after this album's release. Another artist on this album, Ollie Brown of Ollie & Jerry, would have a Billboard top-ten single, "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", in the same one-year period.

The song "Come and Get This Stuff" was originally intended for Rufus, but lead singer Chaka Khan refused to perform the song. Instead, Wonder wrote "Tell Me Something Good" for them, which appeared on their album Rags to Rufus.

## References

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1. ^ a b Guarisco, Donald A. Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta. AllMusic Review
2. ^ "Syreeta US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

## External links

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* Syreeta-Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta at Discogs

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Syreeta Wright

Studio albums|

* Syreeta (1972)
* Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta (1974)
* One to One (1977)
* Rich Love, Poor Love (with G.C. Cameron) (1977)
* Syreeta (1980)
* Set My Love in Motion (1981)

Songs|

* "To Know You Is to Love You"
* "Your Kiss Is Sweet"
* "With You I'm Born Again" (w/ Billy Preston)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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