![]() ![]() His own hits and obvious untapped potential helped him profitably renegotiate his contract to win artistic freedom.Ī new instrument was the catalyst for Wonder’s next stage. ![]() In 1967 I Was Made To Love Her marked him as a composer of special talent, and in 1970 came co-writing credits on hits for The Detroit Spinners (It’s A Shame, which he co-produced) and The Miracles (Tears Of A Clown). The critical period in his development came at the end of the ’60s. The musical lessons of jazz and gospel, pop and rock, Broadway and Hollywood, Africa and the Caribbean have all found a willing pupil in Wonder and a home in his music. An inquisitive, avaricious consumer of music in all styles, he’s a master of the romantic ballad form and of driving funk, while his songs of biting social documentary and political comment leave the listener uplifted by optimism and aspiration. ![]()
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