2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder
A Time to Love Stevie Wonder , his first sinceConversation Peace Apple's iTunes Music Store on September 27.
The first single, issued in April 2005, was "So What the Fuss ", which featuredPrince on guitar andEn 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, the singerSyreeta Wright , who died of cancer the year before the album was released. Wonder was quoted as saying he would have had Wright singing lead on it had she lived.
Though multiple follow-ups have been announced as being in various stages of development,A Time to Love stands as Wonder's most recent album to date.
The album was received with generally positive reviews, despite its having been delayed several times during the year of its release. In 2005, Wonder won theBest Male Pop Vocal Performance in the Grammy Awards for "From the Bottom of My Heart ", his fourth win in this category.
Commercial performance [ edit ] A Time to Love debuted at number 5 on the USBillboard 200[ 12] gold by theRecording Industry Association of America on December 15, 2005.[ 13]
As of August 2007, the album had sales 469,000 copies in the United States according toNielsen SoundScan .[ 14]
All tracks are written byStevie Wonder , except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "If Your Love Cannot Be Moved" (featuringKim Burrell ) 6:12 2. "Sweetest Somebody I Know" 4:31 3. "Moon Blue" Wonder,Akosua Busia 6:45 4. "From the Bottom of My Heart " 5:12 5. "Please Don't Hurt My Baby" 4:40 6. "How Will I Know" (featuring Aisha Morris) 3:39 7. "My Love Is on Fire" (featuringHubert Laws onflute ) 6:16 8. "Passionate Raindrops" 4:50 9. "Tell Your Heart I Love You" 4:30 10. "True Love" 3:32 11. "Shelter in the Rain" 4:19 12. "So What the Fuss " (featuringEn Vogue andPrince on guitar) 5:04 13. "Can't Imagine Love Without You" 3:45 14. "Positivity" (featuring Aisha Morris) 5:07 15. "A Time to Love" (featuringIndia Arie andPaul McCartney on guitar) Wonder, Arie 9:17 Total length: 77:39
Thomassina Atkins – choir/chorus Francis Awe –talking drum Kimberly Brewer – background vocals Shirley Brewer – background vocals Kim Burrell – primary vocalsTeddy Campbell – drumsMabvuto Carpenter – background vocals Jherimi Leigh Carter – choir/chorus Wendell Kelly – trombone Oscar Castro-Neves – guitarAyrianna Cerant – choir/chorus Swapan Chaudhuri –tabla Gregory Curtis – background vocals Monique DeBarge – background vocals DeVere Duckett – background vocals Nathan East – bass guitarKevon Edmonds – background vocals Lynne Fiddmont – background vocals Brianna Ford – choir/chorus Doug E. Fresh –beat box Patrick Gandy –conductor ,orchestration Richie Gajate Garcia –congas /hand percussion Tony Gates – choir/chorus Daronn Gooden – choir/chorus Timothy Hall – choir/chorus Kenya Hathaway – background vocals India.Arie – composer, primary artistHerman Jackson – bells, keyboard Phillip "Taj" Jackson – background vocals Keith John – background vocals Accalra Johnson – choir/chorus Desarae Johnson – choir/chorus Timothy Jon Johnson – background vocals Unique Johnson – choir/chorus Chatoya Jones – choir/chorus Erica L. King – choir/chorus Abbos Kosimov –doira Debra Laws – background vocals Hubert Laws – fluteRicky Lawson – drumsPaul McCartney – acoustic/electric guitarMelody McCully – background vocals Brijee McDowell – choir/chorus Sebastian Mego – choir/chorus, background vocals Kristie Mingo – background vocals Aisha Morris – primary artist Woody Murray –vibraphone Traci Nelson – background vocals Morris O'Connor – guitar Conesha Owens – background vocals Greg Phillinganes – electric pianoMike Phillips – saxophone Doc Powell – guitarPrince – guitarBryan Sledge – choir/chorusAmir Sofi –darbouka Lamont Van Hook – background vocals Nathan Watts – bassAndy Weiner – conductor, orchestration,string arrangements Willie Wheaton, Jr. – background vocals Fred White – background vocals Johneisha White – choir/chorus Tamiko Whitsett – background vocals Barbara Wilson – background vocals Sherman B. Wilson – choir/chorus LaLynda Winfield – choir/chorus LaShanea Winfield – choir/chorus LaShanique Winfield – choir/chorus Stevie Wonder – arranger, art conception, audio production, bass, bells,bongos ,chimes ,clapping ,clavinet , composer, drawing,drum loop , drums, editing,Fender Rhodes ,finger cymbals ,flexatones , flute arrangement, guitar loops, hand percussion,harmonica ,keyboard guitar , keyboards,marimba ,Moog bass ,organ ,percussion , piano, piano (electric), primary artist, producer, programming,rhythm section , sequencing arranger, string arrangements,synthesizer bass ,tambourine , vocal arrangement, vocals (background),voice box Gary Adante – engineer Stephanie Andrews – art conception, project coordinator Robert A. Arbittier – digital editing, editing, overdubs, programming David Blumberg – arranger Barry G. Clark – technical support Jeffrey Coprich – leader Tom Corwin – engineer, producer Greg Edenfield – engineer Scott Elgin – assistant Aaron Fessel – engineer Ernie Fields Jr. – contractor Kirk Franklin – arranger, producerBrian Gardner – masteringEvren Göknar – assistant John Holino – technical support Femi Jiya – engineer, mixing Steve Jones – programming Jim Keller – assistant Chris Kornmann – creative director Nick Marshall – assistant Rickey Minor – orchestra supervision, string arrangementsBobby Montez – assistant Scott Moore – assistant Francesco Perlangeli – assistant Neil Pogue – mixingJoel Poinsett – assistant Josean Posey – engineer Bonnie Raitt – producerDave Reitzas – engineer Paul Riser – arrangerAnthony Ruotolo – engineer Rafa Sardina – engineerChristine Sirois – assistant Ralph Sutton – engineerHeratch Touresian – programming Gregory Upshaw – wardrobe Peter Vargo – assistant Donnie Whittmore – assistant Val Williams – make-up Eddie Wolfl – photography Certifications forA Time to Love Region Certification Certified units /salesJapan (RIAJ )[ 31] Gold 88,000[ 30] United Kingdom (BPI )[ 32] Silver 60,000^ United States (RIAA )[ 13] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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