"Golden Lady" is a song by the American musician Stevie Wonder, released in 1973 on his album Innervisions. While it was never released as a single, the album itself peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top 200.[2] The love song, written by Stevie Wonder, contrasts with the other songs on the record that comment upon societal issues within America.[3] Examples include his comments on drug addiction within the song "Too High" and his political commentary on US President Richard Nixon in "He's Misstra Know-It-All".[4]
| "Golden Lady" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Stevie Wonder | |
| from the album Innervisions | |
| Released | August 3, 1973 |
| Recorded | August 24, 1972[1] |
| Genre | Soul |
| Length | 4:49 (Full-length version) |
| Label | Tamla |
| Songwriter(s) | Stevie Wonder |
| Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder |
| Official audio | |
| "Golden Lady" on YouTube | |
This song is influenced by the montuno style due to the chord progression and syncopated rhythms found within its chorus.[citation needed]
Personnel
edit- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
- Larry "Nastyee" Latimer – congas
- Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
- Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar
Covers
edit- José Feliciano from the album And The Feeling’s Good released in 1974.[5]
- Kurt Elling from the album The Gate released in 2011.[6]
- Robert Glasper from his 1 Mic 1 Take covers released in 2013.[7]
- Bill Wurtz on his website under the Jazz section. Released in 2017.[8]
- Yesterday's New Quintet from the album Stevie released in 2004. [9]
References
edit- ^ Williams, Chris. "Expanding Soul". WaxPoetics.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ Perone, James E. (2006). The sound of Stevie Wonder : his words and music (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Praeger. p. 47. ISBN 0-275-98723-X.
- ^ Bush, John. "AllMusic Review by John Bush". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ "And the Feeling's Good - José Feliciano | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-06-26 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Kurt Elling: The Gate - review". the Guardian. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Robert Glasper to release 'Black Radio 2' on Oct. 29". Los Angeles Times. August 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "billwurtz". billwurtz.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Stevie". bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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