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Eivets Rednow

Eivets Rednow is the ninth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and musician Stevie Wonder. Released on the Gordy Records label on November 20, 1968, it is a fully instrumental album and was the first to have songs that are solely credited to Wonder. The album was created as a follow-up to the successful single "Alfie". "A House Is Not a Home", another song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, also appears on the album. The album reached No. 37 on the U.S. R&B charts. "Eivets Rednow" is an anadrome of "Stevie Wonder"; Wonder's name does not appear on the cover of the original releases.

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Eivets Rednow
Studio album by
Stevie Wonder (as Eivets Rednow)
ReleasedNovember 20, 1968
Recorded1967–1968
StudiosHitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
GenreEasy listening1
Length32:01
LabelGordy
ProducerHenry Cosby
Stevie Wonder chronology
Someday at Christmas
(1967) 		Eivets Rednow
(1968) 		For Once in My Life
(1968)
Singles from Eivets Rednow
  1. "Alfie"
    Released: August 27, 1968
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Eivets Rednow is the ninth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and musician Stevie Wonder. Released on the Gordy Records label on November 20, 1968, it is a fully instrumental album and was the first to have songs that are solely credited to Wonder.1 The album was created as a follow-up to the successful single "Alfie".2 "A House Is Not a Home", another song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, also appears on the album. The album reached No. 37 on the U.S. R&B charts.3 "Eivets Rednow" is an anadrome of "Stevie Wonder"; Wonder's name does not appear on the cover of the original releases.4

Wonder plays the harmonica, drums, piano and clavinet on this album, though like his debut album, he does not sing on any of the tracks. On some reissues, "How do you spell Stevie Wonder backwards" is printed on the top corner of the album sleeve in small print.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alfie"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:14
2."More than a Dream"Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder3:48
3."A House Is Not a Home"Bacharach, David3:32
4."How Can You Believe"Wonder3:04
5."Medley ("Never My Love/Ask the Lonely")"Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi/Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson2:30
Total length:16:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ruby"Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld6:48
2."Which Way the Wind"Wonder2:47
3."Bye Bye World"Wonder2:26
4."Grazin' in the Grass"Philemon Hou2:57
Total length:15:53 32:01

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References

  1. Unterberger, Richie (1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 301. ISBN 9781858284217.
  2. "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. December 14, 1968.
  3. "Stevie Wonder – Eivets Rednow 1968 U.S. LP".
  4. Perone, James E. (January 1, 2006). The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 9780275987237.