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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Umvd Labels
Salesrank: 192145
Released: March 21, 2000 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Fulfillingness' First Finale Track Listing:
1. Smile Please
2. Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
3. Too Shy to Say
4. Boogie On Reggae Woman
5. Creepin'
6. You Haven't Done Nothin'
7. It Ain't No Use
8. They Won't Go When I Go
9. Bird of Beauty
10. Please Don't Go
Editorial Review:
Limited Edition Japanese pressing comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Universal. 2008. * Please note these are issued on Universal EU barcodes but are in fact pressed in Japan and include an OBI and booklet.
Description of Fulfillingness' First Finale:
Stevie Wonder was in the middle of a multi-album roll when he put out this funk and soul collection, clunky title and all, in 1974. As usual, he adds depth and unexpected touches to even the most straightforward love song--the moving piano ballad "Too Shy to Say" has a spooky feeling, as if "I want to fly away with you, until there's nothing more to do" is the saddest line he ever sang. The harder songs, such as the fuzzy funk of "Boogie On Reggae Woman" and the angry "doo-de-wop" attack on Richard Nixon in "You Haven't Done Nothin'," add urgency without sacrificing the album's cohesiveness. --Steve Knopper
Fulfillingness' First Finale Reviews:
Beautiful Album 
2009-10-05 - This is one of Stevie's best musical offerings ever. We sometimes forget about this one due to the fact that it came right in between the Masterpiece "Innervisions" & the Tour de Force "Songs in the Key of Life". However, you find some of his best ballads on this album and 2 of his funkiest songs "Boogie on Reaggae Woman" & "Haven't Done Nothin'".
I am most impressed by the ballads on this album as they are a canvas for Stevie to show his poetic skills off. "Smile Please", "Creepin", "Too Shy to Say" & "Bird of Beauty" are sheer poetry and his vocals are other wordly on each. The album also introduces us to some soon to be major players Minnie Ripperton & Denise Williams.
My favorite song on the whole album and one of his best masterpieces of all time is the haunting "They Won't Go When I Go". For those of you who watched the tribute to Michael Jackson as Staples Center in LA following his departure from us (R.I.P.), you saw Stevie perform this very song.
It is a heart felt goodbye of sorts to a world full of lying, betrayal, deceit, greed and a plea to be with one's Creator in the sky. This album really shows the true musical genius of Stevie, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, instrumentalist, etc. The man truly is the WHOLE PACKAGE!
Earth, Wind & Fire are my favorite group, but Stevie is my favorite solo artist and as close to musical perfection as we've seen.
Pleasant listening experience 
2009-05-25 -
This is yet another of Stevie Wonder's great albums from the early seventies. Lots of nice tunes on it.
Stevie Wonder CD's/ Fullfillness Finale
2009-04-13 - I really like most all of the music on this CD. I heard most of these songs back in the summer of 1992 (June-August 1992) Some of the music really resonates with my Soul-Spirit. Thanks!
Dave
another classic, another good time
2008-12-05 - Fulfillingness First Finale is a great album, just like probably everything Stevie Wonder created in the 70's (I haven't heard anything more than the "big four" albums). One thing that's STILL a bit underrated about Stevie Wonder is his ability to combine soul, funk and pop together, and make something radically new (at the time). More importantly, he combined those things and made them *interesting*. There's only one Stevie Wonder, and there will never be someone as good as this guy ever again.
Favorite songs? Well, I don't know really. Stevie Wonder is one of those musicians where you have a different favorite every time you play one of his albums. That's a sign of a great musician. Right now it's probably "Heaven is 10 Billion Light Years Away" which for some reason, reminds me of those school field trips we used to take as children. I guess the adventurous atmosphere contribues to those feelings.
"They Won't Go When I Go" is an Elton John sounding song that rules a lot. Just a chilling, haunting and eerie song. "Bird of Beauty" and "Please Don't Go" are very good melodically. "Boogie on Reggae Woman" is one of those songs that might still be heard on TV shows, radio stations, and other places. Honestly, it SHOULD be played more often because it's a classic, but you know how stubborn radio stations and whatnot can be when it comes to variety.
The funkiness of "You Haven't Done Nothin" is fantastic as well. The only song I don't really care for is "Creepin" because it sounds a bit stuck in the mid 70's and not melodic enough for me. I don't know what the general opinion of this song is, but to me, it comes up a bit short compared to the rest of the tracks.
The rest of the album is pure emotional, melodic genius. For that (which is very important obviously) this is a classic album.
FINE ALBUM FROM STEVIE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND FORGOTTEN
2008-11-06 - WHEN I THINK BACK ON ALL THE GREAT ALBUMS PUT OUT BY STEVIE WONDER IN THE EARLY-MID 70'S WHAT USUALLY COMES TO MIND IS "INNERVISIONS", "TALKING BOOK", AND "MUSIC OF MY MIND". I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS ONE, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN 1974. SAW IT IN THE MUSIC STORE TODAY AND HAD TO PICK IT UP. AND I AM GLAD I DID, IT FITS RIGHT IN WITH ALL OF THE OTHER WONDERFUL MUSIC HE PRODUCED IN THAT TIME PERIOD. LOOKING THROUGH THE LINER NOTES, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT SOME OF THE OTHER MUSICAL CONTRIBUTORS ON THIS ALBUM INCLUDE "SNEAKY PETE" KLEINOW, MINNIE RIPPERTON, THE JACKSON FIVE (SINGING BACKUP ON "YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN"), DENISE WILLIAMS, SHIRLEY BREWER, THE PERSUASIONS, PAUL ANKA, AND OTHERS. GREAT ALBUM, A REAL BLAST FROM THE PAST.
