2x CD (Special Edition)

The Definitive Collection

Compilation by Stevie Wonder

Released 21 October 2002

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Superstition
4:28
4.8 ★
2
Sir Duke
3:54
4.4 ★
3
I Wish
4:14
4.5 ★
4
Master Blaster (Jammin’)
5:09
4.8 ★
5
Isn’t She Lovely
3:21
4.0 ★
6
I Just Called to Say I Love You
4:23
4.2 ★
7
Ebony & Ivory
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
3:42
3.3 ★
8
As
3:29
5.0 ★
9
Never Had a Dream Come True
3:13
5.0 ★
10
I Was Made to Love Her
2:37
4.7 ★
11
Heaven Help Us All
3:13
5.0 ★
12
Overjoyed
3:44
4.2 ★
13
Lately
4:07
5.0 ★
14
For Your Love
5:02
5.0 ★
15
If You Really Love Me
2:59
4.8 ★
16
Higher Ground
3:44
4.5 ★
17
Do I Do
5:05
4.5 ★
18
Living for the City
3:41
4.6 ★
19
Part Time Lover
4:15
4.7 ★
CD 2
1
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (feat. Blue & Angie Stone)
3:33
3.0 ★
2
For Once in My Life
2:48
4.1 ★
3
Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
2:53
4.7 ★
4
We Can Work It Out
3:13
4.0 ★
5
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
3:04
4.8 ★
6
I’m Wondering
2:54
5.0 ★
7
My Cherie Amour
2:52
4.2 ★
8
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
2:58
4.2 ★
9
I Don’t Know Why (I Love You)
2:47
5.0 ★
10
A Place in the Sun
2:49
5.0 ★
11
Blowin’ in the Wind
3:05
5.0 ★
12
Send One Your Love
4:02
5.0 ★
13
Pastime Paradise
3:28
4.1 ★
14
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
4:39
4.7 ★
15
Fingertips, Parts 1 & 2
6:55
5.0 ★
16
Boogie on Reggae Woman
5:13
5.0 ★
17
You Haven't Done Nothin'
3:23
4.4 ★
18
He’s Misstra Know‐It‐All
5:34
4.0 ★
19
Happy Birthday
5:54
5.0 ★
20
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
2:41
4.2 ★

More by Stevie Wonder

Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life 1976

Innervisions

Innervisions 1973

Hotter Than July

Hotter Than July 1980

Talking Book

Talking Book 1972

In Square Circle

In Square Circle 1985

A Time to Love

A Time to Love 2005

Release credits

Alex Brown
background vocals [4]
Angela Winbush
background vocals [4]
Austin Godsey
recording [1]
Ben Bridges
guitar [1.2, 1.4, 2.14]
Billy Durham
background vocals [19]
Bob Harlan
assistant [2.14, 2.19, 1.4, 1.13]
Bobbye Hall
percussion [13]
Charles Brewer
programming [2-3]
Charlie Wilson
background vocals [14]
Daniel Ben Zebulon
congas [8]
Darryl Phinnessee
background vocals [19]
Dennis Davis
drums (drum set) [4]
Earl DeRouen
percussion [4]
Earl Klugh
guitar [12]
Eddie Willis
electric sitar [10]
Gary Olazabal
associate [12, 19], engineer [2.14, 2.19, 1.4, 1.13], mix [2.14, 2.19, 1.4, 1.13]
Geoff Emerick
mix [7], recording [7]
George Martin
arranger [7], producer [7]
Gloria Barley
background vocals [8]
Hank DeVito
steel guitar [14]
Hank Redd
alto saxophone [2-3], saxophone [4]
Hare Krishna
background vocals [13]
Harvey Fuqua
producer [5]
Henry Cosby
producer [1.10, 2.2-3, 2.7]
Isaiah Sanders
Rhodes piano [14], organ [4]
James Jamerson
bass [10]
Jim Gilstrap
background vocals [8]
Joan DeCola
recording [1]
John Fischbach
programming [2-3]
Johnny Bristol
producer [5]
Jon Jacobs
assistant [7]
Keith John
background vocals [19]
Lani Groves
background vocals [8]
Larry Gittens
trumpet [4]
Luther Vandross
additional [19], background vocals [19], lead vocals [19]
Malcolm Cecil
Moog [1.1, 2.8], associate [2.8, 2.17, 1.1], engineer [8, 17], mix [1], programming [17]
Marva Holcolm
background vocals [4]
Melody McCully
background vocals [19]
Michael Gray
background vocals [13]
Michael Paul Stavrou
assistant [7]
Michael Sembello
guitar [2]
Michael Wycoff
background vocals [13]
Nathan Watts
bass [1.4, 2.14], bass guitar [2-3]
Paul McCartney
arranger [7], background vocals [7], electric bass guitar [7], guitar [7], lead vocals [7], percussion [7], piano [7], synthesizer [7], vocoder [7]
Paul Riser
arranger [20], strings [12, 17]
Pete Byrne
background vocals [19]
Philip Bailey
background vocals [19]
Ray Maldonado
percussion [13], trumpet [2-3]
Raymond Pounds
drums (drum set) [2-3]
Reggie McBride
bass guitar [17]
Renee Hardaway
background vocals [3, 19]
Rick Zunigar
guitar [4]
Robert Margouleff
Moog [2.8, 1.1], associate [2.8, 2.17, 1.1], engineer [8, 17], mix [1], programming [17]
Ron Miller
producer [11]
Ronnie Wilson
background vocals [14]
Scott Edwards
bass guitar [8]
Shirley Brewer
background vocals [4]
Simon Hale
conductor [1]
Steve Madaio
trumpet [1-3]
Stevie Wonder
Moog [1], Rhodes piano [2-4], arranger [2.12-14, 2.17-19, 1.2-4, 1.6, 1.12-13, 1.16], background vocals [1.7, 2.13-14], bass synthesizer [2.19, 1.13], cabasa [14], clavinet [1.1, 1.4, 2.14], drums (drum set) [2.14, 2.19, 1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.19], electric piano [7], harmonica [10], horn [17], keyboard [19], lead vocals [1.2-3, 1.6-7, 1.10, 1.12, 1.17, 1.19, 2.2-3, 2.7-8, 2.13, 2.17, 2.20], other instruments [12], other vocals [12], percussion [2.13, 1.2, 1.7, 1.12], performer [1], piano [2.14, 1.12, 1.12-13], producer [1.1-4, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11-13, 1.15-17, 1.19, 2.4, 2.8, 2.12-14, 2.17-20], programming [2-3], synthesizer [2.13, 1.3, 1.7, 1.12, 1.19], vocoder [3]
Syreeta
background vocals [19]
The Funk Brothers
instrument [10]
The Jacksons
background vocals [17]
Tom Baird
producer [11]
Trevor Lawrence
saxophone [1], tenor saxophone [2-3]
West Angeles Church of God in Christ Mass Choir
background vocals [13]
William Stevenson
producer [3]
Willie Weeks
bass guitar [18]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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The Definitive Collection
2x CD
21 October 2002
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The Definitive Collection
CD
29 October 2002
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The Definitive Collection
2x CD
26 November 2002
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The Definitive Collection
CD
2002
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The Definitive Collection
2x CD
22 January 2003
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The Definitive Collection
2x CD (Special Edition)
2003
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The Definitive Collection
CD (different Cover, different ISBN)
2009
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The Definitive Collection
Digital Media
27 January 2015
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The Definitive Collection
2x Digital Media (deluxe edition)
8 August 2018
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The Definitive Collection
HQCD (2020 MQA x UHQCD)
15 January 2020
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The Definitive Collection
2x 12" Vinyl (gold and yellow silver marbled vinyl)
2026