Hotter Than July [CD]
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Authentic & factory sealed
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Hotter Than July, here in its remastered CD edition, is Stevie Wonder's 1980 return to warm, groove-first soul after the sprawling ambition of his previous album.
After the experimental soundtrack album that preceded it, Wonder came back with something looser and more immediate, an album full of dance-floor joy, sweet ballads and a sharp social conscience. It also carried one of his most important campaigns, the push to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday in the United States.
Master Blaster (Jammin') is the sunburst at its centre, a reggae-soul celebration written in tribute to Bob Marley that radiates pure good feeling. All I Do glides with Motown-rooted romance, and Lately turns tender and haunting, one of the most quietly devastating ballads Wonder ever recorded. Then Happy Birthday closes the album, an irresistible singalong with a serious purpose, turning a protest into a party everyone could join.
In between, the bouncy Did I Hear You Say You Love Me and the soaring Rocket Love show how easily Wonder could move between funk, pop and soul without missing a beat.
It is the work of an artist at full confidence, generous with melody and purpose in equal measure, and an essential piece of his catalogue.
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