{"product_id":"stevie-wonder-hotter-than-july-cd","title":"Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHotter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the work of an artist at full confidence, generous with melody and purpose in equal measure, and an essential piece of his catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57478979617073,"sku":"601215736328","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_317c5282-0f30-4c58-af25-ae933d9fb6f9.jpg?v=1794396078","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/stevie-wonder-hotter-than-july-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}