Natural Wonder

Natural Wonder
Live album by Stevie Wonder
Released	November 21, 1995
Recorded	March and August 1995
Genre	R&B
Length	112:18
Label	Motown
Producer	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
Conversation Peace (1995) Natural Wonder (1995) A Time to Love (2005)

Natural Wonder is a live album by American musician Stevie Wonder, released in 1995 and recorded in Osaka, Japan and Tel Aviv, Israel.^[1] The tour featured different symphony orchestras at some venues, conducted by touring conductor Henry Panion III.^[2] It is his fourth live album after Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (1963), Stevie Wonder Live (1970), and Live at the Talk of the Town (also 1970).

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The album comprises songs from throughout his career, spanning 1969's My Cherie Amour to 1995's Conversation Peace, in addition to the debut of three new songs – "Dancing to the Rhythm", the Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute "Stevie Ray Blues", and "Ms. & Mr. Little Ones". Wonder also performs "Stay Gold", a song he sang and co-write with composer Carmine Coppola for Coppola's score to The Outsiders.

Disc one

1. "Dancing to the Rhythm" – 7:07
2. "Love's in Need of Love Today" – 6:02
3. "Master Blaster (Jammin')" – 3:36
4. "Stevie Ray Blues" – 2:27
5. "Higher Ground" – 3:59
6. "Rocket Love" – 4:47
7. "Stay Gold" – 4:21
8. "Ribbon in the Sky" – 8:37
9. "Pastime Paradise" – 3:22
10. "If It's Magic" – 3:34
11. "Ms. & Mr. Little Ones" – 4:17
12. "Village Ghetto Land" – 3:26
13. "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" – 4:20

Disc two

1. "Overjoyed" – 3:59
2. "My Cherie Amour" – 3:20
3. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" – 2:45
4. "Living for the City" – 4:26
5. "Sir Duke" – 2:46
6. "I Wish" – 4:06
7. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" – 2:21
8. "Superstition" – 5:37
9. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – 4:38
10. "For Your Love" – 5:06
11. "Another Star" – 5:55

• Stevie Wonder – vocals, keyboards, grand piano, harmonica

Band

• Herman Jackson – keyboards
• Isaiah Sanders – keyboards
• Rick Zunigar – guitars
• Nathan Watts – bass, musical director
• Gerry Brown – drums
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion
• Keith John – backing vocals
• Panzie Johnson – backing vocals
• Marva King – backing vocals

Orchestra

• Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paul Riser – orchestrations and arrangements
• Dr. Henry Panion, III – conductor
• Fredrick Charley – orchestra librarian
• Steve Torok – orchestra librarian

Production

• Stevie Wonder – producer, arrangements
• Peter Edmonds – production manager
• George Packer – production manager
• Danny Leake – recording engineer, FOH engineer
• Tohru "Kiku" Kikuchi – system engineer
• Gary Adante – editing, mixing
• Robert A. Arbittier – editing, mixing
• Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Brian O'Neal – liner notes
• Jackie Salway – art direction, design
• James Minchin III – photography
• David Safian – photography
• Eddie Wolfl – photography