Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July

Name: Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
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Label:	Motown – 3C 064-64121
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Gatefold
Country:	Italy
Released:	Oct 1, 1980
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Did I Hear You Say You Love Me Drums – Dennis Davis Piano – Isiah Sanders* Vocoder – Stevie Wonder	4:07
A2	All I Do Backing Vocals – Walter Williams Bells – Stevie Wonder Saxophone – Hank Redd Written By [Lyrics] – Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax	5:06
A3	Rocket Love Arranged By [Strings] – Paul Riser Percussion, Backing Vocals – Stevie Wonder	4:40
A4	I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Backing Vocals – Ronnie Wilson Cabasa – Stevie Wonder Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Isiah Sanders* Steel Guitar – Hank Devito	4:39
A5	As If You Read My Mind Backing Vocals – Syreeta Celesta – Stevie Wonder Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Isiah Sanders* Guitar – Rick Zunigar Harmonica – Stevie Wonder Backing Vocals – Syreeta Celesta – Stevie Wonder Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Isiah Sanders* Guitar – Rick Zunigar Harmonica – Stevie Wonder	3:37
B1	Master Blaster (Jammin') Backing Vocals – Shirley Brewer Drums – Dennis Davis Guitar – Rick Zunigar Organ – Isiah Sanders* Saxophone – Hank Redd Trumpet – Larry Gittens Backing Vocals – Shirley Brewer Drums – Dennis Davis Guitar – Rick Zunigar Organ – Isiah Sanders* Saxophone – Hank Redd Trumpet – Larry Gittens	5:07
B2	Do Like You Backing Vocals – Shirley Brewer Harpsichord – Stevie Wonder Saxophone – Bob Malach Synthesizer [Arp9] – Stevie Wonder Trumpet – Larry Gittens Backing Vocals – Shirley Brewer Harpsichord – Stevie Wonder Saxophone – Bob Malach Synthesizer [Arp9] – Stevie Wonder Trumpet – Larry Gittens	4:26
B3	Cash In Your Face Handclaps – Trevor Lawrence	4:01
B4	Lately	4:04
B5	Happy Birthday Synthesizer [Arp], Keyboards – Stevie Wonder	5:57

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Distributed By – EMI Italiana S.p.A.
Made By – EMI Italiana S.p.A.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
Recorded At – Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded By – Record Plant Mobile Studio
Recorded At – International Automated Media
Recorded At – Crystal Sound
Mixed At – Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Crystal Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Precision Lacquer

Credits

Bass – Nathan Watts (tracks: A1, A4 to B1)
Clavinet – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A4 to B1)
Cover [Coordination] – Stephanie Andrews
Design Concept [Cover Concept], Illustration – Al Harper
Drums – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B3, B5)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A2 to A3, B1, B3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Vargo
Engineer, Mixed By – Gary Olazabal
Guitar – Benjamin Bridges* (tracks: A1, A3 to B1)
Lacquer Cut By – LE*
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen (tracks: A)
Percussion – Earl DeRouen (tracks: A1, A5 to B1)
Photography – The Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Social Change, Wide World Photos
Piano – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A4 to A5, B4)
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Bill Wolfer
Synthesizer – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B5)
Vocals – Stevie Wonder
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Stevie Wonder

Notes

Made in Italy.

There is another Italian version with same cat# but with label variation: Hotter Than July.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 3C 064-64121 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 3C 064-64121 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): 64121-A 1-10-80 [ X
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): Italy S.WONDER PRECISION LACQUER LE
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): 64121-B 1-10-80 I
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): ITALY S.WONDER SIDE 2 PRECISION LACQUER
Rights Society: S.I.A.E.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Tamla	T8-373M1	US	1980
Recently Edited	Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Motown	2C 070 64121		1980
Recently Edited	Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve)	Motown	STMA 8035, 0C 064-64 121	UK	1980
	Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve)	Motown	IM-46.037	Portugal	1980
	Hotter Than July (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	EMI Electrola	1C 064-64 121		1980