Stevie Wonder - BBC Sessions, Volume 1- A Night of Wonder, Teddington Studios, London, Britain, 9-11-1995

Back in 2022, I posted a 2005 BBC concert by Stevie Wonder. I thought that was the only concert he did for the BBC. But it turns out he actually did two more (at least), that I recently found. So this one becomes "Volume 1," the 2005 one becomes "Volume 2," and I'll be posting one that took place after that as "Volume 3."

In retrospect, it's not surprising I came across the 2005 concert first, because it's one of the most popular Stevie Wonder bootlegs. But this one should be better known, because the sound quality and performance are just as good as the 2005. The one disadvantage is that it's somewhat shorter. But it's still over an hour long. 

This has made the rounds as a grey market bootleg under different names. But those usually don't mention that it came from a BBC source, which is probably why it took me a while to figure it out. (By the way, a grey market bootleg is one that is presented as if it's an official release, except it was done without the permission of the artist or the legit record company.) Most versions of this lacked three songs: "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing," "You and I," and "Overjoyed." But I found a version that had them and put them in the correct running order. I don't know if there were more songs performed that just didn't get broadcast.

Earlier in 1995, Wonder released the studio album "Conversation Peace." Three of the songs here come from that album: "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing," "Sensuous Whisper," and "Cold Chill." Note that later in 1995, he released a double live album, called "Natural Wonder." While this was a BBC special with the similar name "A Night of Wonder," the performances are totally different. All the songs on the official album come from concerts in Japan and Israel. Still, not surprisingly, many songs were performed in both. But he had such a deep discography that there are some songs on this one not on that album and vice versa.

This album is an hour and two minutes long.

01 talk (Stevie Wonder)
02 Master Blaster [Jammin'] (Stevie Wonder)
03 Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)
04 talk (Stevie Wonder)
05 Tomorrow Robins Will Sing (Stevie Wonder)
06 talk (Stevie Wonder)
07 You and I (Stevie Wonder)
08 Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder)
09 talk (Stevie Wonder)
10 Sensuous Whisper (Stevie Wonder)
11 My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder)
12 Singed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (Stevie Wonder)
13 Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
14 I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
15 You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
16 Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
17 talk (Stevie Wonder)
18 I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)
19 talk (Stevie Wonder)
20 Cold Chill (Stevie Wonder)
21 Do I Do (Stevie Wonder)

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alternate:

https://bestfile.io/zpNDcBHgQX5TXqw/file

The cover photo is from this exact concert.