Artist: Stevie Wonder
Author: Stevie Wonder
Label: Motown
Year: 1976
On Songs In The Key Of Life.
Covers:
Ray Barretto [with Tito Puente & Charlie Palmieri]
Coolio [feat. L.V., sample in Gangsta's Paradise; n°1 US, UK, NL & B]
Weird Al Yankovic [as Amish Paradise]
Chick Corea [with Christian McBride and Brian Blade]
On his Gangsta's Paradise cd Coolio also used samples from Me And Mrs. Jones (Billy Paul) in A Thing Goin' On, from You Caught Me Smilin' (Sly Stone) in Smilin' and from Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) in Get Up Get Down. From Kool & The Gang he not only used bits of Too Hot, he also asked their ex lead singer James 'J.T.' Taylor to join in on vocals.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
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