It's my Life

Released in 1968 by an 18-year-old Stevie Wonder, "For Once In My Life" yielded the number two hit single title track and the top 10 song "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" which Wonder co-wrote. A lush, energetic album, sees 'Little' Stevie Wonder singing a workout's worth. Not to be confused with the more broadly creative Stevie of later years, this is the vintage singing-sensation Stevie. It's a thrill to hear. While the studio instrumentation is standard fare for the time, Wonder plays happily off the backing with saucily bent notes and hearty falsettos that make these pop tunes wail.