Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta
Studio album by
Syreeta
ReleasedJune 19, 1974
Recorded1973–1974
StudioThe Record Plant
(Los Angeles)
GenreR&B, smooth soul, funk, pop, reggae, psychedelic soul
Length39:37
LabelMotown
M 808
ProducerStevie Wonder
Syreeta chronology
Syreeta
(1972)		 Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta
(1974)		 One to One
(1977)
Singles from Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta
  1. "Come and Get This Stuff"
    Released: June 11, 1974
  2. "I'm Goin' Left"
    Released: August 27, 1974
  3. "Spinnin' and Spinnin'"
    Released: September 1974 (UK)
  4. "Your Kiss Is Sweet"
    Released: January 1975 (UK)

Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released by Motown on June 19, 1974.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I'm Goin' Left" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) (3:36)
  2. "Spinnin' and Spinnin'" (Wonder, Wright) (4:21)
  3. "Your Kiss Is Sweet" (Wonder, Wright) (4:31)
  4. "Come and Get This Stuff" (Wonder) (3:38)
  5. "Heavy Day" (Wonder, Wright) (4:00)

Side two

  1. "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" (Wonder) (4:30)
  2. "Just a Little Piece of You" (Wonder, Wright) (4:01)
  3. "Waitin' for the Postman" (Wonder) (1:47)
  4. "When Your Daddy's Not Around" (Wonder) (1:03)
  5. "I Wanna Be by Your Side" (Wonder) (with G.C. Cameron) (4:04)
  6. "Universal Sound of the World (Your Kiss Is Sweet)" (Wonder, Wright) (4:06)

Personnel

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album received a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on AllMusic.[1]

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B		 AUS[3]
1974 Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta 116 53 93

Trivia

Three artists who performed on this album (Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams, Michael Sembello) would all have Billboard number one songs ("I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Let's Hear It for the Boy", and "Maniac", respectively) within a year of each other, a decade after this album's release. Another artist on this album, Ollie Brown of Ollie & Jerry, would have a Billboard top ten single, "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", in the same one-year period.

The song "Come and Get This Stuff" was originally intended for Rufus, but lead singer Chaka Khan refused to perform the song. Instead, Wonder wrote "Tell Me Something Good" for them which appeared on their album Rags to Rufus.

References

  1. 1 2 Guarisco, Donald A. Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta. AllMusic Review
  2. ↑ "Syreeta US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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