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Conversation Peace

January 01, 1970

Conversation Peace is the 22nd album released by American musician Stevie Wonder, on the Motown label in 1995. The album was Wonder's first full-length non-soundtrack studio album since 1987's Characters. This album yielded the hits "For Your Love" (a Grammy winner for Wonder for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance) and the reggae-flavored "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing". This album also saw Wonder reuniting with Robert Margouleff, who assisted during Wonder's "classic period" from 1972 to 1974.

Conversation Peace
Studio album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedMarch 21, 1995
Recorded1993–1995
GenreR&B
Length73:32
LabelMotown
ProducerStevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
Jungle Fever
(1991) 		Conversation Peace
(1995) 		Natural Wonder
(1995)
Singles from Conversation Peace
  1. "For Your Love"
    Released: March 1995
  2. "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing"
    Released: April 1995
  3. "Treat Myself"
    Released: July 1995

Wonder wrote about 40 songs in 1993 after being invited to stay for six weeks in Ghana by President Jerry John Rawlings. A number of these songs were eventually shaped into album form.[1][2] Motown announced in August 1993 that Conversation Peace would be released later that year;[3] however, Wonder continued to work on the album through 1994 until its release in March 1995, when Vibe magazine reported that the album had been in development "off and on for at least the past four" years. A circulating outtake from these sessions, "Ms and Mr Little Ones", was later released on Natural Wonder.[4]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Chicago Tribune     [6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[7]
Los Angeles Times     [8]
NME7/10[9]
The New York Times(favorable)[10]
Rolling Stone     [11]
Stereo Review(favorable)[12]
The Village VoiceA[13]

Critics felt that the album was a return to Wonder's classic period of the 1970s. John Milward in a 1995 review in Rolling Stone gave it four stars and felt that while the album is "reminiscent" of Wonder's classic albums, its "lean execution" gives it a "modern sound".[11] While the quality of the work was appreciated, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune and Jean Rosenbluth of the Los Angeles Times felt that the style was a bit too familiar and well-worn to be interesting,[6][8] though Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave it an "A−" and remarked that while listeners may have "heard all this before, that doesn't mean it's worn out its welcome."[13] Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it two-and-a-half stars in a retrospective review for Allmusic and felt the music wasn't contemporary enough to get radio play.[5]

Track listing edit

All songs written and composed by Stevie Wonder, except where noted.

  1. "Rain Your Love Down" – 6:08
  2. "Edge of Eternity" – 6:04
  3. "Taboo to Love" – 4:25
  4. "Take the Time Out" – 5:05
  5. "I'm New" – 5:41
  6. "My Love Is with You" – 5:54
  7. "Treat Myself" (Wonder, Stephanie Andrews) – 4:55
  8. "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" (Wonder, Edley Shine) – 4:46
  9. "Sensuous Whisper" – 5:47
  10. "For Your Love" – 5:00
  11. "Cold Chill" – 6:53
  12. "Sorry" – 6:15
  13. "Conversation Peace" – 6:39

Personnel edit

Personnel involved in the album include:

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[31] Gold 158,000[29]
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Brown, Jeremy K. (2010). Stevie Wonder: Musician. Infobase. p. 79. ISBN 9781438134222.
  2. ^ Werner, Craig (2007). Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul. Random House. p. 269. ISBN 9780307420879.
  3. ^ Jeffrey, Don (August 14, 1993). "Motown Adds Might to Polygram Roster". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media. p. 82. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Revolutions: Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace – Motown". Vibe. 3 (3). Vibe Media Group: 98. March 1995. ISSN 1070-4701.
  5. ^ a b "Conversation Peace". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Greg Kot (April 6, 1995). "Not So Wonder-ful". Chicago Tribune – via chicagotribune.com.
  7. ^ Hiltbrand, David (March 31, 1995). "Conversation Peace". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ a b Jean Rosenbluth (March 19, 1995). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2013 – via articles.latimes.com.
  9. ^ Fadele, Dele (March 18, 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 47. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Pareles, Jon (March 26, 1995). "RECORDINGS VIEW; What if Love Can't Save The World?". The New York Times – via nytimes.com.
  11. ^ a b John Milward (March 23, 1995). "Stevie Wonder: Conversation Peace". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
  12. ^ Stevie Wonder: Conversation Peace. Vol. 60. Stereo Review. August 1995. p. 78 & 79.
  13. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (July 11, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  14. ^ Conversation Peace - Stevie Wonder | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-10-20
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 305.
  16. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6892". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  21. ^ . oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "Charts.nz – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  23. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  27. ^ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  28. ^ "Stevie Wonder Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  29. ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  30. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  31. ^ "Japanese certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 14, 2022. Select 1995年3月 on the drop-down menu
  32. ^ "American album certifications – Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

External links edit

  • Stevie Wonder interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul, March 1995

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Conversation Peace is the 22nd album released by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Motown label in 1995 The album was Wonder s first full length non soundtrack studio album since 1987 s Characters This album yielded the hits For Your Love a Grammy winner for Wonder for Best R amp B Male Vocal Performance and the reggae flavored Tomorrow Robins Will Sing This album also saw Wonder reuniting with Robert Margouleff who assisted during Wonder s classic period from 1972 to 1974 Conversation PeaceStudio album by Stevie WonderReleasedMarch 21 1995Recorded1993 1995GenreR amp BLength73 32LabelMotownProducerStevie WonderStevie Wonder chronologyJungle Fever 1991 Conversation Peace 1995 Natural Wonder 1995 Singles from Conversation Peace For Your Love Released March 1995 Tomorrow Robins Will Sing Released April 1995 Treat Myself Released July 1995 Wonder wrote about 40 songs in 1993 after being invited to stay for six weeks in Ghana by President Jerry John Rawlings A number of these songs were eventually shaped into album form 1 2 Motown announced in August 1993 that Conversation Peace would be released later that year 3 however Wonder continued to work on the album through 1994 until its release in March 1995 when Vibe magazine reported that the album had been in development off and on for at least the past four years A circulating outtake from these sessions Ms and Mr Little Ones was later released on Natural Wonder 4 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External linksReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Chicago Tribune nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Entertainment WeeklyB 7 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 NME7 10 9 The New York Times favorable 10 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Stereo Review favorable 12 The Village VoiceA 13 Critics felt that the album was a return to Wonder s classic period of the 1970s John Milward in a 1995 review in Rolling Stone gave it four stars and felt that while the album is reminiscent of Wonder s classic albums its lean execution gives it a modern sound 11 While the quality of the work was appreciated Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune and Jean Rosenbluth of the Los Angeles Times felt that the style was a bit too familiar and well worn to be interesting 6 8 though Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave it an A and remarked that while listeners may have heard all this before that doesn t mean it s worn out its welcome 13 Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it two and a half stars in a retrospective review for Allmusic and felt the music wasn t contemporary enough to get radio play 5 Track listing editAll songs written and composed by Stevie Wonder except where noted Rain Your Love Down 6 08 Edge of Eternity 6 04 Taboo to Love 4 25 Take the Time Out 5 05 I m New 5 41 My Love Is with You 5 54 Treat Myself Wonder Stephanie Andrews 4 55 Tomorrow Robins Will Sing Wonder Edley Shine 4 46 Sensuous Whisper 5 47 For Your Love 5 00 Cold Chill 6 53 Sorry 6 15 Conversation Peace 6 39Personnel editPersonnel involved in the album include Stevie Wonder Guitar arranger keyboards vocals background vocals multi instruments mixing Anita Baker Background vocals Ollie Brown Conductor Lenny Castro Percussion Ernie Fields Jr Tenor saxophone Nolan Shaheed Trumpet Ray Brown Trumpet Fernando Pullum Trumpet Jorge Arciniega Trumpet Fred Wesley Trombone Reggie Young Trombone Ladysmith Black Mambazo Background vocals Robert Margouleff Mixing Branford Marsalis Soprano Saxophone Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Melvin Wah Wah Ragin Guitar Ben Bridges Guitar solo on Cold Chill Nathan Watts Bass background vocals associate producer Deniece Williams Background vocals The Winans Background vocals Syreeta Wright Background vocals Take 6 Background vocals The Artist Formerly Known As Prince credited Vinx guest artist 14 Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Conversation Peace Chart 1995 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 15 81 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 16 17 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 17 25 Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 18 48 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 19 19 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 20 34 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 21 11 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 22 15 Norwegian Albums VG lista 23 23 Scottish Albums OCC 24 39 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 25 28 UK Albums OCC 26 8 US Billboard 200 27 16 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 28 2 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Conversation Peace Chart 1995 Position Japanese Albums Oricon 29 151 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 30 63Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Japan RIAJ 31 Gold 158 000 29 United States RIAA 32 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Brown Jeremy K 2010 Stevie Wonder Musician Infobase p 79 ISBN 9781438134222 Werner Craig 2007 Higher Ground Stevie Wonder Aretha Franklin Curtis Mayfield and the Rise and Fall of American Soul Random House p 269 ISBN 9780307420879 Jeffrey Don August 14 1993 Motown Adds Might to Polygram Roster Billboard Vol 105 no 33 Nielsen Business Media p 82 ISSN 0006 2510 Revolutions Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace Motown Vibe 3 3 Vibe Media Group 98 March 1995 ISSN 1070 4701 a b Conversation Peace Allmusic Retrieved February 10 2012 a b Greg Kot April 6 1995 Not So Wonder ful Chicago Tribune via chicagotribune com Hiltbrand David March 31 1995 Conversation Peace ew com Entertainment Weekly a b Jean Rosenbluth March 19 1995 Record Rack Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 20 2013 via articles latimes com Fadele Dele March 18 1995 Long Play NME p 47 Retrieved December 25 2023 Pareles Jon March 26 1995 RECORDINGS VIEW What if Love Can t Save The World The New York Times via nytimes com a b John Milward March 23 1995 Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace rollingstone com Rolling Stone Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace Vol 60 Stereo Review August 1995 p 78 amp 79 a b Christgau Robert July 11 1995 Consumer Guide The Village Voice New York Retrieved October 19 2014 Conversation Peace Stevie Wonder Credits AllMusic retrieved 2023 10 20 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 305 Austriancharts at Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace in German Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Ultratop be Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace in French Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Top RPM Albums Issue 6892 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved January 30 2021 Dutchcharts nl Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Offiziellecharts de Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved January 30 2021 Highest position and charting weeks of Conversation Peace by Stevie Wonder oricon co jp in Japanese Oricon Style Archived from the original on May 10 2007 Retrieved January 30 2021 Charts nz Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Norwegiancharts com Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 30 2021 Swisscharts com Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace Hung Medien Retrieved January 30 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 30 2021 Stevie Wonder Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved January 30 2021 Stevie Wonder Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved March 14 2021 a b Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970 2005 Roppongi Tokyo Oricon Entertainment 2006 ISBN 4 87131 077 9 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1995 Billboard Retrieved March 14 2021 Japanese certifications in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Retrieved July 14 2022 Select 1995年3月 on the drop down menu American album certifications Stevie Wonder Conversation Peace Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved February 20 2013 External links editStevie Wonder interview by Pete Lewis Blues amp Soul March 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conversation Peace amp oldid 1215048118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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