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Jungle Fever (soundtrack)

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Jungle Fever
Soundtrack album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedMay 28, 1991
Genre
Length51:06
LabelMotown Records
Producer
Stevie Wonder chronology
Characters
(1987)		 Jungle Fever Conversation Peace
(1995)
Singles from Jungle Fever
  1. "Gotta Have You"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Fun Day"
    Released: 1991
  3. "These Three Words"
    Released: 1991

Jungle Fever a soundtrack album by American musician Stevie Wonder to Spike Lee's movie Jungle Fever. It was released by Motown Records on May 28, 1991. It is Wonder's third soundtrack album[1] and the music on the album was very "urban" as they had influences from new jack swing, hip hop as well as R&B and soul.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars[3]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
Q4/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[8]

Jungle Fever received mixed reviews from critics. While some thought it was unappealing, others said it was his best work in years. A critic said he hadn't so freewilling since Hotter Than July.

Track listing

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All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except "Chemical Love", lyrics by Stephanie Andrews.

  1. "Fun Day" – 4:41
  2. "Queen in the Black" – 4:46
  3. "These Three Words" – 4:54
  4. "Each Other's Throat" – 4:17
  5. "If She Breaks Your Heart" (sung by Kimberly Brewer) – 5:03
  6. "Gotta Have You" – 6:26
  7. "Make Sure You're Sure" – 3:30
  8. "Jungle Fever" – 4:55
  9. "I Go Sailing" – 3:58
  10. "Chemical Love" – 4:26
  11. "Lighting Up the Candles" – 4:09

References

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  1. ↑ "Stevie Wonder > Album Discography > AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jungle Fever - Stevie Wonder". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Anon. (1991). "Stevie Wonder Music From the Movie 'Jungle Fever'". Chicago Tribune. No. June 13. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. pp. xvi, 339. ISBN 0312245602.
  5. ↑ Wyman, Bill (June 21, 1991). "Music from the Movie 'Jungle Fever' Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 71. New York. Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Review". Q (August). London. 1991.
  7. ↑ "Review". Rolling Stone. No. August 8. New York. 1991.
  8. ↑ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Stevie Wonder". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 885, 887. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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