Stevie Wonder's Journey through the Secret Life of Plants

Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"
Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"
Soundtrack album by Stevie Wonder
Released	October 30, 1979
Recorded	February–April 1979
Studio	I.A.M. Studios, Irvine, CA (International Automated Media); Crystal Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA; Lyon Recording Studio, Newport Beach, CA; Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA; Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, LA
Genre	R&B; soul; electronica;
Length	90:05
Label	Tamla
Producer	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
Singles from Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"
	"Send One Your Love"; Released: November 1979;

Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" is an album by Stevie Wonder, originally released on the Tamla label on October 30, 1979. It was also the soundtrack to the documentary The Secret Life of Plants, directed by Walon Green.

Reviews[change | change source]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B−^[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
Smash Hits	6/10^[5]
Yahoo! Music	(mixed)^[6]

Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"' received mixed reviews from critics.

Track listing[change | change source]

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

Side one

"Earth's Creation" – 4:06 (Instrumental)
"The First Garden" – 2:32 (Instrumental)
"Voyage to India" – 6:29 (Instrumental)
"Same Old Story" – 3:44
"Venus' Flytrap and the Bug" – 2:25
"Ai No, Sono" – 2:06

Side two

"Seasons" – 2:53 (Instrumental)
"Power Flower" – 5:29
- Lyrics by Michael Sembello.
"Send One Your Love (Music)" – 3:05 (Instrumental)
"Race Babbling" – 8:51

Side three

"Send One Your Love" – 4:01
"Outside My Window" – 5:29
"Black Orchid" – 3:47 (Wonder, Yvonne Wright)
"Ecclesiastes" – 3:42 (Instrumental)
"Kesse Ye Lolo De Ye" – 3:03
"Come Back as a Flower" – 4:59
- Lead vocals and lyrics by Syreeta Wright.

Side four

"A Seed's a Star/Tree Medley" – 5:53
"The Secret Life of Plants" – 4:16
"Tree" – 5:47 (Instrumental)
"Finale" – 7:01 (Instrumental)

References[change | change source]

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
↑ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004-11-02). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon & Schuster. p. 885. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28, 1979): 31.
↑ Yahoo! Music review^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Robert Christgau review

[3] "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2019-01-26.

[4] Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004-11-02). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon & Schuster. p. 885. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.

[5] Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28, 1979): 31.

[6] Yahoo! Music review^{[permanent dead link]}

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