| Hotter Than July |  | Artist: Stevie Wonder
Label: Motown
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 823098
Media: Audio Cassette
Tracks: 10
UPC: 737463620543
EAN: 0737463620543
ASIN: B000001AJP
Release Date: May 11, 1992
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Condition: new cassette tape / sealed
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| Tracks:
| • | Did I Hear You Say You Love Me | | • | All I Do | | • | Rocket Love | | • | I Ain't Gonna Stand for It | | • | As if You Read My Mind | | • | Master Blaster (Jammin') | | • | Do Like You | | • | Cash in Your Face | | • | Lately | | • | Happy Birthday |
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Amazon.com essential recording
Not as great as Innervisions (what is?), but quite probably better than Fulfillingness' First Finale, Hotter Than July is the last of the string of classic albums that included those milestones. While going for big statements only a couple of times during its 46 minutes--the celebratory reggae rocker "Master Blaster (Jammin')" and the Martin Luther King Jr. tribute "Happy Birthday"--the disc shows off a lot more than the expected high-level craftsmanship. Like humor: "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" merges an affectionate burlesque of country music ("Somebody's been rubbin' on my good-luck charm," he sings of a two-timing girlfriend) with a funk backbeat. And humanity: "Do Like You" celebrates family ties in an especially nice way, while "Rocket Love" and "All I Do" are among Wonder's most underappreciated love songs. This is worth buying for the deathless "Master Blaster" alone, but after you do, you'll be glad you own it all. --Rickey Wright
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 A warmer place for all February 7, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After the brilliant,yet bewildered "Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants",Stevie rushed out(by his standards) with Hotter Than July,the true follow-up to Songs In The Key Of Life.The fact that it isn't up to the standards of the Talking Book or Innervisions is already a constant,but it brings a closure to a winning streak of albums that began with 1972's Music Of My Mind(or 71's Where I'm Coming From according to true Stevie fans).Every cut is a stand-out especially Master Blaster,All I Do,I Ain't Gonna Stand For It(a country tinged tune worthy of a Garth Brooks cover),and the much interpretated classic Lately.The final cut,the MLK-tribute Happy Birthday brings the album to a glorious open-ended finish as well as beautifully closes the book on this Wonder-ful chapter of his career.
 Happy Birthday!!! March 24, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This albums concluding track is the definitive Stevie Wonder
song of the 80's in the minds of many-"Happy Birthday" being the
synth-funk tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. that played a giant
part in making the human rights hero's birthday a national holiday.Horray for Wonder AND horray for delivering yet another
diverse and ear-catching album.From Stevie's sweaty,cornrowed
hair on the cover and burning piano on the back "Hotter Then July" revels in Stevie's wonderous 70's eclecticism from the
rocking lead-off "Did You Have To Say You Love Me",the smooth and
catchy dance-R&B of "All I Do" and the VERY sensual ballad
"Rocket Love"-great start but that's not the HALF of it.From the
counrty pop of "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It",the reggae-ish Bob
Marley tribute hit "Master Blaster" and the typical deeply funky
clavinet-dominated pieces "Do Like You" and the topical "Cash In
Your Face".Do ALL slow declines sound this good?AGHHHHH!!!Wrong-
Stevie Wonder NEVER declined-he just had a new beginning and here
it's a beginning well worth investigating!
A Classic August 25, 1998
This album is probably Stevie's last great complete album. It is classic--from the love songs to is ode to Martin Luther King, Jr. A "must have" for your Stevie collection.
Beautifully caps Wonder's 70's output. November 19, 1998
This work is indeed Wonder's last 'great' work. There is not a weak link here.
Very good, one of Stevie's best! August 6, 1999
This probably is his last consistently great album, though future works such as "In Square Circle" and "Characters" certainly had their moments. Hotter Than July features not only the hits "Master Blaster" and "I Ain't Stand for it," but other classics that have since become Wonder staples such as "Rocket Love" and one of his greatest ballads, "Lately." Defenitely worth picking up if you're a Stevie Wonder fan.
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