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| Jungle Fever | 
 enlarge | Artist: Stevie Wonder
Label: Motown
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 899740
Format: Soundtrack
Media: LP Record
UPC: 050109629114
EAN: 0050109629114
ASIN: B00008FF84
Release Date: May 28, 1991
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| Tracks:
| • | Fun Day | | • | Queen in the Black | | • | These Three Words | | • | Each Other's Throat | | • | If She Breaks Your Heart | | • | Gotta Have You | | • | Make Sure You're Sure | | • | Jungle Fever | | • | I Go Sailing | | • | Chemical Love | | • | Lighting up the Candles |
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 FEEDING OFF THE LOVE OF THE LAND? October 13, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
in 1979,stevie wonder recorded his first soundtrack album:the double album entitled-"stevie wonder's journey through the secret life of plants"of which was scorned by motown;then was trashed by the critics and even worse was the fact his fan base was not used 2 this kind of music and the movie itself was hated by the movie audience.nonetheless it hit #4 r&b-#4pop.wonder was still hot enough 2 hit the top ten on both charts.five years later in 1984,wonder recorded his second film soundtrack-"the woman in red" with dionne warwick.it featured the beautiful duets "weakness" and "it's you"-plus the hit single releases
"i just called to say i love you" and "lovelight in flight"and the funk workout of the explosive title track,"the woman in red" /the soundtrack even charted better than it's predecessor-it hit #1r&b-#4 pop.seven years later in 1991,wonder recorded
his third soundtrack album:"music from the movie:jungle fever"-a
high tech collection of beautiful ballads and funk.inspired by
movie director spike lee's film of the same name,wonder's voice
and music sounds better than ever before.stevie kicks off this
set with the beautifully ray of sunshine track-"fun day"-a song
about a day in the park with children playing,birds singing or
with that special someone.stevie vocalizes:"i'm gonna go out to
the park where you feel the joy in every heart"/the song
features his classic harmonica solo midway thru the song and
near the song's end,stevie says:"let me solo,let me solo,let me
solo...solo!"-wonder decorates the song with a pretty piano solo
piece at the song's conclusion."queen in the black"-a song dedicated 2 the black woman's regal beauty inside and out is
every true blackman's dream 2 have a beautiful blackqueen by his
side.the song is framed by wonder's exquisite modern day funk
and high caliber sound.stevie says:"excuse me please your majesty-i chance this moment nervously-to share with you a
fantasy-that i have lived inside of me"-by the song's end wonder
is placing her on a throne and her beauty is driving him out of
this world.however,the tearjerker of this set is the sad but
beautiful"these three words"-need i say more about this track?listen to it and you'll understand what i mean.next up is the
driving "each other's throat"-a tale of black people bringing
each other down of which wonder states:"we are suppose to be
sisters and brothers but all we do is constantly dog one
another"-no need 2 explain this song any further.../the very
plush,relaxed "if she breaks your heart"(or is it "my love is
gone with yesterday"?)stevie let's his love(of the time)kimberly
brewer assists with lead vocals,while wonder himself relaxes
with background vocals and electric piano,synthesizer,drums and
percussion while larry gittens assists with trumpet.the soft
voice of kimberly along with the pillow plush groove is
irresistible.the song's key lines:"well if she breaks your heart-i will send a robin to sing happy tunes for you-cause i may not
be around to do the things i used to do"-this track is tender
and relaxing with kimberly's soft delicate vocals.i repeat this
track in my cd player all the time."gotta have you" was the
album's first single and another "wonderjam"-although it did not
fare well in the pop charts,stalling at #92-it did hit the r&b
top five reaching#3.the song's heavy funk groove along with
wonder's fiery vocals combined with his background vocalists-this funk number blasts from start 2 finish.but the premier
showcase ballad of this soundtrack album is "make sure you're
sure"-another surefire wonder masterpiece.this is wonder's only
jazz piece of the 90s-mellow piano,masterful vocals and a lush
string section of players.the song is just an instant classic
alongside stevie's other vintage lovesongs-what a beautiful line
to tell a woman:"well,the wine is sweet-and the music sways-and
your lips are so divine-and you say you know-that you're falling
in love-now,let's be mature,make sure you're sure"-need i say
more about this classic?listen 4 yourself."jungle fever"is a
tale of interracial romance while "i go sailing"is the smooth 90s
version of the 1960s "california dreaming"/"chemical love" is a
moderate upbeat song about people craving 4 different types of
addictions in life.wonder pretty much sums up the song with
these lines:"some people crave chemical,physical,material love-
but we need a spiritual love"/the song "lighting up the candles"
was written about marvin gaye-a song that stevie had dedicated
2 him,but he also included it in this soundtrack.the song has
a sleek attractive melody and of course wonder's classic vocals:
"lighting up the candles-to what used to be-tender memories in
moments of love".../but the most astonishing and the most
mystifying thing about this album is what should have been the
album's closer:"feeding off the love of the land"-wonder's
heartfelt compassion of the world and man's corruption of it.
the song is basically an updated version of "visions"from the
"innervisions"album from 1973."feeding off the love of the land"
is heard at the film's conclusion as the credits were rolling
but is not included in the album soundtrack.why was the strange
decision made 2 not include it in the soundtrack album?it leaves
me scratching my head!the song is only avaliable on the flip side of "gotta have you" and the 12inch version of the hit. my ?uestion is where is "feeding off the love of the land?"
stevie wonder's jungle fever soundtrack reached#1 r&b #24 pop.
Oh yeah! I Got Jungle Fever! August 31, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought that CHARACTERS released in 1987 sounded not too bad, but it failed to blow my away as HOTTER THAN JULY and IN SQUARE CIRCLE did. JUNGLE FEVER turns out as the mind blower I longed to see. Every song on this album contains something to listen for. You can't help but smile during the breezy album opening "Fun Day." Then Stevie turns funky and shows off his brilliance on the keyboard for "Queen in the Black" and "At Each Other's Throats." "Jungle Fever" has got some cool African beats. I think that the best song, though, has got to be "Gotta Have You." It's perfectly constructed, and my can he ad lib. The slower tracks are good, too especially the percolating "Chemical Love." Check this disc out. It's great.
Catch The Fever February 14, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It only seemed natural that two great artists like Spike Lee and Stevie Wonder would work together. The result is a tremendous album from Mr. Wonder that is the soundtrack to Mr. Lee's Jungle Fever movie. After the lackluster Characters from four years earlier, Mr. Wonder is reinvigorated and the music is top notch. "Fun Day" lives up to it's name as the song has a bouncy, airy, carefree feeling to it and it floats along like a nice summer day. "Queen Of Black" and "Each Other's Throat" are funky workouts that have some great keyboard action. "Jungle Fever" explores some world beats and "I Go Sailing" has a California rock, easy listening vibe. "Chemical Love" is a pulsating ballad and "Gotta Have You" is fiery song with one of Mr. Wonder's best vocals in years. Jungle Fever showed that Mr. Wonder was artists who could still be relevant.
 'Gets stronger as the album progresses March 5, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is no denying that Stevie Wonder is a musical genius: he's a singer, a profound lyricist, and an accomplished master of several musical instruments, all made more remarkable because of his blindness. He has never let his "disability" keep him from "seeing" the good and bad of the world.
This album, though not in the same league as his 70's triumphant quintet ("Music of the Mind," "Talking Book," "Innervisions," "Fulfillingness First Finale," and the Grammy-winning "Songs in the Key of Life"), is a mixed bag.
It begins with three forgettable tunes, including the popular-but-so-sweet-it's-sickening "These Three Words." Wonder's gift is his complexity as an artist; unfortunately, the song in question is too simplistic in both words and music, reminiscent of the artist's Oscar-winning "I Just Called to Say I Love You."
Glimpses of vintage Stevie can be found on "Each Other's Throats," a condemnation of domestic violence; "If She Breaks Your Heart," a duet with Kimberly Brewer; "Gotta Have You" and the title cut, the two songs obviously geared for the dance floor; and "Make Sure You're Sure," a lush string-laden track concerning commitment in a relationship.
My favorite among the remaining songs is "I Go Sailing". On that song Wonder's lyrics tell the listener that personal reflections or "sailing" will result in a discovery and growth. The accompanying music symbolizes the movement on the ocean, with its ebbs and flows, adding "buoyancy" to the singer's words.
His best work since his classic period April 28, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album sounds slightly dated now (while his previous work still sounds fresh), but it is still one of Stevie's best albums since he lost momentum after Hotter Than July. This soundtrack to Spike Lee's classic "Jungle Fever" is a gem; something that Stevie's fans had been waiting for a long time.
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