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Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius

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Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Live album by
Little Stevie Wonder
ReleasedMay 21, 1963[1]
RecordedJune 1962
VenueRegal Theater, Chicago
GenreSoul
Length23:36
LabelCayone (3)
ProducerBerry Gordy[1]
Stevie Wonder chronology
Tribute to Uncle Ray
(1962) 		Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
(1963) 		With a Song in My Heart
(1963)
Singles from Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
  1. "Fingertips"
    Released: May 21, 1963[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Record Mirror4/5 stars[2]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[3]

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius is the first live album by Stevie Wonder. The album was released on the Cayone Records record label (catalog #240) in May 1963, the same month as the single release of "Fingertips" (catalog #54080).[1] "Fingertips" topped both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the R&B Singles chart,[4] and Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius topped the Billboard 200,[5] all of which happened in 1963. This is the last album to use the "Little" in Stevie Wonder's name. Starting with the next album, he would go by just "Stevie Wonder." Wonder was the second and youngest solo artist to chart on the Billboard Top LPs under the age of 18. He was only 13 years old when that occurred.[6]

Track listing[]

Side one
  1. "Fingertips" (Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul) – 6:40 (Little Stevie on bongos, harmonica and vocals)
  2. "Soul Bongo" (Marvin Gaye, Paul) – 3:01 (Little Stevie on bongos)
  3. "La La La La La" (Paul) – 2:34 (Little Stevie on drums and vocals)
Side two
  1. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:13
  2. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:48 (Little Stevie on piano and vocals)
  3. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:23
  4. "Don't You Know" (Charles, Berry Gordy) – 3:19 (Little Stevie on piano and vocals)[7]

Chart positions[]

Year Chart Position
1963 Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) 1

References[]

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  2. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (14 September 1963). "Little Stevie Wonder: Recorded Live, The Twelve Year Old Genius". New Record Mirror (131): 10. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-09-14-S-OCR.pdf. Retrieved 6 August 2022. 
  3. ↑ "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. November 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2020. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ "Stevie Wonder - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2010. {{cite web}}:
  5. ↑ "Stevie Wonder - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2010. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ Lynch, Joe (29 April 2015). "Solo Artists Who Scored a No. 1 Album Before Turning 18". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/photos/6546259/number-1-album-under-18-solo-artists. Retrieved May 23, 2021. 
  7. ↑ "Photographic image of record sleeve" (JPG). Images.45worlds.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022. {{cite web}}:
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