Album Reviews6/10
Let Me in Your Life”: How Strings Buried the Singer on This 1974 Album
A review of Aretha Franklin's 1974 album Let Me in Your Life, weighing its polished MOR production against her unmatched vocal power.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: classic soul
Album Reviews2/10
‘The Electrizing Aretha Franklin’: Promise, Not Achievement
A look back at Aretha Franklin's 1962 debut album, a promising start that hints at the greatness yet to come.
Album Reviews6.6/10
Twelve Years On, This Covers Collection Proves Aretha Franklin’s Raw Power Endures
A voice so vast it makes ten old songs feel new again, upon this covers record wherein the diva herself proves her reign.
Album Reviews8/10
Stevie Wonder Speaks His Old Language Fluently on Conversation Peace: 8/10
Stevie Wonder's Conversation Peace is a 73-minute return to form, blending classic pop-soul with modern production. An 8/10 album with standout tracks.
Album Reviews9/10
Stevie Wonder Came Back From the Crash and Made His Most Intimate Record — Fulfillingness’ First Finale, 9/10
Stevie Wonder's 1974 album Fulfillingness' First Finale is an intimate, introspective masterpiece that balances social anger, romance, and spiritual dread. A 9/10 review.
Album Reviews9/10
How “Happy Birthday” Turned Hotter Than July Into a Campaign for the Martin Luther King Holiday
Stevie Wonder's Hotter Than July blends funk, ballads, and protest—including the MLK anthem Happy Birthday. A classic album at peak power, 9/10.
Album Reviews6/10
For Once in My Life: Stevie Wonder Delivers the Hits, and Little Else
Stevie Wonder's 1968 album For Once in My Life balances Motown hits with filler, offering a glimpse of his future genius. A 6/10 review.
Album Reviews3/10
Before He Was Allowed to Be Himself, the Label Dressed Its Boy Genius in Sinatra’s Songbook
Reviewing Stevie Wonder's 1963 album 'With a Song in My Heart' — a fascinating failure as Motown tried to turn a 13-year-old prodigy into a supper-club crooner.
Album Reviews9/10
Talking Book Review: Stevie Wonder Seized Creative Control in 1972 and Delivered a Masterpiece — 9/10
Stevie Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book blends synth innovation with soulful warmth. We rank its tracks and explain why it's a masterpiece of creative freedom.
Album Reviews9.5/10
60 Years On, Stevie Wonder’s ‘Up-Tight (Everything’s Alright)’ Earns a 9.5
Stevie Wonder's Up-Tight (Everything's Alright) review: a pop-soul classic capturing his transition from prodigy to force, with sharp hooks and tight playing.