Fulfillingness’ First Finale

album by Wonder

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Fulfillingness' First Finale is a 1974 album by American musician Stevie Wonder. It is considered one of his masterpieces and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The album marked a period of intense creativity for Wonder, following his influential works Music of My Mind and Talking Book.1

Fulfillingness' First Finale showcases Wonder's mastery of various musical styles and his innovative use of electronic instruments. It produced several hit songs, including "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life". The album is a significant work in African-American popular music, bridging earlier soul and R&B traditions with contemporary sounds.1

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Book (1972), Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974), and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) were all regarded as masterpieces, and the last three of them won a slew of Grammy Awards, each of them being named album of the year. Those albums produced a steady stream of…
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Book (1972), Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974), and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) were all regarded as masterpieces, and the last three of them won a slew of Grammy Awards, each of them being named album of the year. Those albums produced a steady stream of…
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