For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder album)

ReleasedDecember 6, 1968

RecordedMid 1967
December 1967–February 1968
April–August 1968

StudioHitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan

Genre

• Soul^[1]
• jazz^[1]
• pop^[2]

For Once in My Life
Studio album by Stevie Wonder
Released	December 6, 1968
Recorded	Mid 1967 December 1967–February 1968 April–August 1968
Studio	Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Soul[1] jazz[1] pop[2]
Length	35:15
Label	Tamla
Producer	Henry Cosby, Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
Eivets Rednow (1968) For Once in My Life (1968) My Cherie Amour (1969)
Singles from For Once in My Life
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" Released: April 30, 1968 "You Met Your Match" Released: June 25, 1968 "For Once in My Life" Released: October 15, 1968 "I Don't Know Why" Released: January 28, 1969

For Once in My Life is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on Motown Records, released in November 1968. Then 18 years old, Wonder had established himself as one of Motown's consistent hit-makers. This album continued Wonder's growth as a vocalist and songwriter, and is the first album where he shares credit as producer. It featured four songs that hit the Hot 100 charts: "For Once in My Life" (No. 2), "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (No. 9) and the modest hits "I Don't Know Why" (No. 39) and "You Met Your Match" (No. 35). It also marked the debut of the Hohner Clavinet on a Stevie Wonder album, which would become a mainstay on albums to come.

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]