I Was Made to Love Her (album)

I Was Made to Love Her
I Was Made to Love Her
Studio album by Stevie Wonder
Released	August 28, 1967
Recorded	1967
Studio	Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Soul
Length	32:15
Label	Tamla
Producer	Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder chronology
Singles from I Was Made to Love Her
	"I Was Made to Love Her"; Released: May 18, 1967;

I Was Made to Love Her is the seventh studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded at Hitsville, U.S.A., Detroit, and released on August 28, 1967, under Tamla Records, a Motown subsidiary.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)^[2]
The Village Voice	A−^[3]

Track listing

Side one

"I Was Made to Love Her" (Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway) – 2:36
"Send Me Some Lovin'" (Lloyd Price, John Marascalco) – 2:29
"I'd Cry" (Wonder, Moy) – 2:33
"Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need You)" (Wonder, Clarence Paul) – 2:36
"Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:21
"My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:55

Side two

"Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:11
"A Fool for You" (Ray Charles) – 3:16
"Can I Get a Witness" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:42
"I Pity the Fool" (Deadric Malone) – 3:04
"Please, Please, Please" (James Brown, John Terry) – 2:40
"Every Time I See You I Go Wild" (Wonder, Cosby, Moy) – 2:52

Personnel

Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, harmonica, piano, organ, clavinet, drums, percussion
The Andantes – backing vocals
James Jamerson – bass
Benny Benjamin – drums
Eddie Willis – guitar on "I Was Made to Love Her"
All other instruments by the Funk Brothers^[4]

References

^ Ruhlmann, William, I Was Made to Love Her review, AllMusic.
^ Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 14, 1967, p. 17.
^ Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Voice. New York. p. 70. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.

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[1] Ruhlmann, William, I Was Made to Love Her review, AllMusic.

[2] Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 14, 1967, p. 17.

[Christgau-3] Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Voice. New York. p. 70. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[4] The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.

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Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red The Last Dragon Jungle Fever
Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection The Complete Stevie Wonder
Singles	"Fingertips" "Hey Harmonica Man" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "With a Child's Heart" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "Someday at Christmas" "Hey Love" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "You Met Your Match" "Alfie" "For Once in My Life" "I Don't Know Why" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "We Can Work It Out" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "If You Really Love Me" "What Christmas Means to Me" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Another Star" "As" "Pops, We Love You" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Lately" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Ebony and Ivory" "Do I Do" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Front Line" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home" "Overjoyed" "Stranger on the Shore of Love" "Skeletons" "You Will Know" "Get It" "Gotta Have You" "For Your Love" "So What the Fuss" "From the Bottom of My Heart" "All About the Love Again" "Faith" "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
Featured singles	"My Love" "How Come, How Long" "California Roll"
Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Golden Lady" "All in Love Is Fair" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Love's in Need of Love Today" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends" "Seasons of Love" "True to Your Heart" "Stop Trying to Be God"
Songwriting credits	"It's a Shame" "Tears of a Clown" "Tell Me Something Good" "Uptown Festival" "Let's Get Serious" "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
Tours	Songs in the Key of Life Tour
Related articles	Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH SuperEgo Wonderin' "Wonder-ful" Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show
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