The Twilite Tone on Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July" (1980)

Producer and DJ The Twilite Tone sits down with Oliver and guest co-host Jocelyn Brown to discuss Stevie Wonder's 1980 comeback album, Hotter Than July. We get into Stevie's foray into country western and reggae, his return to All I Do, a song he cowrote over a decade prior as a teenager, and the impact Disco Demolition Night had on black music.
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More on Hotter Than July
Master Blaster (Jammin') Live in 1980
KCRW's piece on Stevie Wonder's comeback in 1980
The Making of ‘Hotter than July,’ The Album That Revived Stevie Wonder’s Career (Okayplayer)
Show Tracklisting (all songs from Hotter Than July unless otherwise indicated):
Cash In Your Face
Rocket Love
The Twilite Tone: Do It Properly
Stevie Wonder: Fingertips
All I Do
Do Like You
As If You Read My Mind
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
Master Blaster (Jammin')
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
Happy Birthday
As If You Read My Mind
Master Blaster (Jammin')
Tammi Terrell: All I Do Is Think About You
All I Do
Lately
Rocket Love
Do Like You
Cash In Your Face
Happy Birthday
As If You Read My Mind
Lately
Syreeta: Cause We've Ended As Lovers
Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack: You Are My Heaven
Gary Byrd & The GB Experience: The Crown
Logg: Lay It On The Line
Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there
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