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A Time to Love
R&B / Soul · 2005 · 15 tracks

A Time to Love

Stevie Wonder's mid-2000s return, blending polished digital R&B with his timeless harmonica work, gospel-tinged ballads, and funk collaborations.

October 18, 2005 · Motown

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Bright harmonica notes cut through polished digital grooves, carrying the warmth of a Sunday morning choir. This late-career return wraps you in familiar, sunlit funk and tender, acoustic-driven prayers for a bruised world.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
If Your Love Cannot Be Moved
6:12
02
Sweetest Somebody I Know
4:31
03
Moon Blue
6:45
04
From the Bottom of My Heart
5:12
05
Please Don’t Hurt My Baby
4:40
06
How Will I Know
3:39
07
My Love Is on Fire
6:16
08
Passionate Raindrops
4:50
09
Tell Your Heart I Love You
4:30
10
True Love
3:32
11
Shelter in the Rain
4:19
12
So What the Fuss
5:04
13
Can’t Imagine Love Without You
3:45
14
Positivity
5:07
15
A Time to Love
9:17
Moments Worth Listening For
12So What the FussThe late Prince provides a crisp, funk-infused electric guitar backing that drives the buoyant rhythm of 'So What the Fuss'.
Reviews
Robert ChristgauA-
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Pitchfork7.4/ 10
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Los Angeles Times2.5/ 4 stars
Slant2.5/ 5 stars
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StylusB-
AllMusic4/ 5 stars
Metacritic66/ 100
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Rolling Stone3/ 5 stars
Blender4/ 5 stars
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PopMatters7/ 10
Entertainment WeeklyC
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How does A Time to Love sound next to the rest of Stevie Wonder's catalogue?

Hopeful+1.2σ

Stevie channels a particularly resilient strain of hopeful optimism here, wrapping his mature reflections on grief in a comforting, bright-eyed belief in healing.

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