1979 Stevie Wonder – Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
Journey Through “The Secret Life of Plants” is an album by Stevie Wonder, originally released on the Tamla Motown label on October 30, 1979. It is the soundtrack to the documentary The Secret Life of Plants, directed by Walon Green, which was based on the book of the same name by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. It contains two singles that reached the Billboard Hot 100 charts: “Send One Your Love” (No. 4) and the minor hit “Outside My Window” (No. 52). The single “Black Orchid” reached No. 63 in the UK.
Tracks
Disc 1
1 Earth’s Creation (Stevie Wonder) 04:03
2 The First Garden (Stevie Wonder) 02:36
3 Voyage To India (Stevie Wonder) 06:29
4 Same Old Story (Stevie Wonder) 03:44
5 Venus’ Flytrap And The Bug (Stevie Wonder) 02:25
6 Ai No, Sono (Stevie Wonder) 02:05
7 Seasons (Stevie Wonder) 02:55
8 Power Flower (Stevie Wonder; Michael Sembello) 05:30
9 Send One Your Love (Instrumental) (Stevie Wonder) 03:05
10 Race Babbling (Stevie Wonder) 08:52
Disc 2
1 Send One Your Love (Stevie Wonder) 04:02
2 Outside My Window (Stevie Wonder) 05:30
3 Black Orchid (Stevie Wonder) 03:47
4 Ecclesiastes (Stevie Wonder) 03:43
5 Kesse Ye Lolo De Ye (Stevie Wonder) 03:04
6 Come Back As A Flower (Stevie Wonder; Syreeta Wright) 03:23
7 A Seed’s A Star / Tree Medley (Stevie Wonder; Stephanie Andrews) 05:54
8 The Secret Life Of Plants (Stevie Wonder) 04:16
9 Tree (Stevie Wonder) 05:47
10 Finale (Stevie Wonder) 07:02
Biography
Musicians
Disc 1
1 Earth’s Creation
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
2 The First Garden
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
3 Voyage To India
| Sitar | Ben Bridges |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
4 Same Old Story
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
5 Venus’ Flytrap And The Bug
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
6 Ai No, Sono
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
7 Seasons
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
8 Power Flower
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
9 Send One Your Love (Instrumental)
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
10 Race Babbling
| Sax | Hank Redd |
| Trumpet | Larry Gittens |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
| Vocals | Josie James |
Disc 2
1 Send One Your Love
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
2 Outside My Window
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
3 Black Orchid
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
4 Ecclesiastes
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
5 Kesse Ye Lolo De Ye
| Drums | Ibrahim Camara |
| Kora | Lamine Konté |
| Congas | Ibrahim Camara |
| Bells | Ibrahim Camara |
| Shekere | Stevie Wonder |
| Vocals | Abdoulaye Soumare |
| Vocals | Ibrahim Camara |
| Vocals | Josie James |
| Vocals | Kathy Collier |
| Vocals | Lamine Konté |
| Vocals | Susaye Greene Brown |
| Vocals | Stevie Wonder |
6 Come Back As A Flower
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
| Background Vocals | Syreeta Wright |
7 A Seed’s A Star / Tree Medley
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Syndrums | Dennis Davis |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| Fender Rhodes | Ron Kersey |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
| Percussion | Joe Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Earl DeRouen |
| Background Vocals | Isaiah Sanders |
| Background Vocals | Marva Holcolm |
| Background Vocals | Rick Zunigar |
| Background Vocals | Shirley Brewer |
| Vocals | Tata Vega |
8 The Secret Life Of Plants
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| All Other Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
9 Tree
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
10 Finale
| All Instruments | Stevie Wonder |
Other Musicians
| Programming | Bill Wolf |
| Programming | Gordon Bahary |
| Programming | Clark Spangler |
| Programming | Gary Olazabal |
| Programming | John Fischbach |
| Programming | Stevie Wonder |
Vocals – Eiko Kayatama, Hikaru Nishida, Hiroaki Kuwabara, John Taro Akiyama, Junko Taniguchi, Kimie Linda Ishibashi, Kiyotada Hayakawa, Masaki Hori, Satoshi Sugimoto, Takako Nagumo, Takaya Matsuda, Takeshi Kuwabara, Takeshi Sugimoto, Takumi Kobayashi, Takuro Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Tanguchi (Track 1-6)
Liner Notes
Producer – Stevie Wonder
Producer (Associate) – Gary Olazabal
Arranged By – Stevie Wonder
Engineer – Gary Olazabal
Engineer (Additional) – Jay Mark, John Fischbach
Engineer (Assistant) – Ann Bolling, Bob Harlan, Charlie Brewer, Jim Dougherty, Laura Livingston, Lindy Griffin
Mastered By – Jack Hunt, Stan Ricker
Mixed By – Gary Olazabal
Technician – Harry Mandell
Art Direction – John Cabalka
Illustration – Margo Nahas
Layout – Ginny Livingston
Recorded At International Automated Media
Recorded At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Lyon Studios
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded At Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
Recorded At Studio In The Country
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation