Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album)

{{Short description|1966 studio album by Stevie Wonder}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Down to Earth

| type = studio

| artist = Stevie Wonder

| cover = downtoearthsteviewonder.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 16, 1966

| recorded = 1965–1966

| venue =

| studio = Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan

| genre = Pop, R&B, soul

| length = 33:13

| label = Tamla (Motown)

| producer = Clarence Paul, Henry Cosby

| prev_title = Up-Tight

| prev_year = 1966

| next_title = I Was Made to Love Her

| next_year = 1967

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Down to Earth

| type = studio

| single1 = A Place in the Sun

| single1date = October 24, 1966

| single2 = Hey Love

| single2date = February 9, 1967

}}

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Down to Earth is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released on November 16, 1966, on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album was a departure from Wonder's earlier, teen pop-driven albums, and, along with its predecessor, Up-Tight, it re-established the sixteen-year-old Wonder, whose voice had recently changed, as a Motown hitmaker.

The album features the hit single "A Place in the Sun". Another single, "Hey Love", became a hit for Detroit soul singer Bettye LaVette in 1969 (released as a B-side to "With a Little Help from My Friends").{{cite web |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/451545 |title=A Little Help From My Friends / Hey Love |publisher=45cat.com |access-date=2024-05-25}}

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Wynn |first=Ron |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r22211 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Down to Earth Review |publisher=Allmusic.com |date=1966-11-16 |access-date=2012-09-26}}

|rev2 = Rolling Stone

|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/stevie-wonder/albumguide |title=Stevie Wonder: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music |publisher=Rollingstone.com |access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406160501/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/stevie-wonder/albumguide |archive-date=2013-04-06 |url-status=dead }}

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