Jermaine Jackson was Michael’s brother and a member of The Jackson 5 . In his 2011 book, “You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes,” Jermaine spoke of his feelings for Stevie Wonder:
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“Stevie was, and still is, a great friend of the family after working with us on many unreleased Jackson 5 songs, including singing the backing vocals for their hit ‘You Haven’t Done Nothing’). We all shared the same precision: building a song, seeing it as an intricate work of art that just came together layer by layer, detail by detail, instrument by instrument.”
And it counted;
“It was, Stevie always said, painting a picture using sound. A sound was a color. Mixed together, the music was formed, and that is how a blind man approached the craft of it.”
Michael would do a duet with Wonder on the song “Just Good Friends” from the album Bad while Jermaine worked with the singer “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” on the song “Let’s Get Serious” from the album of the same name.
Michael Jackson was there while Stevie Wonder was recording a classic album from the ’70s. And he had these memories of Stevie, which Jermaine shares:
“Wonder was a regular visitor to Hayvenhurst, as was Michael from Wonderland Studios, Hollywood, where he was allowed to watch Stevie do his excellent work on Songs in the Key of Life.” ‘It was like being a fly on the wall of the best composer of all time’.
The reputation from Songs in the Key of Life, one of the greatest masterpieces in music history, has remained stellar.
Songs in the Key of Life produced two number one singles: “I Wish” and “Sir Duke”. The first was number one for one week, while the second was number one for three weeks. Each of the songs lasted on the chart for 17 weeks.
In the United States, two other songs were released as singles from the album. One was “Ace” and the other was “Another Star”. “
Michael Jackson had an incredible career and that influenced seeing Wonder work on one of the best albums of all time.
My favorite from the sensational album:
