1979-10-30
Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
Stevie Wonder
By Maeve C.
Michael Braun, producer of the documentary The Secret Life of Plants, described each scene to Stevie Wonder in detail while engineer Gary Olazabal set the timing of every passage. Wonder then composed music to match, and Tamla Motown issued the result as a double album.
Most tracks use the Computer Music Melodian, a digital sampling synthesiser, and the recording was made with a Sony PCM-1600 adaptor, placing it among the earliest digitally recorded pop albums. Syreeta sings “Come Back As A Flower”, “Send One Your Love” reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Black Orchid” and “Outside My Window” sit nearby on the third side.
Sources
Label-owned editorial (Universal/Motown): issued as a double-album soundtrack on October 30, 1979; Gary Olazabal; Send One Your Love US No. 4; Syreeta sings Come Back As A Flower.Corroborates original Tamla Motown release on October 30, 1979; Michael Braun described scenes; Computer Music Melodian; Sony PCM-1600 digital recording; Send One Your Love No. 4 Hot 100.