Stevie Wonder finally releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life
The musicians and engineers who worked on the double (plus) album have expressed amazement at the quality of the many, many songs that were fully formed and recorded but discarded. It's time to rejoice, because in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the album's release on Monday, Wonder actually released four of these songs from his Songs in the Key of Life sessions. Stevie Wonder said in a statement: "We've lived with Songs in the Key of Life for 50 years, but there's still more to hear.
- ▪The musicians and engineers who worked on the double (plus) album have expressed amazement at the quality of the many, many songs that were fully formed and recorded but discarded.
- ▪It's time to rejoice, because in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the album's release on Monday, Wonder actually released four of these songs from his Songs in the Key of Life sessions.
- ▪Stevie Wonder said in a statement: "We've lived with Songs in the Key of Life for 50 years, but there's still more to hear.
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Stevie Wonder finally releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life Ruben Bolling 9:05 am Mon Sep 28, 2026 Screenshot: Stevie Wonder / YouTube.com I wrote a few years ago about the mysterious and legendary 200 (!) unused songs that Stevie Wonder recorded for his 1976 masterpiece album Songs in the Key of Life. The musicians and engineers who worked on the double (plus) album have expressed amazement at the quality of the many, many songs that were fully formed and recorded but discarded. It's time to rejoice, because in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the album's release on Monday, Wonder actually released four of these songs from his Songs in the Key of Life sessions.
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