Singer: Stevie Wonder
Title: Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
Label: Tamla ‎– T13-371C2
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Tri-Fold
Country: US
Date of released: 30 Oct 1979
Category: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Jazz-Funk, Soul, Disco
Size MP3 zip: 1754 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1779 mb
Rating: 4.5✭
Format: MP3 AIFF MP4 AU VOX AHX MOD APE FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Earth's Creation	4:06
A2	The First Garden	2:33
A3	Voyage To India Sitar – Ben Bridges	6:23
A4	Same Old Story Guitar – Ben Bridges, Michael SembelloVocals – Stevie Wonder	3:45
A5	Venus' Flytrap And The Bug Voice [Bug Character] – Stevie Wonder	2:24
A6	Ai No, Sono Vocals – Eiko Katayama, Hikaru Nishida, Hiroaki Kuwabara, John Taro Akiyama, Junko Taniguchi, Kathleen Minagawa, Kimie Linda Ishibashi, Kiyotada Hayakawa, Masaki Hori, Satoshi Sugimoto, Takako Nagumo, Takaya Matsuda, Takeshi Kuwabara, Takeshi Sugimoto, Takumi Kobayashi, Takuro Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Tanguchi	2:05
B1	Seasons Backing Vocals – Stevie Wonder	2:53
B2	Power Flower Lyrics By – Michael SembelloVocals – Stevie Wonder	5:31
B3	Send One Your Love (Music) Guitar – Ben Bridges	3:05
B4	Race Babbling Saxophone – Hank ReddTrumpet – Larry GittensVocals – Josie James, Stevie Wonder	8:51
C1	Send One Your Love Guitar – Ben Bridges, Rick ZunigarVocals – Stevie Wonder	4:02
C2	Outside My Window Guitar – Michael SembelloVocals – Stevie Wonder	5:29
C3	Black Orchid Lyrics By – Yvonne WrightVocals – Stevie Wonder	3:48
C4	Ecclesiastes	3:44
C5	Kesse Ye Lolo De Ye Djembe, Congas, Bells, Drums [Bass, Higa, Zyla Box, Jimbae], Vocals – Ibrahim CamaraKora, Vocals – Lamine Konte*Shekere, Vocals – Stevie WonderVocals – Abdoulaye Soumare, Josie James, Kathy Collier, Susaye Greene	3:00
C6	Come Back As A Flower Backing Vocals – Stevie WonderLyrics By – Syreeta WrightVocals – Syreeta	3:23
D1	A Seed's A Star And Tree Medley Backing Vocals – Alexandra Brown*, Angela Winbush, Isaiah Sanders, Jr.*, Marva Holcolm, Rick Zunigar, Shirley BrewerBass – Nathan WattsBells [African Ago-go] – Joe Johnson Congas, Bongos, Backing Vocals – Earl DeRouenElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Ron KerseyElectronic Drums [Syndrums] – Dennis DavisGuitar – Ben Bridges, Michael SembelloLyrics By – Stephanie AndrewsVocals – Tata VegaVocals, Voice [Tree Character] – Stevie Wonder	5:41
D2	The Secret Life Of Plants Bass – Nathan WattsGuitar – Ben Bridges, Michael SembelloVocals – Stevie Wonder	4:28
D3	Tree	5:55
D4	Finale	6:47

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
• Published By – Black Bull Music
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.

Credits

• Art Direction – John Cabalka
• Coordinator [Album Cover Coordination] – Keith Harris
• Engineer [Additional] – Jay Mark
• Engineer [Additional], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – John Fischbach
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ann Bolling, Bob Harlan, Charlie Brewer*, Jim Dougherty, Laura Livingston, Lindy Griffin
• Engineer, Mixed By, Producer [Associate], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Gary Olazabal
• Illustration [Album Package Illustration] – Margo Nathas*
• Layout – Ginny Livingston
• Liner Notes [Bambara Translation] – Abdoulaye Soumare
• Liner Notes [Japanese Translation] – Kenji Miura, Mary Ann Monkoski*, Yoshi J. Maejima
• Lyrics By – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A4 to A6, B4 to C2, C5, D1, D2)
• Mastered By – Stan Ricker
• Music By, Instruments, Producer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Stevie Wonder
• Programmed By [Synthesizer, Sequencer] – Bill Wolf, Clark Spangler, Gordon Bahary
• Technician [Computer Music Melodian Design] – Harry Mandell

Notes

Artist's name and album title appear in four lines of Braille below the illustration on the front cover.

A and D side are on one disc: on both sides the labels and the inscription in the vinyl state that. Same goes for B and C side.

Label variant; layout and thicker font...all SIDES (SIDE ONE, SIDE TWO, SIDE THREE and SIDE FOUR) are in caps.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout Etching): T13-371-C2 SIDE-A-18A J.t. MAY 13
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout Etching): T13-371-C2 SIDE-B-18A J.t. MAY 13
• Matrix / Runout (Side C - Runout Etching): T13-371-C2 SIDE-C-18C J.t. MAY 13
• Matrix / Runout (Side D - Runout Etching): T13-371-C2 SIDE-D-18B J.t. MAY 13
• Matrix / Runout (Side A to D - Center Label Code): T13-371C2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - Center Label Code): T13-371C2-A1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - Center Label Code): T13-371C2-B2
• Matrix / Runout (Side C - Center Label Code): T13-371C2-C3
• Matrix / Runout (Side D - Center Label Code): T13-371C2-D4
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Side A runout, etched): T13-371-C2 SIDE-A-18C
• Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Side D runout, etched): T13-371-C2 SIDE-D-18A
• Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Side B runout, etched): T13-371-C2 SIDE-B-18C
• Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Side C runout, etched): T13-371-C2 SIDE-C-18B
• Matrix / Runout: "J.t." and "MAY 13" etched into runout on all four sides.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ZD72145	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ‎(2xCD, Album)	Motown	ZD72145	Germany	1984
1A 158-62492/3	Stevie Wonder	Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ‎(2xLP, Album, Emb)	Motown	1A 158-62492/3	Netherlands	1979
T13-371GT VOL. 1/VOL. 2	Stevie Wonder	Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ‎(2x8-Trk, Album)	Tamla	T13-371GT VOL. 1/VOL. 2	US	1979
T13-371-GC Vol. I, T13-371-GC Vol II.	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ‎(2xCass, Album)	Tamla, Tamla	T13-371-GC Vol. I, T13-371-GC Vol II.	US	1979
T13371	Stevie Wonder	Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ‎(2xLP, Album)	Motown	T13371	Australia	1979

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