One of probably the most usually underrated singles in Stevie Wonder<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s historical past was sitting proudly at No.1 on the R&B chart on February 20, 1982. \u201cThat Girl\u201d<\/strong><\/a> was one of many 4 new songs on his double-vinyl compilation, Stevie Wonder\u2019s Original Musiquarium 1.<\/em><\/p>\n The rolling, mid-paced quantity was characterised by glorious instrumentation, with Stevie taking part in Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer, drums, and his distinctive harmonica solo. It took over on the soul summit from \u201cCall Me,\u201d by the New York eight-piece Skyy.<\/p>\n \u201cThat Girl\u201d stayed there for a mighty 9 weeks, to turn out to be the longest-running soul chart-topper Stevie has ever had, beating even the seven-week run of \u201cMasterblaster (Jammin\u2019)\u201d in 1980. It was additionally the longest stint for any artist on the R&B peak for ten years, since Al Green\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Stay Together\u201d additionally posted 9 weeks there from early January 1971.<\/p>\n The monitor was a taster for the retrospective set that adopted in May, 1982. Even if Musiquarium<\/em> was largely made up of present hits from Stevie\u2019s Nineteen Seventies catalog, the gatefold album was irresistible to his followers as every of the 4 sides completed with a brand new tune.<\/p>\n Listen to the perfect of Stevie Wonder on\u00a0Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Spotify<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to \u201cThat Girl,\u201d there was \u201cFront Line,\u201d co-written with collaborator (and \u201cThe Crown\u201d hitmaker on Motown) Gary Byrd; the attractive, delicate ballad \u201cRibbon In The Sky,\u201d and the infectious, upbeat \u201cDo I Do,\u201d that includes a cameo by the good Dizzy Gillespie. These took their place alongside such classics as \u201cSuperstition,\u201d \u201cLiving For The City,\u201d \u201cYou Are The Sunshine Of My Life,\u201d and \u201cSir Duke.\u201d<\/p>\n The album went on to prime the R&B chart for 3 weeks itself, in June, and was licensed gold. It was additionally a Top 10 report within the UK, the place the one thriller was how \u201cThat Girl\u201d ran out of steam at No.39.<\/p>\n