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By last 1974, Wonder was seriously considering leaving the music concern altogether. He expressed his disdain with the way the United States was conducting its affairs in Ghana. As a follow-up, he made a conscious decision to emigrate to Ghana to begin working with handicapped children in the surroundings. A farewell concert was in the works until Wonder decided to take up again his recording career by signing the most lucrative contract for an artist during that period. His record deal was reportedly worth $37 million and he received full artistic management over his work.
Coming off winning Album of the Year Awards from the Grammy’s in 1974 and 1975 for “Innervisions” and “Fulfillingness’ First Finale,” the mass hysteria bordering this album was at an all-time high. For the whole of 1975, Wonder began recording his eighteenth album while on the passage performing concerts and in various studios. Meanwhile, he found new members to fill slots in his newly revised Wonderlove ribbon.
During this juncture, he also utilized the vocal talents of a young Deniece Williams, Minnie Riperton, Susaye Unripened, the late great harp playing skills of Dorothy Ashby and percussionist Bobbye Passage. The album had 130 different contributors and the infusion of young manhood helped to keep the creative juices flowing throughout the recording course of action. Together, Wonder and his Wonderlove band held legendary recording sessions at Crystal Substantial Studios, The Record Plant and The Hit Factory Studios. The character release date for the album was Halloween of 1975, but Be awed felt the album needed more fine tuning.
Source: SoulCulture (blog)