Castles in the Sand (Stevie Wonder)

Castles in the Sand
	Single van:; Little Stevie Wonder
	Van het album:; Stevie at the Beach
B-kant(en)	"Thank You (For Loving Me; All the Way)"
Uitgebracht	15 januari 1964
Soort drager	7"-single
Genre	rhythm-and-blues
Duur	2:11
Label	Tamla 54090; Stateside SS 285
Schrijver(s)	Hal Davis; Marc Gordon; Mary Margaret O'Brien; Frank Wilson
Producent(en)	Davis en Gordon
Little Stevie Wonder
Portaal	Muziek

"Castles in the Sand" is een liedje van Stevie Wonder. Het werd geschreven door Hal Davis, Marc Gordon, Mary Margaret O'Brien en Frank Wilson. De muziek werd met The Funk Brothers in 1964 in Los Angeles opgenomen.^[2]^[3] Tamla Records gaf het op 15 januari 1964 als single uit, met op de B-kant "Thank You (For Loving Me All the Way)". Wonder bereikte er in april dat jaar de 52ste plaats in de Amerikaanse hitlijst mee.^[4] "Castles in the Sand" is de laatste single uit de periode waarin Wonder nog 'Little Stevie Wonder' werd genoemd.^[1]

In het begin en op de achtergrond van de gevoelige ballad "Castles in the Sand" zijn typische strandgeluiden te horen, zoals golven en meeuwen. Het liedje (plus een instrumentale versie) verscheen in juni 1964 ook op het album Stevie at the Beach. Dit album heeft het strand als thema, net als de films Muscle Beach Party en Bikini Beach, waar Wonder dat jaar in te zien was.^[5]

Bronnen, noten en/of referenties

Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder. Uitg.: John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 9780470481509.

↑ ^a ^b Swenson, John (1986). Stevie Wonder, p. 44. Uitg.: Perennial Library, ISBN 9780060970673.
↑ Beyer, Mark (2002). Stevie Wonder, p. 1964. Uitg.: The Rosen Publishing Group, ISBN 9780823935253.
↑ Nelson, George; Quincy Jones (2007). Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound, p. 125. Uitg.: University of Illinois Press, ISBN 9780252074981.
↑ Ribowsky 2010, p. 312.
↑ Taraborrelli, J. Randy (1986). Motown: hot wax, city cool & solid gold, p. 185. Uitg.: Doubleday.

[swenson-1] Swenson, John (1986). Stevie Wonder, p. 44. Uitg.: Perennial Library, ISBN 9780060970673.

[2] Beyer, Mark (2002). Stevie Wonder, p. 1964. Uitg.: The Rosen Publishing Group, ISBN 9780823935253.

[3] Nelson, George; Quincy Jones (2007). Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound, p. 125. Uitg.: University of Illinois Press, ISBN 9780252074981.

[4] Ribowsky 2010, p. 312.

[5] Taraborrelli, J. Randy (1986). Motown: hot wax, city cool & solid gold, p. 185. Uitg.: Doubleday.

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Studioalbums:	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962) · Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962) · With a Song in My Heart (1963) · Stevie at the Beach (1964) · Up-Tight (1966) · Down to Earth (1966) · I Was Made to Love Her (1967) · Someday at Christmas (1967) · Eivets Rednow (1968) · For Once in My Life (1968) · My Cherie Amour (1969) · Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) · Where I'm Coming From (1971) · Music of My Mind (1972) · Talking Book (1972) · Innervisions (1973) · Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) · Songs in the Key of Life (1976) · Hotter than July (1980) · In Square Circle (1985) · Characters (1987) · Conversation Peace (1995) · A Time to Love (2005)
Livealbums:	The 12 Year Old Genius (1963) · Stevie Wonder Live (1970) · Live at the Talk of Town (1970) · Natural Wonder (1995)
Soundtracks:	Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants (1979) · The Woman in Red (1984) · Jungle Fever (1991)
Compilaties:	Looking Back (1977) · Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (1982) · At the Close of a Century (1999) · The Definitive Collection (2002) · The Complete Stevie Wonder (2005) · Number Ones (2007)
Singles:	"I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues" (1962) · "Little Water Boy" (1962) · "Contract on Love" (1962) · "Fingertips" (1963) · "Workout Stevie, Workout" (1963) · "Castles in the Sand" (1964) · "Hey Harmonica Man" (1964) · "Happy Street" (1964) · "Kiss Me Baby" (1965) · "High Heel Sneakers" (1965) · "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965) · "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" (1966) · "Blowin' in the Wind" (1966) · "A Place in the Sun" (1966) · "Someday at Christmas" (1966) · "Travelin' Man" (1967) · "I Was Made to Love Her" (1967) · "I'm Wondering" (1967) · "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (1968) · "You Met Your Match" (1968) · "Alfie" (1968) · "For Once in My Life" (1968) · "I Don't Know Why" (1969) · "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (1969) · "Never Had a Dream Come True" (1970) · "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (1970) · "Heaven Help Us All" (1970) · "We Can Work It Out" (1971) · "If You Really Love Me" (1971) · "What Christmas Means to Me" (1971) · "Superwoman (Where Were You)" (1972) · "Keep On Running" (1972) · "Superstition" (1972) · "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (1973) · "Higher Ground" (1973) · "Living for the City" (1973) · "Don't you worry 'bout a thing" (1974) · "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (1974) · "Boogie on Reggae Woman" (1974) · "I Wish" (1976) · "Sir Duke" (1977) · "Another Star" (1977) · "As" (1977) · "Pops, We Love You" (1978) · "Send One Your Love" (1979) · "Outside My Window" (1980) · "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (1980) · "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" (1980) · "Lately" (1981) · "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me" (1981) · "That Girl" (1981) · "Ebony and Ivory" (1982) · "Do I Do" (1982) · "Ribbon in the Sky" (1982) · "Used to Be" (1982) · "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (1984) · "Love Light in Flight" (1984) · "Don't Drive Drunk" (1984) · "We Are the World" (1985) · "Part-Time Lover" (1985) · "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) · "Go Home" (1985) · "Overjoyed" (1986) · "Land of La La" (1986) · "Skeletons" (1987) · "You Will Know" (1987) · "Get It" (1988) · "My Love" (1988) · "My Eyes Don't Cry" (1988) · "With Each Beat of My Heart" (1989) · "Keep Our Love Alive" (1990) · "Gotta Have You" (1991) · "Fun Day" (1991) · "These Three Words" (1991) · "We Didn't Know" (1992) · "For Your Love" (1995) · "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" (1995) · "Treat Myself" (1995) · "Kiss Lonely Goodbye" (1996) · "How Come, How Long" (1996) · "From the Bottom of My Heart" (2005) · "So What the Fuss" (2005) · "Shelter in the Rain" (2005) · "Positivity" (2005)
Zie ook:	Discografie van Stevie Wonder · "My Cherie Amour"