Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius is the first live album by Stevie Wonder. The album was released on the Tamla record label (catalog #240) on May 31, 1963, the same month as the single release of "Fingertips" (catalog #54080).^[1] "Fingertips" topped both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the R&B Singles chart,^[2] and Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius topped the Billboard 200,^[3] all of which happened in 1963 (see 1963 in music). This is the last album to use the "Little" in Stevie Wonder's name.

Track listing

Side One

"Fingertips" (Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul) – 6:40
"Soul Bongo" (Marvin Gaye, Paul) – 3:01
"La La La La La" (Paul) – 2:34

Side Two

"(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:13
"Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:48
"Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:23
"Don't You Know" (Charles, Berry Gordy) – 3:19

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1963	Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200)	1

Preceded by Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests by Andy Williams	Billboard 200 number-one album August 24, 1963 - August 30, 1963	Succeeded by My Son, the Nut by Allan Sherman

References

1 2 3 4 The Definitive Collection (CD liner). Stevie Wonder. United States: UTV Records/Motown Records. 2002. p. 10. 440 066 164-2.
↑ "Stevie Wonder - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
↑ "Stevie Wonder - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2010.

Stevie Wonder

Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love Ten Billion Hearts When The World Began Gospel Inspired by Lula

Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder

Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red Jungle Fever

Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century Ballad Collection The Definitive Collection 20th Century Masters The Complete Stevie Wonder

Top ten singles	"Fingertips - Part 2" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "For Once in My Life" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "If You Really Love Me" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Do I Do" "Ebony and Ivory" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home"

Other singles	"Hey Harmonica Man" "I Don't Know Why" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "As" "Another Star" "Lately" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Overjoyed" "Faith"

Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man"

Collaborations	"Ebony and Ivory" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends"

Related articles	Discography Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH Wonderin' "Wonder-ful"

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