They Won't Go When I Go
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"They Won't Go When I Go" is a somber, gospel-influenced ballad by Stevie Wonder reflecting on mortality and spiritual judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| They Won't Go When I Go canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Fulfillingness' First Finale ⓘ |
| artist | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stevie Wonder classic period ⓘ |
| composer |
Stevie Wonder
ⓘ
Yvonne Wright ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of Stevie Wonder's most haunting ballads ⓘ |
| era | 1970s soul ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
afterlife
ⓘ
moral reckoning ⓘ mortality ⓘ spiritual judgment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first-person reflection on death and salvation ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Stevie Wonder
ⓘ
Yvonne Wright ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
minimalist instrumentation
ⓘ
piano-driven arrangement ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ somber mood ⓘ |
| musicalInfluence | gospel music ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
George Michael
ⓘ
Josh Groban ⓘ Kevin Max ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| partOf | Fulfillingness' First Finale ⓘ |
| performer | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| producer | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released as part of the album Fulfillingness' First Finale in 1974 ⓘ |
| trackPosition | appears as an album track on Fulfillingness' First Finale ⓘ |
| vocalRangeFeature | features emotive, melismatic vocals ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead vocals by Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
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