All in Love Is Fair

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All in Love Is Fair is a soulful ballad by Stevie Wonder, known for its poignant lyrics about the complexities of love and its expressive vocal and piano performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pop ballad
song
soul ballad
album Innervisions
artist Stevie Wonder
associatedWithArtistCareerPhase classic period of Stevie Wonder
composer Stevie Wonder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1970s soul
genre R&B
pop
soul
hasCriticalReception praised for piano arrangement
praised for poignant lyrics
praised for vocal performance
hasLyricalTheme complexities of relationships
emotional vulnerability
heartbreak
love
hasMusicalFeature expressive vocal performance
piano-driven arrangement
hasNotableLyric All in Love Is Fair self-linksurface differs
surface form: "All in love is fair"

"All in war is so cold"
hasSongStructure ballad
includedOnStudioAlbumNumber 16
instrumentation keyboards
lead vocals
piano
isTrackNumberOnAlbum 7 on Innervisions
language English
lyricist Stevie Wonder
mood introspective
melancholic
notableCoverVersionBy Barbra Streisand
Dionne Warwick
Nancy Wilson
partOf Innervisions
performer Stevie Wonder
producer Stevie Wonder
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseYear 1973
tempo slow
vocalist Stevie Wonder

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All in Love Is Fair hasNotableLyric All in Love Is Fair self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "All in love is fair"
Innervisions hasTrack All in Love Is Fair
Stevie Wonder notableWork All in Love Is Fair