Song · Stevie Wonder
“Joy Inside My Tears” by Stevie Wonder
From the album Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
“Joy Inside My Tears” by Stevie Wonder appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2020 and 2022. It was first released in 1976 on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Its best result is #760 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,464 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Joy Inside My Tears" is tucked into Songs in the Key of Life, the sprawling set Stevie Wonder released on Tamla in September 1976, two LPs plus a bonus EP, and it's close to a one-man show. Wonder wrote the words and music, arranged and produced it, sings lead and plays drums, piano and bass synthesizer, leaving Greg Phillinganes to add keyboards and Susaye Greene to join him on backing vocals.
The whole album nearly didn't happen. In 1975 Wonder was seriously thinking about quitting music and moving to Ghana to help children with disabilities, and a farewell concert was already being planned before he changed course and signed a new Motown deal that gave him full artistic control. The record that came out of it is widely held to cap the classic period he began in 1972 with Music of My Mind.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1410 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 760 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
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