Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Explained

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Type:	live
Artist:	Little Stevie Wonder
Cover:	The12yearoldgenius.JPG
Released:	May 21, 1963^[1]
Recorded:	June 1962
Venue:	Regal Theater, Chicago
Genre:	Soul
Label:	Tamla
Producer:	Berry Gordy
Chronology:	Little Stevie Wonder
Prev Title:	Tribute to Uncle Ray
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	With a Song in My Heart
Next Year:	1963

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius is the first live album by Little Stevie Wonder. The album was released on the Tamla record label (catalog #240) in May 1963, the same month as the single release of "Fingertips" (catalog #54080). "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. This is the last album to use the "Little" in Stevie Wonder's name. Starting with the next album, he would go by the name of just "Stevie Wonder." Wonder was the second and youngest solo artist to chart on the Billboard Top LPs under the age of 18. He was only 13 years old when that occurred.^[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Fingertips" (Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul) – 6:40 (Little Stevie on bongos, harmonica and vocals)
2. "Soul Bongo" (Marvin Gaye, Paul) – 3:01 (Little Stevie on bongos)
3. "La La La La La" (Paul) – 2:34 (Little Stevie on drums and vocals)

Side two

1. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:13
2. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:48 (Little Stevie on piano and vocals)
3. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:23
4. "Don't You Know" (Charles, Berry Gordy) – 3:19 (Little Stevie on piano and vocals)^[5]

Chart positions

Year!scope="col"

Chart	Position
1963	Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200)	1

Notes and References

1. The Definitive Collection . The Definitive Collection (Stevie Wonder album) . . 2002 . 10 . CD liner . . 440 066 164-2 . .
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=stevie-wonder-p139462/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Stevie Wonder - Billboard Singles ]. . . . November 25, 2010 .
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=stevie-wonder-p139462/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Stevie Wonder - Billboard Albums ]. . . . November 25, 2010 .
4. Solo Artists Who Scored a No. 1 Album Before Turning 18. Billboard. May 23, 2021. Joe. Lynch. 29 April 2015.
5. Web site: Photographic image of record sleeve. JPG. Images.45worlds.com. 26 March 2022.