(Stevie Wonder) Isn't She Lovely - Sungha Jung

Sungha http://www.sunghajung.com plays 'Isn't She Lovely' arranged by Hata Shuji.
"Isn't She Lovely?" is a song by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. In it he celebrates the birth of his daughter, Aisha. There are three verses, each ending with the phrase "isn't she lovely, made from love" (or "so very lovely..."). The song opens with Aisha's cry and the lengthy outro features samples of her playing with Wonder.

The song, musically constructed over a standardized circle-of-fifths, is considered an example of the fusion of fundamental jazz and pop elements.[citation needed]. Although the song was very popular and has received much radio airplay, it did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 because Stevie Wonder would not allow it to be released as a 45 RPM single even though requested to do so by Motown.

Numerous other artists have performed "Isn't She Lovely". A cover version by vocalist David Parton was a UK top ten hit in 1977. The song was also covered by the punk rock band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Take a Break. It was covered by the a cappella group The Idea of North on their album Evidence. Saxophonist Sonny Rollins included a cover of this song on his 1977 album Easy Living, rendered on soprano sax.[1] Jazz fusion artist Lee Ritenour also covered the song in his 1977 album, Captain Fingers. Frank Sinatra recorded the song in 1979. Urban jazz saxophonist Najee covered the song from his Stevie Wonder tribute album "Songs from the Key of Life."[2] Blues musician Keb' Mo' has also covered the song on his 2001 album Big Wide Grin. Another saxophonist, David Sanborn covered the song from his 2003 album "Time Again."[3][4] Female a cappella group Noteworthy included a cover in their 2006 album On the Horizon.

An instrumental version of the song was played after Michelle Obama's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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• jung
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• stevie
• wonder
• isn't
• she
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• hata
• shuji

[delordschips]

Anyone else watching this in 2011?

[surrealIdeal]

@delordschips nah, I'm watching this in 1886

[Alicia90Gee]

Little genius

[amazingcross1]

Well, i'm watching this in 2012

[CloeyJoey101]

1st thing i said when i saw you 1st play

OH MY GOD!

[fick3]

2012 i'm still watching.. iono if i'll be able to say the same for 2013 tho..

[VeryKookie]

ISN'T HE LOVELY? <3

[PigsCanTooFly]

Brilliant, absolutely Brilliant :)

[delordschips]

@darkdaylight your point is...

[raqueldaphne]

@surrealIdeal really?? me too :)

[darkdaylight]

@delordschips Ive seen this comment on every Stevie Wonder video on youtube.....

[naczzang]

Isn't Sungha lovely?