That life-changing double LP would go on to become theSgt.
In honor of its anniversary, EW is celebrating that album by ranking all 21 songs.
Its a mellow stroll of a victory lap.
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Ebony Eyes
19.
Saturn
18.
All Day Sucker
17.
Confusion
16.
NgiculelaEs Una HistoriaI Am Singing
15.
Have a Talk with God
14.
Beginning with a crying cameo from baby Aisha, it also features a precious father-daughter exchange toward the end.
Black Man
12.
Summer Soft
11.
Village Ghetto Land
10.
If Its Magic
9.
Knocks Me Off My Feet
8.
Joy Inside My Tears
7.
(Which, to Stevie disciples, is a travesty.)
With its synth strings, the track boasts the same baroque soulfulness and social consciousness as Village Ghetto Land.
Ordinary Pain
5.
Another Star
3.
Its a big bear hug of a record that wraps its arms around the world.
