You Haven't Done Nothin'
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"You Haven't Done Nothin'" is a 1974 funk
single by Stevie Wonder
featuring background vocals from The Jackson 5
, taken from the album Fulfillingness' First Finale
. The politically aware song became Wonder's fourth number-one pop hit, his tenth number one soul hit, and was one of his angriest political statements, aimed squarely at former President
Richard Nixon
. The Jackson Five sing the words: "DOO DA WOP!!" repeatedly, in the Chorus, when Wonder sings: "Jackson Five, Sing along with me". (Source: "Billboard Book of Number One Hits" By Joel Whitburn.) This song also features a thick clavinet
track and an early appearance of the drum machine
. The B-side of this single was "Big Brother", also a political statement from his earlier album Talking Book
.
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
single by Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
featuring background vocals from The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
, taken from the album Fulfillingness' First Finale
Fulfillingness' First Finale
-Side One:#"Smile Please" – 3:28#*Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums#*Michael Sembello – electric guitar#*Reggie McBride – electric bass#*Bobbye Hall – congas, bongos#*Jim Gilstrap – background vocals...
. The politically aware song became Wonder's fourth number-one pop hit, his tenth number one soul hit, and was one of his angriest political statements, aimed squarely at former President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
. The Jackson Five sing the words: "DOO DA WOP!!" repeatedly, in the Chorus, when Wonder sings: "Jackson Five, Sing along with me". (Source: "Billboard Book of Number One Hits" By Joel Whitburn.) This song also features a thick clavinet
Clavinet
A Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
track and an early appearance of the drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
. The B-side of this single was "Big Brother", also a political statement from his earlier album Talking Book
Talking Book
Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. A signal recording of his "classic period", in this one he "hit his stride"...
.
Personnel
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, hi-hat, cymbal
- Reggie McBride – electric bass
- The Jackson 5 – background vocals
- Horns – uncredited
- Drum machine