Characters is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released on November 6, 1987 by Motown . He performed a song on the album called "Get It" with R&B singer-songwriter Michael Jackson .
Characters received generally positive reviews from critics.
All songs written by Stevie Wonder except where noted.
Side one
"You Will Know " - 5:00
"Dark 'n' Lovely" (Gary Byrd , Wonder) - 4:39
"In Your Corner" - 4:30
"With Each Beat of My Heart" - 5:28
"One of a Kind" - 5:10
Side two
"Skeletons " - 5:24
"Get It " (featuring Michael Jackson ) - 4:31
"Galaxy Paradise" - 3:52
"Cryin' Through the Night" - 5:48
"Free" - 4:12
CD Bonus tracks
"Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down" (featuring B.B. King & Stevie Ray Vaughan ) - 5:20
"My Eyes Don't Cry" - 7:05
↑ Ruhlmann, William. Characters at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-06-27.
↑ Van Matre, Lynn (November 15, 1987). "Wonde's Upbeat 'Characters' " . Chicago Tribune .
↑ Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide Reviews: Characters . The Village Voice .
↑ Grein, Paul (November 15, 1987). "Record Rack: Good-Time Wonder" . Los Angeles Times .
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1243 . ISBN 1-57859-061-2 .
↑ Bradley, Lloyd (January 1988). "Chunky: Stevie Wonder Characters ". Q . p. 81.
↑ "Stevie Wonder album guide" . Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2017-08-30 .
↑ David Wild (1988-01-28). "Characters | Album Reviews" . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2017-08-30 .