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Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius

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).[1] "Fingertips" topped both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the R&B Singles chart,[5] and Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius topped the Billboard 200,[6] all of which occurred in 1963. This is the last album to use the "Little" prefix in his stage name; starting with his next album, he was credited simply as "Stevie Wonder." Wonder is the youngest solo artist to chart a number-one album on the Billboard Top LPs chart, achieving the feat at 13 years old.[7][8]

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Live album by
Little Stevie Wonder
ReleasedMay 21, 1963[1]
RecordedJune 1962
VenueRegal Theater, Chicago
GenreSoul
Length23:36
LabelTamla
ProducerBerry Gordy[1]
Little Stevie Wonder chronology
Tribute to Uncle Ray
(1962)		 Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
(1963)		 With a Song in My Heart
(1963)
Singles from Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
  1. "Fingertips"
    Released: May 21, 1963[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[3]
New Record MirrorStarStarStarStar[4]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Little Stevie on:Length
1."Fingertips"
bongos, harmonica and vocals6:40
2."Soul Bongo"
bongos3:01
3."La La La La La"Pauldrums and vocals2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Little Stevie on:Length
1."(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over"
vocals5:13
2."Hallelujah I Love Her So"Ray Charlespiano and vocals2:48
3."Drown in My Own Tears"Henry Glovervocals3:23
4."Don't You Know"
piano and vocals3:19

Charts

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Chart performance for Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 1

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 The Definitive Collection (CD liner). Stevie Wonder. United States: UTV Records/Motown Records. 2002. p. 10. 440 066 164-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie (n.d.). "Stevie Wonder – The 12 Year Old Genius". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (September 14, 1963). "Little Stevie Wonder: Recorded Live, The Twelve Year Old Genius" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 131. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Stevie Wonder - Billboard Singles". AllMusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Stevie Wonder - Billboard Albums". AllMusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ Lynch, Joe (April 29, 2015). "Solo Artists Who Scored a No. 1 Album Before Turning 18". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Youngest female solo artist to reach No.1 on the US albums chart". Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
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