All Day Sucker

The song All Day Sucker, with its 5:06 duration, emerges from a period of deep reflection for Stevie Wonder. In mid-1975, after a streak of acclaimed albums such as Music of My Mind (1972), Talking Book (1972), Innervisions (1973), and Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974), Wonder seriously considered leaving the music industry. There was even talk of a farewell concert and emigrating to Ghana to help children with special needs. However, a change of heart kept him on the path of musical creation, leading to works like this one. All Day Sucker was composed and arranged by Stevie Wonder himself, who also took on the role of producer.

This piece is part of Songs in the Key of Life, an ambitious triple album released on September 28, 1976, under the Tamla Records label, a division of Motown. This work is considered by many to be the culmination of Wonder's most fertile creative period, which began in 1972 with Music of My Mind. Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, Wonder, blind since childhood, established himself as a prominent figure at Motown, accumulating over 30 hits and 22 Grammy Awards, in addition to being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.