Stevie goes Broadway, recording show tunes ("Hello Young Lovers"), imitating Jose Feliciano covering Jim Morrison ("Light My Fire"), and singing some weak original material ("Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yester-etc."). The title track (recorded in 1966 but held back by Motown's famous quality control department) is the only great piece of music here.

The track selection is pretty miserable, but at least the performances are crisp and professional, with loads of harmonica solos. In Stevie's defense, he didn't write "Yester-whatever," and some of his own orchestrated love songs do lift the second side: the treacly but interesting "Angie Girl," and the gimmicky but joyful "I've Got You".

On the other hand, he does embarass himself with big-time bathos on "Give Your Love." (JA)

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