Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth album by American recording artist
Stevie Wonder, released on September 28, 1976, by
Motown Records. It was the culmination of his "classic period" albums. The album was recorded primarily at Crystal Sound studio in
Hollywood, with some sessions recorded at the Record Plant in Hollywood, the
Record Plant in
Sausalito, and
The Hit Factory in
New York City. Final mixing was performed at Crystal Sound.