I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
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"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" is the second single from Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

's 1980 album, Hotter Than July
Hotter than July
Hotter than July is the nineteenth album by Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. Despite the wide critical acclaim for Wonder's previous works such as Songs in the Key of Life and Innervisions, Hotter than July was his first album eligible for platinum...

. It reached number four on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number 11 on the Hot 100. It also hit number ten on the UK Singles Chart. The song is famous for Wonder's imitation of a seasoned country-and-western crooner and his inspiring drumming.
In 2001 Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...

 released a cover of this song, but it didn't reach the charts.

Personnel

  • Stevie Wonder – piano, clavinet, cabasa, drums, background vocals
  • Nathan Watts
    Nathan Watts
    Nathan Lamar Watts, born 1954 in Detroit, Michigan is an American session bass guitar player, best known for his work with Stevie Wonder from the 1970s to the present...

     – bass
  • Ben Bridges – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Isaiah Sanders – Fender Rhodes
  • Hank Devito – steel guitar
  • Charlie Wilson – background vocals
  • Ronnie Wilson – background vocals

Notices

On Youtube, there is an extended version of the song entitled "Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It (Promo 45)".
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