Characters (Stevie Wonder album)

Characters is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released on November 6, 1987 by Motown. He performed a song on the album called "Get It" with R&B singer-songwriter Michael Jackson.

Characters
Studio album by Stevie Wonder
Released	November 6, 1987
Recorded	1986–87
Studio	Livingstone Studios (London)
Genre	R&B soul quiet storm
Length	48:37 (vinyl) 61:33 (CD)
Label	Motown
Producer	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder chronology
In Square Circle (1985) ''Characters'' Jungle Fever (1991)
Singles from Characters
"Skeletons" Released: July 1987 "You Will Know" Released: March 1988 "Get It" Released: May 1988

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	(favorable)[2]
Robert Christgau	A−[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
MusicHound	[5]
Q	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[8]

Characters received generally positive reviews from critics.

Track listing

All songs written by Stevie Wonder except where noted.

Side one

1. "You Will Know" - 5:00
2. "Dark 'n' Lovely" (Gary Byrd, Wonder) - 4:39
3. "In Your Corner" - 4:30
4. "With Each Beat of My Heart" - 5:28
5. "One of a Kind" - 5:10

Side two

6. "Skeletons" - 5:24
7. "Get It" (featuring Michael Jackson) - 4:31
8. "Galaxy Paradise" - 3:52
9. "Cryin' Through the Night" - 5:48
10. "Free" - 4:12

CD Bonus tracks

11. "Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down" (featuring B.B. King & Stevie Ray Vaughan) - 5:20
12. "My Eyes Don't Cry" - 7:05