Andy Beevers from Music Week noted it as ' Latin-tinged commercial jazz funk'. Another editor, David Jeffries called it an 'effervescent cover'. Paula Edelstein from AllMusic described the song as a 'killer cover'. A re-issue of the single was released in 2005. Other scenes show them in a multistorey car park. It features the band performing the song in a blue Triumph Herald 13/60 Convertible, while driving in the streets of London. A music video was made to accompany the song. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, a Top 30 hit in Belgium and a Top 40 hit in Sweden. The single was successful especially in the Netherlands, where it peaked at number 6. It features vocals by American jazz singer Maysa Leak and was a hit in Europe. In 1992, British band Incognito covered 'Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing' on their third album, Tribes, Vibes and Scribes. 'Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing' on YouTube Incognito version 'Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing' Cash Box called it an 'interesting Latin flavored disk,' going on to say that 'the vocals are soft and perfectly accented by some fine piano by Stevie and great backing percussion.' Charts īillboard said that the song is a 'strong ballad with gentle arrangements'. It sounds and feels like a burst of summer happiness. was experimenting with synthesized sounds with producer Robert Margouleff, it's a back-to-basics song (although it does feature a Moog bass, played by Wonder) that relies on the interplay of piano, percussion and that ecstatic voice. Showcased on the 1973 Innervisions album that came from the period in which Wonder. and its uplifting, upward-spiralling chorus, Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing easily takes its place among the works of pure joy that the musical prodigy has effortlessly poured out throughout his career. With its playful Latin-piano-and-street-jive intro. The opening melody is reminiscent of Horace Silver's ' Song for My Father', over which Stevie engages in an English-speaking dialogue with a woman, trying to impress her with talk of worldliness of having been to 'Iraq, Iran, Eurasia' before changing to Spanish, using the phrase ' Todo 'stá bien chévere', which loosely translates as 'Everything's really great,' continuing with an attempt to impress the woman.ĭescribing the song for the 'Stevie Wonder: 20 Essential Songs' feature in The Daily Telegraph, Chris Harvey said: The tune is in E ♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro.

Please dont worry bout me im fine