Wonder was born prematurely; which caused him to be blind; on May 13; 1950 in Saginaw; Michigan. His family later moved to Detroit when he was 4. He took up piano at age 7; and had mastered it by age 9. During his early childhood he was active in his churchs choir.He also taught himself to play the harmonica and the drums; and had mastered both by age ten. Wonder also learned to play the bass during his early years at Motown. Motown founder Berry Gordy signed him at age 11; impressed by his many musical talents. "Lately" is a 1981 single written, recorded, and produced by singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. Released from his 1980 album Hotter Than July, the song reached #3 in the UK, and #64 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
A cover version of this song was recorded by S Club 7 for their "7" album, and by Jodeci which was a 1993 #1 Hit R&B single
The release spent four weeks at the top of the Hot R&B Songs chart, and was Jodeci's biggest pop hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.Wonder was born prematurely; which caused him to be blind; on May 13; 1950 in Saginaw; Michigan. His family later moved to Detroit when he was 4. He took up piano at age.