Grateful Dead Family Discography: Love Having You Around

Love Having You Around

Composer: Stevie Wonder / Syreeta Wright

Performed by Jerry Garcia sitting in with Aunt Monk at The Generosity in San Francisco on May 9, 1975. The line-up of Aunt Monk at that show was: Merl Saunders (keyboards), Martin Fierro (saxophone, flute), Tony Saunders (bass), and Bob Stellar (drum).

The song was originally released by Stevie Wonder on the Music Of My Mind album. All the instruments on the original recording were played by Stevie Wonder except for a trombone part played by Art Baron.

Stevie Wonder recordings

no info Music Of My Mind, Stevie Wonder, 1972
no info The Songs Of, Stevie Wonder, 1974
no info Wonderlove Soul TV, NYC 1972, Stevie Wonder, 2016

Other recordings

no info Melissa, Melissa Manchester, 1975
no info Single (Stevie's Wonder / Love Havin' You Around), Melissa Manchester, 1975
no info Delusions, First Choice, 1977
no info Single (Love Having You Around / Indian Giver), First Choice, 1977
no info Stuff It!, Stuff, 1979
no info The Wonder Of Stevie (Essential Stevie Compositions, Covers & Cookies), DJ Spinna & Bobbito, 2003
no info Disco Funk Flavas, Various Artists (First Choice), 2004
no info The Anthology, First Choice, 2005
no info Love Having You Around: Live At Keystone Korner Vol. 2, Abbey Lincoln, 2016
no info Home To Myself / Bright Eyes / Melissa / Help Is On The Way, Melissa Manchester, 2016
no info NYC Disco, Louie Vega, 2018