Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stevie Wonder
Vocals
Dr. Henry Panion III
Conductor
Audrey Fischer
Strings
Charlene Atsumo
Strings
Charles Veal, Jr.
First Violin
Debra Price
Strings
Eleanore Choate
Harp
Felix Khomutov
Strings
Galina Glek-Shlimovich
Strings
Gary Kuo
Strings
Glenn Grabb
Strings
Gordon Halligan
Flute
Harris Goldman
Strings
Ida Bodin
Strings
James Getzoff
Strings
James Sitterly
Strings
Jerome Webster
Strings
Kevan Torfeh
Strings
Kevin Brandon
Strings
Lila Kazakova
Strings
Mark Cargill
Strings
Marston Smith
Strings
Robert Shulgold
Flute
Susan Chatman
Strings
Thomas Tally
Strings
Tibor Zelig
Strings
Wally de Almeida
Strings
William Collette
Flute
Zain Zahn
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stevie Wonder
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stevie Wonder
Producer
Nathan Watts
Associate Producer
Vaughn Halyard
Associate Producer
Derrick Perkins
Associate Producer
Steve VanArden
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Are you tellin' me you feel
Like you've never felt? Uh oh, my heart
Don't you know those famous words
Be seen, but not heard, taboo to love
[Verse 2]
Are you tellin' me your eyes
Met hers to your surprise? But why my heart?
How loud must you hear me say
Have fun but don't play? Taboo to love
[Verse 3]
Where's your lantern or candlelight?
So to guide you through hidden spaces
Though it's said truth unveils all lies
Feelings can't be left to roam
[Verse 4]
So you say you've lost your head but you use your heart instead
Beware of love
This is not like you at all, who vowed to never fall
Taboo to love, taboo to love
(Taboo) to love, taboo to love (Taboo)
[Verse 5]
Where's your raincoat and over-boots
To protect you in stormy weather?
Though it's said when you walk in truth
Love can bring you no harm
[Verse 6]
So you've made up in your mind
You'll leave your fears behind, so brave my heart
I guess your heart has made you see
It's better to be free, no taboo to love
I guess your heart has made you see
It's much better to be free, no taboo to love
[Verse 7]
No taboo to love
(Taboo) to love, no taboo to love (Taboo)
To love, no taboo to love (Taboo)
To love, no taboo to love (Taboo)
No taboo to love
Written by: Stevie Wonder