Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (LP)
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 59/500
Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. A signal recording of his classic period, in this one he hit his stride. The album's first track, "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life," hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts, then earned Wonder his first Grammy Award, for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The album's first single, "Superstition," also hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.
"What had been hinted at on the intriguing project Music of My Mind was here focused into a laser beam of tight songwriting, warm electronic arrangements, and ebullient performances -- altogether the most realistic vision of musical personality ever put to wax...Like no other Stevie Wonder LP before it, Talking Book is all of a piece, the first unified statement of his career...imitating life, it veers breathtakingly from love to heartbreak and back with barely a pause." - John Bush, allmusic.com
Track Listing:
Side A:
1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
2. Maybe Your Baby
3. You And I (We Can Conquer The World)
4. Tuesday Heartbreak
5. You've Got It Bad Girl
Side B:
1. Superstition
2. Big Brother
3. Blame It On The Sun
4. Lookin For Another Pure Love
5. I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
Barcode: 0602557097566
UPC: 602557097566