Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

Today Marks The 53rd Anniversary of Stevie Wonder’s 15th Studio Album “Talking Book” Originally Released on October 27, 1972.

“Talking Book” is the fifteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and musician Stevie Wonder, released in 1972 by Tamla Records.

The album peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B LP's chart, and at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.

Two songs were released from the album as singles "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life".

"Superstition" peaked at #1 on both of the U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles, and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" peaked at #1 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. The song also peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.

“Talking Book” and “Music of My Mind”, released earlier the same year, are generally considered to mark the start of Wonder's "classic period".

The album earned Wonder his first Grammy Award, with "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 16th Grammy Awards; "Superstition" also won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.

The album “Talking Book” was voted number 322 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000), and Rolling Stone ranked it number 59 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2020.

Track-listing

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

6. Superstition

7. Big Brother

8. Blame It on the Sun

9. Lookin' for Another Pure Love

10. I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever

By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology ©