Talking Book - Stevie Wonder (1972)

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Talking Book - Stevie Wonder (1972)

"I don't think you know where I'm coming from," Wonder warned Motown executives in 1971. "I don't think you can understand it." Indeed, the two albums Wonder released in 1972 -- Music of My Mind and Talking Book -- rewrote the rules of the Motown hit factory. Talking Book was full of introspection and social commentary, with Wonder producing, writing and playing most of the instruments himself. "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" were Number One singles; "Big Brother" is political consciousness draped in a light melody: "You've killed all our leaders/I don't even have to do nothin' to you/You'll cause your own country to fall."

Total album sales: 1 million

Peak chart position: 3

http://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=2236

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I was told by one of The Doors that Stevie Wonder was a sheavy user ofpsychedilics during this time period--he said that once Stevie quit experimenting, his music went downhill. lol. Well, who knows...

We once brought him to perform for a Duke Elliington Tribute...He played aback stage for a dozen of us... That was THE highlight of my concert going days