Talking Book

Album de Stevie Wonder
Sortie	28 octobre 1972
Enregistré	de mai à juillet 1972 Studios Electric Lady, New York (États-Unis); Crystal Sound, Hollywood (États-Unis); Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles (États-Unis); AIR, Londres (Royaume-Uni)
Durée	43:31
Genre	R&B, Funk, Pop, Soul
Producteur	Stevie Wonder ; Robert Margouleff ; Malcolm Cecil
Label	Motown
Critique	AllMusic

Talking Book est le 15^e album studio de Stevie Wonder sorti en 1972. Il contient deux grands succès : You Are the Sunshine of My Life et Superstition.

Stevie Wonder a remporté deux Grammy Awards en 1973 avec la chanson Superstition (meilleure performance vocale Rhythm and Blues masculine et meilleure chanson de Rhythm and Blues). L'album a été désigné 90^e meilleur album de tous les temps par le magazine Rolling Stone en 2003.

Titres

Toutes les chansons sont composées (sauf mention contraire), arrangées et produites par Stevie Wonder:

N^o	Titre	Auteur	Durée
1.	You Are the Sunshine of My Life	Wonder	2:58
2.	Maybe Your Baby	Wonder	6:51
3.	You and I	Wonder	4:39
4.	Tuesday Heartbreak	Wonder	3:02
5.	You've Got It Bad Girl	Wonder/Yvonne Wright	4:56
6.	Superstition	Wonder	4:26
7.	Big Brother	Wonder	3:34
8.	Blame It on the Sun	Wonder/Syreeta Wright	3:26
9.	Lookin' for Another Pure Love	Wonder/S.Wright	4:44
10.	I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)	Wonder	4:51
43:31

Musiciens

Stevie Wonder : Chant, piano acoustique, piano électrique Fender Rhodes, clavinet Hohner, synthétiseur T.O.N.T.O., Moog Basse, clavecin, harmonica, batterie, percussions
Jeff Beck : guitare sur Lookin' for Another Pure Love
Howard "Buzz" Feiten : guitare sur Lookin' for Another Pure Love
Ray Parker Jr. : guitare sur Maybe Your Baby
Scott Edwards : basse sur 'You Are the Sunshine of My Life
David Sanborn : saxophone alto sur Tuesday Heartbreak
Trevor Laurence : saxophone ténor sur Superstition
Steve Madaio : trompette sur Superstition
Malcolm Cecil : programmation des synthétiseurs, production
Daniel Ben Zebulon : congas
Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Loris Harvin, Gloria Barley, Shirley Brewer, Deniece Williams, Debra Wilson: chœurs

Notes et références

↑ Martin Power, Hot Wired Guitar: The Life of Jeff Beck, Omnibus Press, 2014 (ISBN 9781783233861, lire en ligne)
↑ « Stevie Wonder's Masterpiece », sur The New York Times, 6 novembre 2022 (consulté le 23 septembre 2024), p. L20.
↑ (en) Archives des Grammy Awards
↑ Le top 500 des meilleurs albums de tous les temps

Portail de la musique

Portail de la soul et du funk

Portail des États-Unis

[1] Martin Power, Hot Wired Guitar: The Life of Jeff Beck, Omnibus Press, 2014 (ISBN 9781783233861, lire en ligne)

[NYT-2022-2] « Stevie Wonder's Masterpiece », sur The New York Times, 6 novembre 2022 (consulté le 23 septembre 2024), p. L20.

[3] (en) Archives des Grammy Awards

[4] Le top 500 des meilleurs albums de tous les temps

v · m Stevie Wonder
Albums studio	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Albums live	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Bandes-originales	Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants The Woman in Red Jungle Fever
Compilations	Greatest Hits Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits Vol.2 Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection Ballad Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection The iTunes Stevie Wonder Boxset Number Ones
Album-hommage	Conception: An Interpretation of Stevie Wonder's Songs MelloWonder Revisions Rune Gustafsson Plays Stevie Wonder Songs from the Key of Life Songs of Wonder Something to Say Talking Book Wonderin' The Wonder Bag Wonderland For Once in My Life
Chansons	I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues Little Water Boy Contract on Love Fingertips Workout Stevie, Workout My Cherie Amour Kiss Me Baby Hi-Heel Sneakers A Place in the Sun Someday at Christmas Hey Harmonica Man Castles in the Sand Happy Street Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Nothing's Too Good For My Baby Blowin' in the Wind You Met Your Match For Once in My Life Alfie I Don't Know Why Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Keep On Running Superstition You Are the Sunshine of My Life Higher Ground Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Living for the City Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing What Christmas Means to Me He's Misstra Know-It-All You Haven't Done Nothin' I Wish Sir Duke You and I Boogie on Reggae Woman Go Home Heaven Help Us All Pastime Paradise Master Blaster (Jammin') I Just Called to Say I Love You Love Light in Flight Part-Time Lover Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer If You Really Love Me Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Lately Knocks Me Off My Feet Golden Lady All in Love Is Fair Travlin' Man Hey Love With a Child's Heart I'm Wondering They Won't Go When I Go I Was Made to Love Her I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) I Ain't Gonna Stand for It Never Had a Dream Come True Overjoyed Front Line Send One Your Love Outside My Window Uptight (Everything's Alright) Isn't She Lovely? Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours That Girl Do I Do Get It Ribbon in the Sky Another Star As Happy Birthday Skeletons You Will Know My Eyes Don't Cry With Each Beat of My Heart Free Keep Our Love Alive Gotta Have You Fun Day These Three Words For Your Love True to Your Heart So What The Fuss From the Bottom of My Heart All About the Love Again Faith Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate
Collaborations	Ebony and Ivory My Love That's What Friends Are For We Are the World How Come, How Long Sweet Sounds of Heaven
Collaborateurs	Syreeta Wright Yvonne Wright Lula Mae Hardaway Sylvia Moy William "Mickey" Stevenson Morris Broadnax Clarence Paul Henry Cosby Malcolm Cecil Robert Margouleff