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Editorial Reviews
The breakthrough 1973 album that spawned the #1 hits Superstition and You Are the Sunshine of My Life !
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
"Innervisions"may show his genius at full form,& "Songs in the Key of Life"may be his masterpiece,but it's"Talking Book" that balances his musical genius and his emotional core. Not only are we treated to the salacious funk of"Superstition",and the georgeous"You are the Sunshine of my life",but other emotionlly charged songs that stemmed from his break-up with then-wife Syreeta Wright.From the turmoiled fueled "Maybe your Baby"&"You've got it bad,Girl"to the overtly ignored post break-up classic"Blame it on the Sun".But heartbreak gives way to the hopefullness of "You & I"(yet another buried classic ,which could pounce "I just called..."as the ultimate wedding song),"Looking for Another Pure Love",& the georgous album closer,I Believe(when I fall in love it will be forever) giving the indication that bliss is just around the corner. Only 22 at the time of recording,Wonder showed his talent was not only impressive,but most importantly,expressive.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Theresa
Format:Audio CD
When you think about the fact that Stevie was so young when he wrote this music, that he was taking huge artistic risks, that he was talking about serious things in serious ways while fluff abounded around him makes this album that much more significant. He didn't just write love songs; he infused deep, soul-wrenching emotion into them. I dare you to say you don't get goose pimples listening to "You and I" or "You are the sunshine of my life." On the flip side, songs like "Superstition" and "Maybe Your Baby" shows how he can jam hard-core. The brother is bad! And let's not forget the fabulous players on this record - Ray Parker, Jr. on "Maybe Your Baby" or Jeff Beck on "Looking for another Love," to name a couple. Stevie's music is incomporable, and he is a rare musical genius. This CD is a fabulous representation of what a master songwriter can produce. You should check it out.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the personal triumph of Music Of My Mind, Stevie Wonder proved he was a true musical force with Talking Book. The album shows that Mr. Wonder could run the gamut of music stylings from ballads to hard rockers and succeed in producing memorable music. The album opens with one of his most familiar songs, "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life". The songs opens with not Mr. Wonder, but two backup singers. Mr. Wonder slides in on the third verse and takes over with smooth grace. "Maybe Your Baby" has some nice guitar work from a young Ray Parker, Jr. and "Tuesday Heartbreak has sax playing from a young David Sanborn. The album contains some great socio-political songs that Mr. Wonder is known for with the stinging "Big Brother" standing out. Mr. Wonder was going through the breakup of his first marriage at the time and songs like "You & I", "You Got It Bad Girl", "Looking For Another Pure Love" (Jeff Beck contributes his guitar work to the song) and the aforementioned "Tuesday Heartbreak". When Mr. Beck was laying down his guitar track, he asked if Mr. Wonder would write a song for him for his new album. Mr. Wonder came up with "Superstition" and then deemed that it was too good to give up. He was right as the song is one of his best with its combination of funk, rock and soul and that evil sounding guitar riff. It became his first number one song since his first single, "Fingertips, Pt. 2". Mr. Beck was none too happy about the situation. Talking Book proved to be a huge success and set Mr. Wonder hurtling towards the stratosphere.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Talking Book-Stevie Wonder
I chose this rating because..well..it's a classic!
The artwork,the circumstance behind the making of it, and the MUSIC!
If you even like music.. Read more
The artwork,the circumstance behind the making of it, and the MUSIC!
If you even like music.. Read more
Published 8 days ago by leevon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great.
Great, a must own. A must to complete your collection. I love it, so so good. Stevie at his finest.
Published 2 months ago by Steven Francis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stevie At His Best
One of Stevie's best albums. A classic, a masterpiece! I had the original on vinyl. One any Stevie fan should have in their collection.
Published 2 months ago by Landis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gift
Purchased as a gift. The person who recieved as a gift is a collector - she did not have this one in her collection :).
Published 2 months ago by Lefty
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highest recomend
Great music recorded onto CD with highest resolution is always a good buy takes you right back to 1972 when stevie was at his best
Published 3 months ago by Kirk Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Stevie
Anything and everything that Stevie Wonder writes and sings is such memorable joy to my ears. The words in his songs are
heartful.
heartful.
Published 4 months ago by Therese Temaui
5.0 out of 5 stars
Making the social statement without losing the pop touch
Stevie Wonder / Talking Book: Stevie continued to make great pop hits with "You are the sunshine of my life" and "I believe.. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Bynum
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb sound quality, refresh my memories.
This CD was mastered with to a very high quality. I love the song "You are the sunshine of my life" very much. Read more
Published 20 months ago by John-Jojoba
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stevie's Going To Stay And It's More Than Alright!
In many ways this is the album that became his independent commercial breakthrough from the Motown sound that Music of My Mind had been the creative one. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Andre S. Grindle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seminal album from Stevie-Audio Fidelity gold version the best...
This review is for the Audio Fidelity limited edition gold versio of the album although the review of the quality of the songs on the album would apply to ALL versions. Read more
Published on January 13, 2011 by Wayne Klein
