Radio 2 sold on song song library superstition bbc. Songs in the key of life was the culmination of a historic period of creativity for stevie wonder. Stevie wonders classic period is the greatest creative. Well known albums also include talking book, innervisions and songs in the key of. Stevie wonder and the growth of electronic dance music. This release opened the golden era in wonders career characterized by the issue of a streak. It was the lead single for wonders talking book album, and released in many countries. Superstition is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by stevie. For more than a decade stevie wonder was the most consistent artist in all of music. Stevie wonder, talking book in highresolution audio. The lyrics describes popular superstitions and their negative effects. After releasing two head records during 197071, stevie wonder expanded his compositional palette with 1972s talking book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and so recorded the first. It was the lead single for wonders talking book album.
Flac rhythm and blues top 500 rs talking book1972pubblicazione. Provided to youtube by universal music group superstition stevie wonder the definitive collection. Stevie wonder originally released superstition written by stevie wonder and stevie wonder released it on the album talking book in 1972. Superstition by stevie wonder free listening on soundcloud. Innervisions, fulfillingness first finale, songs in the key of life and. Superstition was one of the biggest hits from talking book, but it. The song in some ways represents the end of the civil rights movement and the sound. Superstition is the sixth track from iconic american singersongwriter stevie wonder and his fifteenth studio album.
Provided to youtube by universal music group superstition stevie wonder talking book. Judge a book by its cover could have fitted on any of his subsequent albums. Stream stevie wonder superstition c2c remix by c2c from desktop or your mobile device. Although stevie wonder could play almost all of the instruments he used on his songs, he still preferred to let other guitarists play on his records. Stevie wonder 5 albums 19721976 audio fidelity, hdcd.
Stevie wonder artist collection listen to podcasts on. Rhythm and bluestracks listyou are the sunshine of my lifemaybe your babyyou and. Stevie wonder very superstitious, writings on the wall, very superstitious, ladders bout to fall, thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin glass, seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past. The sound of the album is sharply defined by wonder s keyboard work, especially with the synthesizers he incorporated. Its ambition and scope were unprecedented, and he never approached its caliber or impact. Stevie wondertalking bookbluray audioacoustic sounds. My favorite track is probably blame it on the sun, but the lp is full of.
Lets sit down with the original multitrack masters from this mix, stevie wonders superstition, and see how a hit song can be produced using only a few tracks. Stevie wonder artist collection podcast on demand starting at the age of, stevie wonders illustrious career has spanned almost 5 decades. Stevie wonder says talking book was a turning point, his first real growth as a boy becoming a man. But how can you not dig stevie wonder, even on a table radio. Hear more of the conversation via the audio link on this page. Superstition stevie wonder listen part of stevies peerless run of classic tunes from the early 70s, superstition was written with crossover success firmly in mind. Performed by stevie wonder for motown records and written with jeff beck in 1972. Download talking book by stevie wonder in highresolution audio at available in 192 khz 24bit, 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Thats why jeff beck, an admirer of wonders music, was. Stevie wonder has remained one of the truly essential artists of our lifetime and at age 58, stevie wonder remains among the most visionary and influential singers, songwriters, musicians and producers in. Superstition was a pivotal shift not only in stevie wonders career, but also in popular black music. Stevie wonder caught motown founder berry gordys attention at the mere age of 11. The definitive collection by stevie wonder on apple music.
Superstition stevie wonder 1972 high quality audio youtube. The lead single from the album, superstition brings the funk back with such a contagious melody that has gone recognizable ever since. See stevie wonder play superstition and banter with. Behind the magic recording stevie wonders superstition by curtis berry. Stevie wonder superstition musikladen 1974 youtube. See stevie wonder play superstition and banter with grover on sesame street in 1973. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your. When stevie wonders superstition was released in november of 1972, wonder had already had many hit records. The way he tells it, the song was based on a feeling he had while he was messing around in the studio.
Superstition didnt merely spread the gospel of funk, it remodeled it, wrote stevie wonder biographer mark ribowsky signed, sealed, delivered, 223. Behind the magic recording stevie wonders superstition. The child prodigy born stevland hardaway judkinswho went blind after birthfirst embodied and then. Wonders classic periodthe polite phrase for when stevie spent five years ferociously dunking on the entire history of popular music with the releases of music of my mind, talking book. The albums rich sonic palette, the work of wonder with his coproducers robert margouleff and malcolm cecil, has never been so alive in this bluray audio edition. It was released on october 24, 1972, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, talking book 1972, by tamla. Talking book is the fifteenth studio album by american singer, songwriter and musician stevie wonder, released on october 28, 1972, on the tamla label for motown records. Well, klinger, it looks as if weve come to the end of our time with stevie wonder. In march 1972, the artist released music of my mind, deemed by many as one of the singers best efforts to date. Superstition hes misstra knowitall higher ground dont you worry bout a thing. Innervisions, fulfillingness first finale, songs in the.
Check out superstition by stevie wonder on amazon music. Although stevie wonder has made all kinds of music. Superstition stevie wonder 1972 high quality audio. Catch stevie wonder, ages 1216, in his earliest tv. Stevie wonder did not write superstition because he had something to say. Stevie wonder superstition youtube dave matthews band superstition w stevie wonder duration.
Superstition is a song by american singersongwriter stevie wonder. Most stevie wonder albums, and in fact, most motown albums, sound fairly awful. Talking book is the first of four monster hit albums for stevie wonder released in the 1972 to 1976 time period. It was also covered by sounds orchestral, martin staunton and the. Talking book is the first in the series of truly great albums released by stevie wonder from the early seventies to the early eighties. Match is a tough funk strut, its keyboard playing a signpost towards superstition. The album is widely noted for being the signal recording of wonder s classic period. Talking book marks the beginning of wonders incredible run from 1972 to 1976s songs in the. It reached number one in the usa, and number one on. The amazing stevie wonder turns 64 today, and in honor of the singers long illustrious career, we present some of his earliest moments in the spotlight. In the history of electronic music, there is a lot of music that is not considered electronic music, but was, actually, electronic music, craig said.
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