Talking Book

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Tracklist

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1You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Moog programming and associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist) (in 1972)
congas:
Daniel Ben Zebulon (in 1972)
background vocals:
Gloria Barley (in 1972), Jim Gilstrap (in 1972) and Lani Groves (in 1972)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1972)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 183) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 281)
recording of:
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4.52:59
2Maybe Your Baby
producer:
Stevie Wonder
guitar:
Ray Parker Jr.
recording of:
Maybe Your Baby
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
46:51
3You and I
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Arabella Éditions Musicales SARL, Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽
54:38
4Tuesday Heartbreak
producer:
Stevie Wonder
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
recording of:
Tuesday Heartbreak
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., 大洋音楽, Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
33:02
5You've Got It Bad Girl
producer:
Stevie Wonder
congas:
Daniel Ben Zebulon
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves
recording of:
You’ve Got It Bad Girl
lyricist:
Yvonne Wright
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
3.54:59
6Superstition
producer:
Stevie Wonder
saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 12) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 74)
recording of:
Superstition
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, 大洋音楽, Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
4.854:26
7Big Brother
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Big Brother
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
53:34
8Blame It on the Sun
producer:
Stevie Wonder
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves
recording of:
Blame It On the Sun
lyricist:
Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s)
composer:
Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
53:26
9Lookin' for Another Pure Love
producer:
Stevie Wonder
guest guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Loris Harvin and Debra Wilson
recording of:
Lookin' for Another Pure Love
lyricist:
Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s)
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
34:44
10I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
writer:
Stevie Wonder (in 1972) and Yvonne Wright (in 1972)
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., 大洋音楽, Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
3.754:53

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
photography:R. Margouleff
engineer:Malcolm Cecil
Robert Margouleff
associate producer and Moog programming:Malcolm Cecil
Robert Margouleff
recording engineer:Austin Godsey
Joan De Cola
mastering:George Marino (mastering engineer)
Moog and synthesizer:Stevie Wonder
distributed by and marketed by:UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC (read the annotation before using!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1972)
produced for:Taurus Productions Inc.
recorded at:Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mastered at:The Cutting Room (1st location, 1999–2009) in Flatiron District, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1905403 [info]