Talking Book

Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 28, 1972 by Tamla. It was also his second album to be released in 1972 as Music of My Mind had been released just months before it. The album is also known for the hit "Superstition".

Talking Book
Studio album by Stevie Wonder
Released	October 28, 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	R&B soul funk
Length	43:31
Label	Tamla
Producer	Stevie Wonder Robert Margouleff Malcolm Cecil
Stevie Wonder chronology
Music of My Mind (1972) Talking Book Innervisions (1973)
Singles from Talking Book
"Superstition" Released: October 24, 1972 "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" Released: March 1973

Track listing

Side one

1. "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" (Wonder) – 2:58
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums
   • Jim Gilstrap – first lead vocal, background vocal
   • Lani Groves – second lead vocal, background vocal
   • Gloria Barley – background vocal
   • Scott Edwards – electric bass
   • Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas
2. "Maybe Your Baby" (Wonder) – 6:51
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
   • Ray Parker Jr. – electric guitar
3. "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" (Wonder) – 4:39
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
4. "Tuesday Heartbreak" (Wonder) – 3:02
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender rhodes, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
   • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
   • Deniece Williams – background vocal
   • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
5. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 4:56
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
   • Jim Gilstrap – background vocal
   • Lani Groves – background vocal
   • Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas

Side two

1. "Superstition" (Wonder) – 4:26
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
   • Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
   • Steve Madaio – trumpet
2. "Big Brother" (Wonder) – 3:34
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, Hohner clavinet, drums, harmonica, Moog bass
3. "Blame It On the Sun" (Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:26
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
   • Jim Gilstrap – background vocal
   • Lani Groves – background vocal
   • Uncredited – guitar
4. "Lookin' for Another Pure Love" (Wonder, S. Wright) – 4:44
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass
   • Debra Wilson – background vocal
   • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
   • Loris Harvin (Delores Harvin) – background vocal
   • Jeff Beck – electric guitar
   • Buzz Feiten (Howard "Buzz" Feiten) – electric guitar
5. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (Wonder, Y. Wright) – 4:51
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass

Personnel

• Malcolm Cecil - Programming, Engineer, Associate Producer
• Robert Margouleff - Engineer, Associate Producer, Photography
• Austin Godsey - Engineer, Recording
• Joan Decola - Recording
• George Marino - Mastering