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".

Track listing
Side one
 "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
 "Maybe Your Baby" (Wonder) – 6:51
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
Ray Parker Jr. – electric guitar
 "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" (Wonder) – 4:39
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
 "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
 "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
 "Superstition" (Wonder) – 4:26
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
Steve Madaio – trumpet
 "Big Brother" (Wonder) – 3:34
Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, Hohner clavinet, drums, harmonica, Moog bass
 "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
 "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
 "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

References

Category:1972 albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Soul albums
Category:Funk albums
Category:Stevie Wonder albums