With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Het is met wat uitzonderingen een wat rustig, haast spiritueel album van stevie wonder. Talking book established stevie wonders albums during this period not as mere vehicles for new hit songs but as whole works of art that required the music loving public to pay attention. Stevie wonder 1972 talking book full album youtube. Released in 1972, talking book is stevie wonders fifteenth studio masterpiece. Stevie wonder talking book 1972 classic motown albums duration. Effortless, finely honed songwriting, hints of psychedelia and solid funk resulted in gems like superstition, you are the sunshine of my life, and lookin for another pure love. Being blind virtually since birth, stevie came to develop a near unmatched passion for music, and soon enough, made sure that his little deficiency did not get in the way. Stevie wonder talking book 1972 tamla records zenekucko. Stevie wonder opens up talking book and innervisions at. Then again, the swinging acoustic guitar and harmonica embellishments both courtesy of wonder on big brother defy categorization. Sanyo cd pressing of stevie wonder talking book tonight on the tamla label with catalog number mcd09051md.
Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Released in 1972, talking book is stevie wonders second of five consecutive albums issued in the span referred to as his classic period. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Well be searching for something, be it a job or a home or a network. Talking book, then, is an extension and refinement of the work begun in music of my mind itself a vast refinement of the uneven efforts in where im coming from, confirming the achievement and. Talking book is the fifteenth studio album by stevie wonder, released on october 28, 1972. Features song lyrics for stevie wonders talking book album. Talking book is the first of four monster hit albums for stevie wonder released in the 1972 to 1976 time period. The album is widely noted for being the signal recording of wonders classic period. 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.
Dec 30, 2000 stevie wonder says talking book was a turning point, his first real growth as a boy becoming a man. Dec 30, 2014 im going to graduate this upcoming year, as many of my friends and my peers will do as well. Talking book established stevie wonders albums during this period not as mere vehicles for new hit songs but as whole works of art that required the music. You are the sunshine of my life is a 1973 single released by stevie wonder. This reissue is newly remastered from original analog. Arguably his greatest and most influential album, it displays the perfect blend of funk, rock, softrock, soul, gospel and smooth jazz. But stevie wonder got a little help from a new electronic device called a moog synthesizer, an electric device designed.
Original us vinyl pressings were embossed with braille on the front cover and inside gatefold, which is the first time an artist used braille on an albums artwork. Stevie wonder talking book original vinyl lp tamla t319l. Talking about stevie wonder at this point is no doubt a redundant occurrence to some, but its still worth mentioning the story of both the man and the popculture legend. Stevie wonder talking book cd for sale online ebay. All lyrics from talking book album, popular stevie wonder songs with tracklist and information about album. The paper chaseyoung bodies heal quickly, you know. Stevie wonder talking book vinyl lp shop music direct. After releasing two head records during 197071, stevie wonder expanded his compositional palate with 1972s stevie wonder talking book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and so recorded the first smash album of his career. This is the second album in wonder s classic period from 19721976 in which he hit his artistic peak. The sound of the album is sharply defined by wonder s keyboard work, especially with the synthesizers he incorporated. Bright, funky, innocent and just plain perfect talking book bridged the gap between race, age and musical style in a way few can imagine now. Stevie wonder talking book lyrics and tracklist genius. For the longest time, i thought one of my most treasured stevie wonder tracks, superstition, was off 1982s original musiquarium, and not 1972s talking book. Flac rhythm and blues top 500 rs talking book 1972pubblicazione.
A signal recording of his classic period, in this one he hit his stride. Download talking book by stevie wonder in highresolution audio at available in 192 khz 24bit, 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. When i picked up musiquarium in college, i considered myself a. Talking book by stevie wonder on amazon music unlimited.
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 smash album of his career. After releasing two head records during 197071, stevie wonder expanded his compositional palate with 1972s talking book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and so recorded. Home discography albums talking book discography albums talking book. Find more music at the bbc this link will take you off amazon in a new window. Stevie wonder talking book album lyrics lyricsfreak. Also, and like soulmate innovator gaye, he retained more artistic freedom than ever before. Limited vinyl lp repressing featuring braille inscriptions originally available only on the albums rare first pressing. Stevie wonder talking book listen full album youtube. I recently purchased the three early 1970s albums talking book, innervisions and fulfillingness first finale. After releasing two head records during 197071, stevie wonder expanded his compositional palate with 1972s talking book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and so recorded the first smash album of his career. Stevie wonder, talking book in highresolution audio. It is considered by many to be his greatest and most influentual album. Talking book is the fifteenth album by stevie wonder, originally released in 1972. Am i correct in assuming that this is the version to have.
I never thought of being blind and black as a disadvantage he has survived car crashes, death threats and 50 years in the music industry. Talking book, an album by stevie wonder on spotify. Stream talking book by stevie wonder and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Talking book established stevie wonder s albums during this period not as mere vehicles for new hit songs but as whole works of art that required the music loving public to pay attention. As the second of five consecutive albums which made up stevies classic period, talking book found wonder at the top of his game, combining tight song writing with warm electronic arrangements. And as we do, every now and then, its nice to drive around, listen to stevie wonder, and just let it all out. For more than a decade stevie wonder was the most consistent artist in all of music. You are the sunshine of my life and the slightly overplayed superstition almost every time the radio plays 70s wonder it is this song are the super classics of course, but there are even brighter gems on the album.
The sound of the album is sharply defined by wonders keyboard work, especially with the synthesizers he incorporated. Jun 29, 2014 after releasing two head records during 197071, stevie wonder expanded his compositional palate with 1972s talking book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and so recorded. Number 90 on rolling stones list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. My favorite track is probably blame it on the sun, but the lp is full of easily recognized hit tunes brought to life with stevies electronic funk. What had been hinted at on the intriguing project music of my mind was here focused into a laser beam of tight. Listen free to stevie wonder talking book you are the sunshine of my life, maybe your baby and more. Info about the font replicating the title logo from the album stevie wonder talking book and many more free for download at the original famous fonts. It won wonder a grammy award for best male pop vocal performance, and was nominated for both record of the year and song of the year. Stevie wonder talking book vinyl records and cds for sale. But they arent the only songs of note on the album. Provided to youtube by universal music group you are the sunshine of my life stevie wonder talking book. The song became wonder s third numberone single on the billboard hot 100 chart and his first numberone on the easy listening chart. Deemed by many to be his most influential recording, the album is an explosive blend of funk, rock, soul and smooth jazz.
Talking book is the first in the series of truly great albums released by stevie wonder from the early seventies to the early eighties. Listen free to stevie wonder talking book you are the sunshine of my life. A little problematic to rate, talking book contains a whole load of real classics, if also a couple of useless pieces. Find album credit information for talking book stevie wonder on allmusic. In 1973 i too was living in boulder playing with the jazz band fly and the zippers. Get the best deals on stevie wonder lp vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Talking book is another stevie wonder album that made its mark in 1972 and whose influence hasnt stopped since. Superstition and you are the sunshine of my life are the big hits from talking book. The braille on the front cover spells out stevie s name and the album title, and the inside gatefold has. Stevie wonder talking book 1972 mobile fidelity sound lab. Talking book is the fifteenth album by stevie wonder, released on october 28, 1972.
Listen to your favorite songs from talking book by stevie wonder now. Stevie wonder talking book cd album at cd universe. Released in 1972, talking book is stevies fifteenth album and the second of five consecutive albums referred to as his classic period. Stevie wonder talking book 2016, 180 gram, gatefold, braille. Arp synthesizer, audio production, composer, drums, harmonica, keyboards, main personnel, moog synthesizer, primary artist, producer, synthesizer, vocals. Download this free wallpaper with images of green day american idiot, beatles revolver, counting crows august and everything after, wilco yankee hotel foxtrot, beach boys pet sounds, fleetwood mac rumours, neil young rust never sleeps, the cars candy o, rem document, talking heads stop making sense, the clash london calling, wilco sky blue sky. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. And making all of the artistic decisions himself and relying less on motown head berry gordy for. Talking book is sharply defined by wonders amazing keyboard work, especially with the synthesizers he incorporated, giving the music a far funkier edge check out maybe your baby.
Stevie wonder talking book font download famous fonts. Talking book marked the arrival of artist as oneman band in popular music. Obviously i was aware of the singles from radio airplay but have been very pleasantly pleased at just how good these albums are. Oct 29, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group you are the sunshine of my life stevie wonder talking book. Stevie wonder opens up talking book and innervisions at holiday benefit concert 1 10 stevie wonder on stage during his house full of toys benefit concert at staples center in. What had been hinted at on the intriguing project music of my mind was. 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. Features song lyrics for stevie wonder s talking book album. The album is widely noted for being the signal recording of wonder s classic period.
Innervisions, fulfillingness first finale, songs in the key of life and hotter than july. Stevie wonder talking book 1972, gatefold, braille, vinyl. Melodic and vibrant, this is the sound of an artist at the top of his game. The wonder man arrives stevie wonder came of age, and a lot of us listeners did too, with this 1972 epic.
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