Talking Book

Superstition is a 5 the rest of the album was 1’s and 2’s.

Stevie Wonder's delivery can't be denied, but some of the songs were still bland to me nonetheless. Superstition is obviously amazing, and there were several strong ballads, but others didn't light me on fire. The Bill Wurtz-esque style was odd to hear from the time before it became a parody!

Superstition. Enough said. 4/5

Got a bit bored

I've never been a big Stevie Wonder fan, but his peak period in the 70's deserves a listen. There are several songs on Talking Book that are amongst his most popular works and accessible to the mainstream with appearances on the charts. There's no doubt, Superstition is one of his classic hits and You Are The Sunshine Of My Life has a place on my guilty pleasures list. The album closes with, I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) that gets extra marks for it's appearance on the soundtrack for High Fidelity, that surely got my attention. Personally,, not 5 stars, but one of his better records

4 out of 5. First Stevie Wonder album I listened to from start to finish and it left a good first impression. I can see why people rated this one so highly online, good rhythm and melody that I can tell influenced a lot that came afterwards. Favorite song: You and I (Blame it on the Sun comes in a very close second) Least favorite song: Lookin' For Another Pure Love (hard pressed to pick this, no songs were bad)

Very lovely album. 3/5

Crazy that this is his fifteenth album!

It was just alright. Nothing special.

Suena bien pero no emociona

Just nice background music, nothing special.

Two all time great songs but the rest didn’t come close to rising to that level.

Phenomenal stuff, superstition is one of the greatest songs of all time

This was a little underwhelming for me but overall still a good album. Not Stevie at his best for me, but still a good album compared to others.

Soul, 1972 -> 3

I have definitely heard the instrumental progression on You've Got It Bad Girl sampled somewhere, but cannot place it... really frustrating. Superstition is just a fantastic song. Made for strutting to. This was a pleasant listen start to finish. No lows to speak of and the highs were soaring. Really enjoyable listen. Low 4 / 5 for me.

Another good morning run album, but for different reasons than Aerosmith. Smooth tracks with few real standouts (Superstition is obviously a hit), but also never any low points at all.

Smooth piano and singing all throughout. Stevie plays so many different instruments on this whole album. This is the first whole album I have listened to from Stevie Wonder, I didn't realize how great his voice was. Fun fact, I saw Stevie Wonder in concert at the F1 race in Austin TX back in 2017. I was sitting in the grandstands about 1 mile away so I couldn't really tell what was going on. It was a very random person to have there but it was pretty awesome.

This was a beautiful album. His voice is so velvety smooth. Some songs dragged on for me but were still quality. Superstition is one of the greatest songs of all time. High 4.

Never was a big fan. Not sure it has aged all that well. Two decent song not much else.

Maybe I'm a grumpy asshole, or maybe I'm having a bad week, but jfc I cannot with this slow ass cheesy lovey dovey shit. Yea Stevie Wonder is a great artist, but the most perfectly crafted pile of crap is still a pile of crap.

Initially thought this might be a 4, couple of all time classic songs. But the rest didn't do much for me.

Obviously, some really excellent music on here! I think that Stevie Wonder was building on the sound of Sly & the Family Stone’s “There’s a Riot Going On” but with a much sunnier vibe. I’m only giving it four stars because, for me, some of the ballads don’t hold my attention as well.

8/10 Funk. yes. 7-2-2024

Just not a Stevie guy.

I was raised in a pretty conservative Christian home, and was really only allowed to listen to Christian music. We had a pretty good electric keyboard in my house that had several programmed songs on it. One of these songs, and my favorite, was Superstition, and this was my introduction to Stevie Wonder. For a long time, this was the only song of his that I knew. Of Stevie’s peak period, I usually hear the most about Songs In The Key of Life and Innervisions, both incredible albums of course, but I think this may be his best. I like it’s length, there’s no filler whatsoever (not that there’s much on the other two), and it’s got Superstition, his best song in my opinion.

Some schmaltzy-pap along with the glorious "I Believe" and the absolute FILTH of Superstition. Almost gets 5 for Superstition alone.

Stevie is an absolute joy to listen to always, he makes his own stuff, with his own manners, with makes him and his music have so much personnality. This here has some absolute classics but just doesn't always go above and beyond like his later albums will do

Other than Superstition, I thought this was a little mid sadly. I’ve always found You Are the Sunshine of My Life to be too saccharine, and the other songs didn’t leave much impression on me.

This has to be my favorite Stevie Wonder album... I haven't heard them all, but there are just so many amazing songs, and the whole vibe is smooth and calming the whole way through. And "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" is just a top tier song.

The rest of it's good, but at the end of the day, "Superstition" is a song that gets you into heaven

It's always good to hear Stevie Wonder.

Some classic stevie wonder here superstition is obviously incredible and blame it on the sun was a surprise hit for me. There are some great songs here but also some songs that don't stand out really, which slows it down to a 4 for me. Consistently good, not consistently all time great

I thought I was going to love this. I did not. Superstition is a tune that is so good that it has become a bit irritating. The rest is all a bit lovey dovey and light. Maybe I just caught it on a bad day.

This website heard me talking shit on my last review. Hit me with this. Thank you, website. You answered my request. Banger album. Superstition is a massive hit, but "Maybe Your Baby" and "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" are for me. I definitely prefer the more funky stuff off this album as opposed to the softer ballads, but yeah. This album is it.

Fantastic album. Not all of it was my cup of tea, but the great care in creating each song was noticed.

An absolutely stellar album - there are a couple of weaker songs that keep it from being a 10/10 but so many hits - an amazing showcase of musicianship. It's hard to believe he almost gave away Superstition - I know it's played to death but that song is flawless. I hope to get more Stevie Wonder albums on here but will listen to the rest of his discography no matter what.

It's Stevie Wonder at his best. Classic.

Best album.

insanely deep and rich compositions. i like it, not as much as songs in the key of life, but i dont like most things as much as songs in the key of life. stevie is lowk the goat, his music is truly beautiful, something that can be appreciated by pretty much everyone

Stevie Wonder always makes good albums. This album is very cozy and I enjoyed it a lot. Superstition is my favorite song on the album. I consider this a high 4/5

Great album barring a couple errant notes from chimes or something, which drew away from the performance.

Superstition and the opener You Are The Sunshine of My Life are classics. Wonder is an amazing talent 7.0/10

So smooth man oh man. Zat tussen 4 en 5 maar i believe tilde m over the top

Oh it was fine. Very nice. Stevie always is.

Your compatibility with swt2k is Very Low. You both listen to Porter Robinson, Aphex Twin and Radiohead.

I started listening to it, got to 4 tracks or so, but it’s really not my kind of music, gave it up. :(

Beautiful music.

Bit too smooth - but some excellent songs

there are fewer than one hundred 'ultra bangers' in existence, and there's one on this album.

This came off the shelf and onto the turntable, magic album.

Good stuff

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Maybe Your Baby Superstition Blame It On The Sun

A classic. Perfect.

This one would be a 5 if it was just Maybe, Tuesday, and Superstition. And maybe Blame it on the sun. The bossanova elevator stuff just ends up feeling like filler. Also this is my third or fourth Stevie album on the list and I find myself rating based less on the greater 1001 list and more against an artists other albums, for those who have many on the list, like Bowie, Beatles, etc. I still like Stevie's FFF best, and I gave that a 4, so by default this is a 3.5

a gentle album, with the fabulous Superstition the stand-out song

this isn’t my favorite Stevie Wonder album, or even close to his best but it’s a testament to how skilled and talented he is that this album is still so high quality. it seems like people forget how talented Stevie Wonder really is until they actually hear something he took part in. i know this album has a couple hits on it but the deep cuts are even better. “Blame it on The Sun” and “Big Brother” are two standouts examples of how great this album is. I don’t really know if there’s a bad Stevie Wonder album at all and he deserves his flowers as one of the best artists in his genre and even of all time.

I really enjoyed listening to that. It's one of my girlfriend's favorite artists so it's definitely going to stay in the collection for playing up with the cottage.

Nice album by a great musician

Me gusto pero no es muy mi estilo, tengo que aceptar que es muy buen album

This whole time, I thought that tasty bass line in Superstion was played on an actual bass guitar.... Today I learned it is actually played on a hohnee clavinet, a Moog bass synthesizer. It doesn't ruin it for me.. It actually impresses me still because it is Stevie Wonder who wrote and played it and not a bandmate. Stevie Wonder has a great voice. Maybe one of the best. His songs are all tasty. There were a few songs on that record that stood out. Of course Superstition. But for me in particular Big Brother. It had a nice acoustic guitar sound with complimentary bass lines and a harmonica. Simple but well crafted.

I actually have a hard time to rate this album, as it went by extremely fast - which I do not know if it is a good thing or bad thing. Obviously there are some highlight songs, but the others seemed to breeze by.

Stevie Wonder is a national treasure. Between 1966 and 1982 he wrote dozens of fantastic songs.

I feel like a lot of the albums on this list have been paid homage to or parodied so much in the subsequent years that it becomes extremely difficult to evaluate them without all that has come since

I hear a lot of critical pushback about the "sappy love songs" on this album but to quote Paul McCartney "Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs... And what's wrong with that?" These are some of the greatest ones ever put to wax, show some gratitude or make peace with whomever broke you.

Forever a genius, musically & lyrically.

Superstition is a funk anthem!

This album showcases two of Stevie Wonder's incredible skills: On one hand the ability to create some of the nastiest grooves known to man (superstition) and on the other the ability to create rich/evocative/ complex harmonic changes that fit perfectly into a pop context. Stevie Wonder's music is the opposite of music being complex for complexity sake, but rather each chord change adds to the depth of what he is singing without taking away from the catchiness/enjoyability of the melodies. Wonder also is innovative in his use of synths, playing them in such a way that has aged much better than some of contemporaries, in songs like "You and I" they add a tender and somewhat strange beauty to the piece. He did this all at the age of 21.

Really solid album. The start of Stevie's legendary 70s output. Although, I feel this album is just a bit weaker than the rest of his on the list. Has some monster bangers, but also a couple of "okay" songs, and one that isn't that good

À pire wonder

very much enjoyed this, such deep layered music. Probably my favourite of his albums

Still not my vibe.

Quality record - like the ballads and the funk

So, my expectations were mixed as ‘Superstition’ is a belter but I really dislike ‘You are the sunshine… ‘. Turns out that was a rather accurate ratio for this album. Either he’s being super funky (love the squelchy keyboard thing) or writing some awesome melodies, or it’s a godawful corny ballad, with nothing inbetween. It’s kinda like Russian Roulette in album form.

Not a massive fan of Steve's warbling style and all too wet for my tastes.

This felt dangerously close to elevator music at times but was fine overall.

Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book is serene. It’s way calmer then its more famous successor Songs In The Key of Life, but thats okay. You get some fire tracks because of that, like Superstition. I can’t lie, this tracklist bored out towards the last two songs, but for the majority of it, I was reeled in. Stevie’s voice is just too calming and mystifying. A great album.

Smooth and soulful

I like Superstition

He’s obviously good, and Superstition is obviously an all time great song. But I just can’t get into him.

Stevie Wonder had one of the best 5 album stretches of any artist ever in the mid to late 70’s. Starting with Music of My Mind and ending with Songs in the Key of Life. Talking Book was the second album of this streak. With 2 massive hits this was one of the best of the streak. Every song is just wonderful. A perfect mix of rock, jazz, soul and funk.

This is the 3rd Stevie Wonder album I've gotten from this site, and I am getting SO TIRED of.... having to come up w/ new & interesting ways to talk about how awesome Stevie Wonder is. XD I mean, to start off with, this is his 15th album. At age 22. His first album was recorded at age 12, which makes 15 albums in 10 years. How many people have managed that at ANY age? I'd only heard the first tracks on each side of the LP, but every track is great. Superstition is an absolute banger, timeless, & I still find it hard to believe that's not a guitar (it's a clavinet)- the actual guitar solo by Jeff Beck (in \"Lookin' for Another Pure Love\") is another nice touch. But anyway, yeah- Stevie rules.

Discovered some songs I had never heard from him, it was a nice listen.

We hated some of the songs. Some were good. Don't ever need to hear this album again.

I appreciate it for what it is and I do dig synth.

Solid album. A few songs I enjoyed but overall its not my preferred genre.

I mean, it's Stevie Wonder. What's not to love? And Superstition is one of the best songs of all time.

It contains one of the best singles ever, so that elevates it. But in general this type of music is not my thing.

Bardzo przyjemne. Nie spodziewałem się, że pan Stevie Wonder tworzy taką dobrą muzykę. Dużo utworów o miłości. You are the sunshine of my life i Superstition to dwa najlepsze utwory. 4/5

Thankfully someone has read my review on an earlier Stevie Wonder album (Songs in the Key of Life) and has prevented the mistake of stretching the lenght of songs far past breaking point as on that album. Glad to be of service. By not making the same mistake again this is actually a pretty decent album.

I enjoy Stevie Wonder and absolutely love ‘Superstition’. This was a nice listen, forgot how diverse the sounds were in his music. Certainly a lot of deeper interest within the music. 4.25/5

You Are the Sunshine of My Life Superstition Blame It On the Sun Repetitive at parts. Kinda average. A little boring

If you're in the mood for sickly sweet love, it's the album for you... And your partner, but if you're looking for the stereotypical Wonder vibe, this ain't it. You'll only get it from Superstition on this album, which is actually good enough to carry the whole album... Just not that far. Songs in the Key of Life is what you are really looking for.

Not great, not terrible.

Listened Before? N This is great! I'm largely unfamiliar with most Stevie Wonder works, and this was a good introduction. I like the variety, and his voice and composition are both awesome on this record. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Superstition

superstition great reset okay

I remember this album and its still pretty good.

Great album!

I like Stevie Wonder, despite rarely listening to his music. This album has the trade mark Stevie Wonder feel to it. After listening to it three times, I do feel that the highlights are the two big hits from the album ('You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' and 'Superstition'), but the other tracks are all good, there isn't really a bad track. I took note of the melody of 'Big Brother', which seemed ambitious, but Stevie still managed to make it groovy. The melodies along with the chord progressions in these songs show how versatile he is as an artist and songwriter. FAVORITE TRACKS: - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Maybe Your Baby - Superstition 4/5

20 or so albums to go and I wondered if any five star classic albums were left left on the list and boom, Mr Stevie Wonder with album number two of his unsurpassed, magisterial five album run in the seventies. Love songs, political songs, dance songs, he has it all. Powerful, influential, extraordinary.

Whatever happened to this fine musician?

To me, in light of the things that occurred in Stevie's career before 1972, and the fact that he would go on to release two completely generation-defining records in the years that followed, Talking Book feels like a necessary but failed experiment. Some parts work great, and you can hear those parts brought to the forefront on Innervisions and SITKOL.

Solid Standout songs: Maybe your baby Lookin for another pure love Tuesday Heartbreak

He was a wonderful musician!

Great album and my favorite Stevie album off the list so far. Superstition kicks it up from 4 to a 5

Pure class from top to bottom. Even the minor cuts offer major (if sometimes subtle) rewards (see "Maybe Your Baby," "You Got It Bad"). "Superstition" has a hook for the ages, a high-water mark in that most hookiest of decades, the '70s. "Big Brother" is mellowly groovy and quite intricate. From the opening "Sunshine of My Life" to the closing "I Believe (When I Fall In Love)," the whole thing feels warm and bright and sweet (if occasionally shading into sentimentality) and even life-affirming. There's no doubt Stevie Wonder's gifts have made the world a better place.

Solid album!

It is said this is where Stevie Wonder broke free and proved he's more than just another Motown puppet. "Superstition" still rocks, "Maybe Your Baby" is groovy but drags, and the rest oscillates between great soul funk and filler. Lyrics are sugary but hey, it's soul! Wonder's middle finger to anyone who doubted his genius, but his masterpieces came later.

Stevie was 22 when he wrote and recorded this. Please do take the time to look at the personnel section of the wiki, because it’s crazy how much he plays on this album. The sound of that Hohner Clavinet is just so funky. I was a little worried that I’d be disappointed after reading a few reviews, and yes, there are possibility a couple of “soft” songs, Stevie Wonder’s genius still absolutely shines through. He’s one of the most talented artists of all time.

I like the album, but I’m in a bit of a lull with the list. Stevie Wonder is a fantastic musician and I’ll always be in all of his abilities. Admittedly though, that keyboard tone started to get a bit old to me. Still, really good.

Loved this

Fun album, glad we got another Stevie Wonder. Not sure if this is a hot take but many of these songs got very repetitive as the song went on. Some spent minutes repeating the same line over and over. Wasn’t a fan of that. Superstition is a keeper though.

I need to smoke that shit that made Stevie wonder. Great, great album. This one comes to us amid Apple Music's publication of their "100 Best Albums" list. Lots of great albums on there, including many from our 1001 list over here. They have Innervisions from Stevie (another excellent one), but no Songs in the Key of Life. I'd call this one a third excellent entry from Stevie, third place behind Innervisions (Songs will always be top dog). Not dramatically different than his other albums, at least to me, but when you do what you this well, who could possibly mind? "Superstition" is such a classic. He really is one of the greats, man. Favorite tracks: Superstition, You are the Sunshine, Big Brother, You and I, Lookin' for Another Pure Love, I Believe. Album art: Classic for sure, love this one. Cool outfit, cool pose, chilling in the wild somewhere. The framing and text really makes this one pop. 4.5/5

4/5. Love Superstitious. Banger of an album.

Not my thing, but too good for that to matter.

More black man swagger by Stevie Wonder. 4/5

Nice vibes

funky and beautiful. idk what yer problem is kyle.

The hits are what I need to hear. Otherwise I feel like skipping. 'You've Got It Bad, Girl' was a nice discovery. Next!

Stevie Wonder writes some great songs, and I know this is the start of he best period of work, but this album has songs that hit that point and is not fully a part of his peak.

Some fantastic songs on here, straight up classics! I was also pleasantly surprised by the variety between tracks, I had obviously heard the hits and for whatever reason I expected the rest of the album to be similar, I was excited to hear so many varied styles on one album.

Not bad overall. Superstition is one of my personal all time favorite Stevie songs (and Higher Ground). Rest is the album is fine - you can feel/hear where Stevie is headed. Funky times ahead in ‘73 via innervisions

I like Stevie Wonder and I like this album. The “singles” in this album are certainly the most memorable with Superstition being a top song regardless of genre for me! But overall the rest of the songs don’t stand out too much but are fine as.

Of the “big three” Stevie Wonder albums, this is my least favorite. But it’s still Stevie at his peak, and Superstition may be his greatest ever song.

This album was very mixed for me. I didn't really like the first half of the album that much. The slower songs were cheesy and saccharine. The faster songs had a cool, funky vibe, but veered too much into experimental jam-band territory for me. The clavinet is a fascinating instrument, and so linked to Stevie Wonder. But there are songs on the album where it sounds more like a weird mash-up of a theremin and a cheesy synth. And the ad-libbing of the background singers got kind of annoying after a while. However, starting with Superstition, the album gets a lot better. The second half was very strong. If the album was just the last five songs I would rate it much higher. Highlights: Superstition, Big Brother I'll give it a 4, but it's really a 3.5

The album that carries "Superstition" has aged so well. While the aforementioned reigns supreme as one of the more recognizable songs in Stevie Wonder's career from late night classic radio, to his performance on Soul Train, this album carries the brilliant energy of that song. The album is groovy, full of rich melody, and probably one this reviewer's favorite love songs in "You and I". The younger generations might recognize that from Michael Bubles cover, a very good one, but Stevie Wonder's performance of it carried a different weight. Great album, great musician/artist, perhaps even becoming a lost or forgotten art in 2024.

Standard Stevie Wonder

Yayy

👍👍👍

Superstition is one of the most iconic songs, but the rest of the record was forgettable in my opinion. Stevie Wonder is at his best with his catchy, soul numbers. I think this album would be a perfect listen for a sleepy, slow weekend morning –– but otherwise not very engaging. Favourite tracks: Superstition, Maybe Your Baby.

Very good writing and production

So I’ve never really payed much attention to Stevie Wonder, but this album was dull, and fell flat. It got zero emotion out of me. It was basically music what was just playing in the background with no true meaning or purpose.

# Playlist track - Superstition # Notes - This is the album that has "Superstition" so I was really impressed that it was not the most popular track. I didn't know "Your Are The Sunshine Of My Life" but it IS pretty good too! - Super enjoyable album. - Some nice tricks are overdone, like the chorus on "Maybe Your Baby", so -1 star for that.

So much to love about this album! An explosion of creativity that rewards headphones. Stevie's convo with Jeff Beck's guitar on Lookin For A Brand New Love is really something. Stevie playing all of the instruments on Superstition is nuts. To be clear on the rating. It's 8 stars for the music, minus 1 star for occasionally goofy lyrics and minus 2 stars for an album cover photo of a blind man playing in the dirt that could be considered a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

After getting a string of somewhat forgettable albums, it seems like the music gods have smiled and delivered yet another great--and classic--album with "Talking Book". I've never been a big Stevie Wonder listener, so I can't speak to whether there are other, better albums by him for this collection, but this certainly seems like a strong contender (and the Wikipedia article seems to confirm this). I'm also really impressed to find out that he not only composed everything but also played most of the instruments for the album (with some great guests on some of the songs). It's kind of shocking to read that this was Stevie Wonder's *15th* studio album, yet it's also considered just the beginning of his "classic" period (which seems to coincide with the 1970s). Popular, prolific and a nice guy--quite a feat!

Uneven album but I love the musical range and when he's on, he's on fire! Enjoyed this more than I expected to.

Very good although not every track hits the mark for me so not quite 5*. Maybe that's just a consequence of how good Superstition is vs. every other track, but it's still a solid album

This album is great. There was not a single song on this album that I didn’t like. The sound is so soulful and groovy, each song has such a good sensitivity to mixing and sound, structure, and poetry. Just incredible. Best album I’ve heard from this list so far 5 stars/S teir for sure

You Are the Sunshine of My Life Superstition I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)

Like maybe your baby. Groovy

Prettt good

Superstition!

What a great album!

Some absolute bangers. Liked even my less favourite songs more with every listen. A really solid fun album.

Liked it. I Believe is one of my all time favs!!

Some incredible tracks, but all my enthusiasm for the album got killed with the opener. How can this man write such great tracks an also pump out that overly sweet nonsense?

¡Qué música más suave que esta! Una joya del soul. Super fácil de escuchar, placentero y sensual, que nos recuerda que la música no tiene que ser estruendosa para ser buena.

Unexpectably bad. Only knew superstition which is a classic but the rest felt messy and boring...Quite boring, except for superstition.

Let's start with a 1-10 : 6 Then overall how id describe it: is it groovy? At times.. is it good? Sure. I just don't think this one is for me.

Brilliant album with Stevie avoiding being cheesy by being incredibly gifted as a singer You’ve got it bad girl, superstition , blame it on the sun - 15th album! Defines being a 4 compared to previous two albums as I would probably listen to this in full again whereas I wouldn’t for the last two that are 3/5- Stevie is a 4/5

I love Stevie Wonder when he's turned the funk on, but some of the slower soul ballad type songs I can take or leave. Still very good overall.

Solid 4, enjoyed the funk. Was tempted to give this a five but it was just a bit samey in the middle at points. If we could do 4.5 stars, it would be deserving.

do I like soul music??

Ranges from funky, groovy to jazzy, obnoxious. Superstition is of course a classic though.

Every time I read a Stevie Wonder write-up I think I am going to love the album. I never do. He is an incredibly gifted musician and somehow both timeless and ahead of his time. But i just don’t fall for his sweet soul and sexless funk.

Great album, not as good as Songs in the Key of Life, but consistent

Meh

Not my prefered release of him but consistent Stevie, love it

Super enjoyable album - maybe one skipable track altogether? Adding it to my queue and will be revisiting often.

Major hits and culminated talent. Firmly enjoyed this one and Stevie plays almost every instrument on it.

Stevie Wonder is a musical genius. It's so easy to write formulaic love songs and have them be successful, but I can't get over how modern this album sounds. I wouldn't bat an eye if this was released today, even crazier that it's over 50 years old. Truly excellent. Top tracks: Maybe Your Baby, You've Got It Bad Girl, Superstition

Great album

Pretty decent. Most of the songs fall a bit flat or are too unstructured and pedestrian for my tastes. Even the best track, Superstition leans too heavily on its groove.

Funky but kinda boring outside of Superstition

pretty good

Recognizable hits mixed with obscurities. Not my favorite SW album

really good but honestly not as good as the other one Fulfillingness 4/5

Excellent production, great instrumentation - most played by himself, Jeff Beck and Ray Parker Jr. as guest guitarists, and Wonder freed from the strings of Motown to be able to express himself for the first time, all this resulted in a remarkable album.

First of all, II beliieve that Stevie Wonder has a place on any sort of 1001 album before you die list. It is good to know who Stevie Wonder is and the culture and history around his coming to fame. With that said, he has that soft voice and easy style that is shared by many a fine musician. The jazzy insrumentals are also highly professional and seen in many spaces. I personally find a female voice accompanying a jazz background to be more fulfilling than a male, but this is not a criticism of thiis music in any way. The issue may come down to one of two choices: Do you buy into the life story/ hype of Stevie Wonder as a legend, or do you listen to this album and rate it in an open and honest way? I choose the latter.

Tää on hieno! Megahittien lisäksi tällä levyllä noi tuntemattomammat styget on kanssa ihan soulin aatelia. Hyvä Steve! 4/5

Todellista laatusettiä tämäkin Stevie, vaikka Innervisions ja SITKOL iskee kyllä vielä lujempaa. 4/5

Stevie Wonderin klassikoiden joukosta. Ei paljoa tämä genre tästä parane. Hienoa yhdistelmä rakkautta unohtamatta politiikkaa. 5/5

Awesome. my #187. Interesting since I just listened to Songs in the Key of Life at #185 so good comparison. His early work is very funny and special. Unique and a joy!

I was expecting more from this album, although to be fair I hold artists like this to a higher standard and that may be unfair. Still, other than the recognizable hits I found it to be a little less than for Stevie.

I like Stevie fine but this album is just all right

Very good... You are the Sunshine and Superstition are classics. Stevie Wonder is great... I kind of regret giving Songs in the Key of Life a 4, but I would say this is a notch below, so still a 4/5 for me. I wouldn't mind this being on, but I don't feel Stevie Wonder.

Another great one from Stevie. I don’t think this is at the same level as SITKOL but still killer. Crazy it took him 15 albums to find his signature sound

Didn't fully listen but it's pretty good! Can't beat a little Stevie Wonder. Favorite song was Lookin' For Another Pure Love. Did not add to my Spotify library.

Stevie legend more like. Good album. Great mix of chill vibes and sexy funky tunes. Best Song: I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) Worst Song: Big Brother Score: 8/10

One decent song, the rest are so so

A few decent tracks on there, 3.5*

klssiker

It’s Stevie very mellow. Has one big hit and then some decent songs

wildly creative and superstition is a banger but it’s just too corny

Honestly, there are a couple of good songs, but I thought this was a bit lackluster.

This didn't grab me as much as Fulfillingness' First Finale, though Superstition is fantastic - if more of the album were like this, it would be an easy 5. "I Believe" is another highlight for me.

Classic

Repetitive. Catchy. Has the hits.

- funky n groovy - Stevie is so smooth - vibe switch in the second half - very enjoyable

- Stevie just makes quality music - Happy, enjoyable songs

Good variety of songs. Album is carried by superstition but quite a few downers.

Вот вроде все хорошо здесь, но как-то не цепляет. Слишком гладко, складно

нормально преисполнился к Богу. В целом, было хорошо. Винил Стиви все еще хочется купить чтобы иметь моменты, когда хочется включить и послушать счастье Алкоальбом: кагор

Ну, это альбом Стиви Вандера. После первого прослушивания ничего добавить даже не хочется. Он мог выпустить его и первым, и пятнадцатым, и пятидесятым. Особенно ничего нового не цепануло.

Every other track on this album was fantastic! Superstition is obviously an all time great, but I also really enjoyed Tuesday Heartbreak & Big Brother. The funk elements were great, the more soul-soundy stuff were pretty mid. 4.0 for that synth

Stevie Wonder is and always be a funk master love his whole catalog of albums always a 5 for me🙏

Great overall, with Superstition being Wonder’s best song of all time (imo). Favorite tracks: Superstition You Are the Sunshine of My Life Maybe Your Baby Tuesday Heartbreak You’ve Got it Bad Girl I Believe (When I Fall in Love it Will Be Forever)

Stevie Wonder brought the funk!

What a legend. The album starts strong and ends strong. Funky and soulful with amazing vocals throughout. "Superstition" hits just as hard as ever. The only criticism I might have is some of the less memorable tracks get lost in the sauce but it doesn't mean they are bad by any means. Overall a classic masterpiece.

Frankly, there was nothing that stood out for me.

Electro, funky, soul. All the best things. Fantastic voice. Superstition will forever be one of the best songs of all time.

Superstition... Wow what a great song. Jazz and funk merged into a pop song perfectly. Rest of the album is very good, though out of his classic 70's albums might be least favorite, perhaps do so many ballads.

Superstition is the standout with the rest of the record still very good. Rich soundscape played by top musicians and Stevie’s keys and vocals. Really good record.

An in between record for me. 4 stars for Superstition

If the album was full of songs like Superstitious, it would be a 5* album. But it's not. There are probably 3 or 4 songs on here that I really like a lot. But the rest I really don't like, and some of them I don't like a lot, too. So I guess that all averages out to an average album.

If the album kept the same energy as superstition it be a 5, I knock it down for pace

Yeah, if by talking, you mean singing

Not Stevie on the drums on every track??

Great album! Superstition is primo disco.

Definitely know Stevie Wonder’s singles but not much beyond that. The first song is so bad, has 1972 cheese stink all over it, thankfully the funk comes in after and is much more fun. These lyrics…are very hokey. Like You and I is so saccharine, it really feels like it could have been a Sonny and Cher joint. Really it’s an album with two sides, on one is the embarrassingly sweet lyrics paired with undeniably incredible synth and instrumental work. There’s a reason Superstition is the song everyone knows off of this, because it isn’t a love song. There are a couple other highlights, I actually really like Blame it on the Sun, which is also not a love song. I think that’s the key. I know I like later Stevie more so I’m looking forward to these. He’s only 22 on this album! 2/5

Stevie Wonder made some perfect albums. This is one of them!

Good album with some stand out tracks like Superstition and I Believe. Stevie Wonder did make a few better albums though.

I generally appreciate Stevie Wonder, especially his vocals and his harmonica-play. "Superstition" stands out and I like "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "Big Brother" and "Believe" but this whole album don´t clicks for me.

Niet mijn favoriete album van hem, maar alsnog errug goed

A perfect step in Stevie’s Wonder years.

Loveeee Superstition so went in expecting to love this hyped up album but a little disappointed by the rest of it! vocals are great and relaxed but a lot of it just feels very shmaltzy sentimental and kitchy… this is more about personal preference I’m sure but the overly soppy love stuff just got samey and boring to me, overall not a bad album by any means great voice and some songs but as a whole expected this to wow me far more

5... Perfect 5... Just... Perfect... 5 Anything less would be a crime :-)

Hard one to evaluate. I definitely would have it 3rd of the Stevie albums so far, it's still great, but i prefer the other two. The most magical part of the album is the closer I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever), incredible song. I think it might be one of his best. Obviously Superstition is great and the rest of the songs are great, but this song is so damn good. I was maybe gonna go high three, but that song makes it a low 4 I think

Pretty funky and groovy, I guess. Superstition is the stand out track, but overall I don't know if this genre/style is my cup of tea so outside of one or two songs there's no point in repeated listens.

Just got back to back Stevie Wonder albums (Songs in the Key of Life). This is also a great album but not as great as Songs IMO. One thing I love about many of his songs is that they are played out and it gives the catchy melodies a change to stick in your head since you get them over and over again. Even though this is repetitive, you don't want it to end! Favorite tracks: You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Maybe Your Baby, Tuesday Heartbreak, Superstition, I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will be Forever).

💖 superstition 🗣️ 9️⃣

Is this the best album ever?

Not a huge fan of this one. Outside of Superstition (which, if just that song had been the entire album, instant 5, no comments), there's some interesting stuff happening with the keyboard, but it's also a bit repetitive and fails to feel like there's anything that makes this stand apart from other commercially available music. Where's the stuff that makes Stevie Wonder stand out? Cus it ain't this album.

Meh

5/10 Some great tracks. Sadly, the rest of it gave me diabetes. Highlights: Superstition Maybe your baby

This is my new favorite Stevie album. Such great funk and soul.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life // Maybe Your Baby // Tuesday Heartbreak // You Got It Bad Girl // Superstition // Blame It On The Sun // Lookin’ For Another Pure Love // I Believe

Rentoa funkkia tai soulia. Superstition klassikko tällä levyllä. You've Got It Bad Girlissä mielenkiintoinen sointukuvio. Parhaat: You've Got It Bad Girl, Superstition, I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

Importante e influyente disco de Wonder. Elegancia académica y sofisticada. Ojos que no ven, corazón que siente.

Excellent

Funky as hell.

Excellent songs with a fair bit of filler.

nice to get into, enjoyed it more as it went on.

I am not a Stevie Wonder guy. This would have been a 1 star if it weren't for Superstision and You are the sunshine of my life.

Some great songs but it felt like there were quite a few ‘fillers’ too. All a bit too similar in tone and pace.

Stevie Wonder has such a wonderful voice. The funk basslines combine well with his sultry lyrics. Obviously, “Superstitious” is the best song on the album.

Several memorable top-10 hits.

I really like this. I love his voice. I like the chill, spacey keys. I like the ballads and I like it when he brings the funk. It's not as good as his absolute best (IMO: Songs in the Key of Life) but then that's a very high bar!

A highlight Stevie Wonder album. Some of his best tracks are on this thing, and in contrast to the extravagant SITKOL, these ten tracks create a concise, spiritual experience

Opens with one of the great songs, and a very solid album thereafter.

Love the funky clavinet tracks, hate the schmaltzy piano ones. His voice is so weird: he has such control and range and subtlety with it, but he loves these unresolved jazzy minor11th or whatever melodies that mean he always sounds off key. Music theory heads love to figure out all the little modulations and chord voicings and stuff he does, and that's neat and everything, but fails to ask the basic question of it slaps, and too often, this does not. Especially when you have Superstition just sitting there demonstrating how hard he can rock its very annoying wading through all this over-thought wishy washy stuff. That said, there's some really fun synth noodling thrown in there.

Classic as always. 5 stars.

I didn't like it! This album gave me a headache! Except for Superstition, that one slaps. 10/10

quintessential stevie

Easiest five star I've ever given

Stevie builds a solid bridge between R&B with this 1972 classic. I think the case could be made that Superstitious launched an entire genre. A strong 4.5 stars 🌟

Has some great songs, but not my favorite Stevie Wonder album

Most songs on this album don't do it for me, but then there's superstition which adds at least a star to the rating

Has some great songs but as far as Stevie goes not the best. High 3

Some lovely songs on here

This is a great LP where the album tracks stand out on their own. Stevie Wonder is a great singer, songwriter and instrumentalist and "Talking Book" shows that. The fantastic song "Superstition" is on this album. Another one in my flow of great albums, courtesy of this generator. "Maybe Your Baby" is one underrated song to look out for while listening. "Talking Book" is consistently great throughout and gets 5 stars from me.

Solo por la portada se viene tremenda musica etnica. Ah, pos al final no. Disco bueno soles per "Superstition" que te un bajo que pega durisimo. El resto pues supose que classic Stevie pero a mi plim. A pesar de esto com es average el disco i superstition over the top i en base al resto de notes que he posat, pues 5/5.

👍🏻

Eh, it's OK I guess. Nothing is actually bad, but not my style.

3.7

I enjoyed the album overall- Superstition, Maybe Your Baby, You’ve Got It Bad Girl, Big Brother, and I Believe I liked most. The other tracks I really wanted to skip but very solid album.

Mellow Stevie. I enjoyed it.

01) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - 10,0 02) Maybe Your Baby - 8,5 03) You and I (We Can Conquer the World) - 8,0 04) Tuesday Heartbreak - 8,5 05) You've Got It Bad Girl - 8,5 06) Superstition - 10,0 07) Big Brother - 8,5 08) Blame It on the Sun - 9,0 09) Lookin' for Another Pure Love - 8,5 10) I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,80 (88/100) Stevie Wonder is truly a music royalty. "Superstition" and "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" are classics, and solely because of those two songs this album deserves very high marks.

Great

Surprisingly enjoyable, quirky, chill.

Wasn't a huge fan of this unfortunately.

so much soul. so much talent.

Good but it's not Songs in the Key of Life

A funky dream

Pretty good for the kind of music it is, but I don't really gel with a lot of the more sickly ballad adjacent stuff. Other genres do that sort of emotion much better for me. Some good funk/soul on here, like Superstition. Might have to listen to more of the back-catalogue if it's like that.

Yeah it's pretty good but its not Songs in the key of life

Talking Book has “Superstition, which is one of the greatest songs ever composed, in my opinion.

It’s was really good and I recognize a lot of the songs.

Стиви Уандер - это наш кротяра

Listening to 'Talking Book' after getting Limp Bizkit's opus 'Chocolate Starfish...' yesterday feels like water in my mouth after crawling through an unforgiving desert. It is coming home to my own bed after time spent abroad in a hostile land. I would've loved this record even if it was sandwiched between two other great ones. I'm just particularly appreciative of it in this context. It's a masterclass in arrangement, singing, mixing, producing, pacing, and general musicianship. Highlights: You And I, Superstition, Big Brother, Blame It On The Sun, I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

7/10

More RnB and less jazz than I expected. Tight, cool and dancy. Sounds fresher than 1972, timeless! Tension lost in some of the later tracks.

I like the use of synthesizers throughout, sometimes they're the focus, other times just adding some atmosphere. At certain points, this dips into what I might refer to as "easy listening", but it's never not creative and impressive. Favorite tracks: "You And I", "Superstition"

Meh, one great song

- Stevie geht immer! - 2 geile Hits drauf, was übrigens die 2-Hit-Theorie über Steve Wonder bestätigt, die ich in meiner letzten Rezension über ihn aufgestellt habe… - Superstition ist mein Lieblingssong von all seinen Liedern - Alles andere zu Stevie Wonder hab ich in meiner letzten Rezension schon über ihn geschrieben und das gilt ebenso für dieses Album! Rating: 4/5

- Fand ich richtig cool. Fast jeder Song überrascht mit einer neuen Note und steckt voller Ideen - Kein riesen Fan von Stevies Stimme auf Dauer. der trifft jeden ton und ist auch voller gefühl. Ist einfach die klangfarbe und das tembre was mir nicht ganz so zusagt - Mit You Are The Sunshine und Superstition auch megahits dabei aber auch andere Songs haben mich häufig abgeholt z.B blame it on the sun 3,75/5

Mir gefiel "Innervisions" etwas besser, allerdings war "Talking Book" solide Hintergrundmusik für mich. Kann man sich definitiv mal geben, trotzdem ist jetzt erstmal kein Song besonders bei mir hängen geblieben.

This is a pretty great album. Pure Stevie. I can hear too where Prince might have taken some inspiration for his work. All good here.

Three stars?! That's quite radical of me, right? Well, let me explain. I've had this album saved for a while, but still chose to only listen to Superstition everytime, because it's simply the best track on there. Listening to this album back to back is a super sappy and overly sweet romantic journey, and compared to Innervisions (for example), it just becomes bland to listen to. I'd say that for me, it's just one of the slightly weaker Stevie Wonder albums. And I have the bar raised pretty high for him.

woohoo!!! my favorite stevie record <3 it also has my favorite stevie song, Maybe Your Baby. just classic all around.

What if you left Stevie wonder on the floor of that bathroom? Oh we wouldn’t. We love Stevie wonder

Chill and funky - I love Superstition and there's a couple other good tracks, but I probably won't add this one to my regular rotation. Feel like a remaster would maybe improve the experience?

Not my style, but ok

If all this project was was listening to Stevie Wonder albums it could be a lot worse. The good news is that this the third of his albums in the first 100, so I’m hopeful that there’s still more to come from the wunderkind. A spectacular album and the first in a line of impossibly good bangers. The world of music owes so much to Little Stevie.

The hits I already knew are the best songs.

Just totally fine. Nothing I'll choose to listen to again, but something that was pleasant while it was on

Love Stevie Wonder!! Great album and definitely deserving to be on this list!!

Overall a solid album. Not one of my favorites on this list, but it is hard to deny the talent of Stevie Wonder.

Fantastic album. Good cohesive album with two obvious singles made but singles were great. A tad heavy on the love songs and similar themes that puts it on the 4 star category.

The album cover and music are incongruous. The music verges on lounge but it slaps so I had to listen a few times through.

I’ve never really “got” Stevie Wonder but this album has helped me understand a bit more.

This album is special off of 2 songs alone, the rest of it doesn't excite me as much but Stevie is too talented to create anything bad. Best Song: You & I, Superstition Worst Song: N/A

My abs favorite Stevie album ❤️

I prefer the heavier funk over the overly vocal songs. SW is very talented, I just prefer some stanky funk instrumentals. 4

Heel lekker

How funny. I bought, and was listening to, Songs in the Key of Life yesterday off the back of this project yesterday. It's less ambitious but has some absolute belters on it.

Outstanding mix, definitely mixed by a blind legend. Started off with more upbeat songs which I enjoyed. Found slower songs somewhat boring. Feels more like 3.5/5 but will rate 4/5 because of the crystal clear mix.

Superstition, which was huge when it dropped (ha-ha) in 1972, carries the album. It’s still good, the rest of the album, meh. (1.9*s)

There's some solid Stevie bangers on here, it's just rough putting any other song on here next to Superstition. It's just gonna pale in comparison. A lot of these tracks start out really well but end up losing themselves in the jams towards the end for a few minutes. Could definitely use some tidying up.

Musicianship, arrangements, recording: superlative, A+. Songs: hit and miss. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "Superstition" are all-timers, part of the canon of human arts. "Maybe Your Baby" is a hot slab of soul- funk that goes on entirely too long. "Big Brother" and "Blame It On the Sun" are beautiful, emotionally touching and resonant songs for very different reasons. The last part of the album isn't particularly memorable and drags quite a bit. "Talking Book" isn't quite perfect, but it's honestly close. This certainly isn't the last we've seen of Stevie.