The two No. 1 hits from this 1972 album perfectly illustrate the contrasting sides of Wonder's complex personality.
"Superstition" is a strong rocker, a paranoid bit of wah-wah guitar funk that's as persistent as the best punk music;
the opening track, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," is a pure love song that would sound corny coming from any other
voice. A hint of bitterness, perhaps owing to Wonder's then-dissolving marriage, gives Talking Book its edge. But
overall it's obsessed with love, and while "Sunshine" is still one of the singer/keyboardist's most beloved songs,
the closing "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" is much deeper and more rewarding. --Steve Knopper
# Audio CD (March 21, 2000)
# Original Release Date: 1972
# Number of Discs: 1
# Format: Original recording remastered
# Label: Motown
Song Title Time Price
listen 1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 2:58
listen 2. Maybe Your Baby 6:50
listen 3. You And I 4:38
listen 4. Tuesday Heartbreak 3:02
listen 5. You've Got It Bad Girl 4:58
listen 6. Superstition 4:26
listen 7. Big Brother 3:33
listen 8. Blame It On The Sun 3:25
listen 9. Lookin' For Another Pure Love 4:43
listen 10. I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) 4:53
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 6.81 MiB
Duration : 2mn 58s
Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps
Album : Talking Book
Track name : You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Track name/Position : 1
Performer : Stevie Wonder
Genre : Pop
Recorded date : 2010
Writing library : LAME 3.97 / LAME3.92
Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Duration : 2mn 58s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Stream size : 6.81 MiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.92
Language : English
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