Talking Book

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music album studio album

"Talking Book" is a landmark 1972 soul and funk album by Stevie Wonder, celebrated for its innovative use of synthesizers and classic tracks like "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life."

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music album → studio album →
artist	Stevie Wonder →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance → Grammy Award for Best R&B Song →
chartPosition	Billboard 200 top 5 → Billboard Top R&B Albums number 1 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	landmark soul and funk album →
followedBy	Innervisions →
follows	Music of My Mind →
genre	R&B → funk → pop → soul →
hasInfluenceOn	development of synthesizer-based R&B →
hasPart	use of TONTO synthesizer system →
language	English →
length	43:14 →
mainSubject	love → relationships → social issues →
nominatedFor	Album of the Year →
notableWork	Superstition → You Are the Sunshine of My Life →
performer	Stevie Wonder →
producer	Malcolm Cecil → Robert Margouleff → Stevie Wonder →
publicationDate	1972-10-28 →
recordedIn	Crystal Sound Studios → Electric Lady Studios → Los Angeles → New York City → Record Plant →
recordingPeriod	1971 → 1972 →
recordLabel	Motown → Tamla →
releaseYear	1972 →
significantPlaceInSeries	Stevie Wonder classic period →
track	Big Brother → Blame It on the Sun → I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) → Lookin’ for Another Pure Love → Maybe Your Baby → Superstition → Tuesday Heartbreak → You Are the Sunshine of My Life → You and I (We Can Conquer the World) → You’ve Got It Bad Girl →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
You Are the Sunshine of My Life →	album
Music of My Mind →	followedBy
Superstition →	fromAlbum
Stevie Wonder →	notableAlbum
Stevland Hardaway Judkins →	notableWork
You Are the Sunshine of My Life →	partOf
Superstition →	partOfAlbum
Innervisions →	precededBy