One of those albums was 1972's Talking Book. The album crystallized Wonder's talent as a singer, writer and producer. He proved he could write grooves to keep you on the dance floor and, at the ...

OPINION: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stevie Wonder's Grammy Award-winning album "Talking Book," theGrio breaks down how he used synthesizers to maximize the orchestral capabilities and ...

Stevie Wonder fundamentally transformed popular music’s sonic landscape by bringing synthesizers from the experimental fringes to the mainstream in the early 1970s.

There was a time when it was clear that the best recording artist in the world was Stevie Wonder. I’m talking ... of My Mind” (1972), then “Talking Book,” (1972), “Innervisions, ...

On the anniversary of the landmark 1972 album “Talking Book,” musicians who made it and artists who cherish it share their stories. On the anniversary of the landmark 1972 album “Talking ...

Can you discuss the making of some songs from Talking Book? "You're the Sunshine of My Life" was such an up tune. People would call it the "Stevie Wonder song." He ended up being on top of the world.

If it weren’t for Jeff Beck — the guitar god who died suddenly at 78 on Wednesday after contracting bacterial meningitis — then Stevie ... Wonder’s classic 1972 album “Talking Book ...

Talking Book became a showcase for Stevie Wonder's burgeoning genius, which often revealed itself during the day's darkest moments. The LP-opening "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" couldn't have ...

Stevie Wonder released five brilliant albums in the span of five years, between 1972 and '76: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs in the Key of Life.

A trip to Seattle to visit music-loving relatives led to a spin of an original copy of Stevie Wonder’s 1972 album “Talking Book” on an unseasonably sunny Saturday night. Straight off the success of ...