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3	''Talking Book'' is a 1972 album by Music/StevieWonder, widely considered one of his finest, together with ''Music/{{Innervisions}}'' and ''Music/SongsInTheKeyOfLife''. It generated hits such as "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and his SignatureSong "Superstition".
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5	!!Tracklist
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7	[[AC:Side One]]
8	# "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (2:58)
9	# "Maybe Your Baby" (6:51)
10	# "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" (4:38)
11	# "Tuesday Heartbreak" (3:02)
12	# "You've Got It Bad Girl" (4:59)
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14	[[AC:Side Two]]
15	# "Superstition" (4:26)
16	# "Big Brother" (3:34)
17	# "Blame It on the Sun" (3:26)
18	# "Lookin' for Another Pure Love" (4:43)
19	# "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (4:53)
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21	!! Very superstituous tropes, writings on this page
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23	* AlliterativeTitle: "'''B'''ig '''B'''rother".
24	* BadLuckCharm: "Superstition" lists all kinds of things superstitious people might claim to be unlucky, but adds: "superstition ain't the way!"
25	* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: "Big Brother".
26	* BilingualBonus: Original pressings had Wonder's name and album title in braille, along with a message only made available until the 2000 pressing.
27	--> ''Here is my music. It is all I have to tell you how I feel. Know that your love keeps my love strong.''
28	* BreakUpSong:
29	** "Maybe Your Baby"
30	--> ''I'm feelin' down and some kind of lonely''
31	--> ''Cause my baby done left me here''
32	** "Blame It On The Sun"
33	--> ''Where has my love gone?''
34	--> ''How can I go on?''
35	--> ''It seems dear love has gone away''
36	** "Tuesday Heartbreak"
37	--> ''Tuesday heartbreak seem to be unfair''
38	--> ''Cause you say that you found another man''
39	** "Lookin' for Another Pure Love"
40	-->''All my days before today were happy''\
41	''And secure until your phone call''\
42	''You were tellin' me goodbye.''
43	* CoverVersion: He wrote "Superstition" with the intention of giving it to Music/JeffBeck (whom he was collaborating with for the ''Music/TalkingBook'' album), but his record label [[ExecutiveMeddling released his version first]]... which went to #1 and became a SignatureSong for Stevie.
44	* FaceOnTheCover: Stevie sitting in a nature environment.
45	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Superstition" fades straight into "Big Brother".
46	* GodIsLoveSongs:
47	** "You and I"
48	--> ''God has made us fall in love, it's true''
49	--> ''I've really found someone like you''
50	** "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"
51	--> ''God surely answered my prayer''
52	* InHarmonyWithNature: Stevie sitting near a sand hill on the album cover.
53	* ManlyTears: "Maybe Your Baby", where Stevie feels like cryin' over a broken relationship.
54	* NonAppearingTitle: The album title doesn't appear in any of the lyrics.
55	* PepTalkSong: "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)".
56	* ThePowerOfLove: "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)", "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"
57	* ProtestSong: "Big Brother"
58	--> ''Your name is big brother,''
59	--> ''You say that you're tired of me protesting''
60	* SuperstitionEpisode: "Superstition" is exactly about that.
61	* ThirteenIsUnlucky: "Superstition". By the way, Stevie's birthday is the 13th of May.
62	--> ''Thirteen month old baby''

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