Tuesday 24 May 2011

Stevie Wonder ~ Superstition (1972)

Written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie  in 1972 while still only 22. it reached No.1 in the USA and No. 11 in the UK. It continued an evolution in Stevie's music from his earlier fit with the Motown Sound to a more personal style. This shift had been evident on his two prior albums, Where I'm Coming From and Music of My Mind, but it was Talking Book and Superstition that really underlined the change in his style
Jeff Beck created the original drum beat while in the studio with Wonder. After writing the song, Stevie offered it to Beck to record, but at the insistence of Berry Gordy Wonder himself recorded it first. Beck was instead offered Cause We've Ended As Lovers, which he recorded on Blow by Blow in 1975. Jeff Beck played guitar on Talking Book and later recorded his own version of Superstition as a part of the group Beck, Bogert & Appice.






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