stevie wonder

Stevie Wonder-3-819x1024Stevie Wonder, who had quit MoTown in the year 1970 to record two independent album for himself, was shocked by this news. Berry Gordy was shocked when Stevie Wonder told him this. Berry Gord accepted Stevie Wonder's request for more freedom and creative control over all his songs. Stevie Wonder signed a contract that was worth 13 million dollars with MoTown Records in 1972. The contract entitled Stevie Wonder to a higher royalty rate and more full creative control and the rights to his own tracks, which was not a lot of artists could get in the previous years. Wonder's songs could now discuss controversial issues like poverty,war and drugs. The album he released in 1972, Music Of My Mind was the first to be released under his new MoTown contract. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder's 1972 album, is a landmark in the history of music. This album contained Superstition The number one chart-topping song of the year.

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