Stevie Wonder – Superstition

“Superstition” – Single by Stevie Wonder from the album Talking Book, released on October 24, 1972.

“Superstition” reached number one in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 1973, and on the soul singles chart.

“Superstition” was intended for Jeff Beck, who was brought in to play some guitar parts on the album in exchange for a song – his work can be heard on the track “Lookin’ For Another Pure Love.” At one of the sessions, Stevie came up with the riff and wrote some lyrics, and they recorded a rough version of the song that day for Beck. It took Beck a while to record the song, and by the time he released it, Wonder’s version had been out for a month and was a huge hit. Beck felt shortchanged, and made some statements in the press that Wonder didn’t appreciate. In 1975, Beck released an instrumental version of Wonder’s “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” on his album Blow By Blow. The album was a hit and helped solidify Beck’s reputation as an elite guitarist.

Taking a cue from Marvin Gaye, who put musician credits on his album What’s Going On, Wonder included credits on Talking Book. On this track, Stevie played Hohner clavinet, drums, and Moog bass. Two of his band members also contributed: Steve Madaio played trumpet and Trevor Lawrence played tenor saxophone.

Superstition a fost lansat de Stevie Wonder la 24 Octombrie 1972, fiind primul single de pe albumul Talking Boots, album lansat în același an.  A fost primul single al lui Stevie Wonder care a ajuns pe locul unu în top la Billboard HOT 100 și topul de muzică soul.

This was Wonder’s second #1 hit in the US. His first was with “Fingertips (Part 2)” in 1963, which he recorded as “Little” Stevie Wonder.

Jeff Beck finally recorded his own version of this song in December 1972 with bass player Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice. They recorded as Beck, Bogert and Appice, and while their album did well, their version of this song was hardly noticed.

Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck performed a magical version of Wonder’s iconic song “Superstition” during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Show. The show occurred at Madison Square Garden in 2009, the same year Beck was inducted for the second time in his career. January 13, 2009.

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Stevie Wonder: Superstition

Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck Perform "Superstition" at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary04:21

În varianta de pe album Wonder cântă vocal, Clavinet, baterie și moog bas; Trevor Lawrence, saxofon tenor și Steve Madaio la trompetă.

Melodia este despre superstiții și efectele negative pe care le pot avea. Melodia a compus-o de fapt pentru Jeff Beck, dar până el a înregistrat melodia, Stevie Wonder a lansat-o deja, devenind hit. Jeff a fost supărat și a făcut câteva declarații, care nu i-au plăcut deloc lui Stevie Wonder. În final, când a fost inclusă pe albumul lui, varianta lui Jeff Back a trecut neobservată.

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