stevie wonder

Stevie Wonder-3-819x1024Stevie Wonder quit MoTown in 1970 and recorded two albums by himself. Berry Gordy was shocked when Stevie Wonder told him this. Berry Gord accepted Stevie Wonder's request to have more freedom and control of his creativity over his songs. Stevie Wonder signed a 13 million dollar MoTown Records contract in 1972. Stevie Wonder was entitled to higher royalty rates as well as more creative control as well as the rights to his songs. This was a unique opportunity for artists at the time. The contract allowed Wonder's songs to now talk about controversial issues such as poverty,war,drugs and politics.Stevie is famous for his political songs , such as You Haven't Done Nothing, which was a political jab at Richard Nixon. In 1972, he came out with Music Of My Mind, his first album under the new MoTown agreement. In the latter part of 1972, Stevie Wonder released an album which today is known as a historic piece in music, Talking Book. The album included Superstition which was the top-rated hit single.

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