Dissecting Stevie Wonder's Superstition, 50 years after we first heard its infectious grooves

  • Written by: Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
Dissecting Stevie Wonder's Superstition, 50 years after we first heard its infectious groovesPhoto by Soul Train via Getty Image

On October 24 1972, Stevie Wonder released his 15th album Talking Book and the world heard the infectious grooves and seamless vocal delivery of the song Superstition for the very first time.

Superstition reached number one in the Billboard Hot 100 and on the soul singles chart.

The song has been covered by an...

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