#59 Stevie Wonder, 'Talking Book' (1972)

Released during a particularly prolific time for Stevie Wonder, ‘Talking Book’ was the 22-year-old wunderkind’s 15th album. Following on from ‘Music Of My Mind,’ release just 7 months before, ‘Talking Book’ continues Wonder’s new found artistic freedom under his renewed contract with Motown. And like that album, he continues his exploration with the burgeoning new instrument, the synthesizer. The genius of Stevie Wonder was maturing and everything he had been working towards for the past 10 years was coming to fruition.