On this day in music history: January 6, 1973 - Superstition by Stevie Wonder hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 3 weeks, also topping the Hot 100 for 1 week on January 27, 1973. Written and produced by Stevie Wonder, it is the seventh R&B and second pop chart topper for the Motown superstar. While working on the Talking Book album, Stevie Wonder will invite guitarist Jeff Beck to the studio to play guitar on the track Lookin For Another Pure Love. Also during the sessions, Wonder will play the song Maybe Your Baby for Beck, who loves the song and asks if he can record it for his own album. Wonder will tell him no, but offers to write him a new song instead. Stevie will begin coming up with the track that evolves into Superstition. Hell tell Beck that he can record the song, but intends to put the song on his album also. When Stevie hands in Talking Book to Motown for release, the label will flip over Superstition and insist that it be released as the first single rather than Big Brother which had been the artists choice. Somewhat sheepishly, Wonder take the song back from Beck when he hears his version, agreeing with his record label. To make up for any bad feelings, Wonder will write Cause Weve Ended As Lovers and Thelonius for Beck which will both be included on his 1975 album Blow By Blow. Superstition will win two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1974. Superstition is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1998.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:00:16 +0000
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