Superstition
Stevie Wonder
1973
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1972
Release: 1972Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 1972 release history of Talking Book. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1972.html, 1973.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
This recording is associated with Talking Book in Motown's account of Wonder's early-1970s creative expansion. The album setting is documented; it is not proof of a particular real-life romantic subject.
Evidence scope: New 1.7 source-specific paraphrase; not a claim of complete song-history review.
Sources for this information
Stevie Wonder - Classic Motown
Only the recording/background facts in this paragraph; reviewed 2026-10-12.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1973 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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