
In the year 1970 Stevie Wonder left MoTown and recorded two independent albums by himself. Berry Gordy was stunned to learn that this was the case with Stevie Wonder. Berry Gordy agreed to Stevie Wonder's demand for greater autonomy, full creative control and the rights to all of his songs. In 1972 Stevie Wonder returned to MoTown records and signed a thirteen million dollar deal with MoTown Records. The contract entitled Stevie Wonder to a higher royalty and greater creative control and rights to his own songs that very few artists had at that time period. This contract unleashed Wonder's songs to speak about controversial topics such as war, poverty, drugs, and politics.Stevie is famous for his political songs , such as You Haven't Done Nothing, that took a political swipe at Richard Nixon. In 1972 the album was 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 significant piece of music, Talking Book. The album featured the most popular hit single, Superstition.
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