Talking Book
Album by Lindsay Hartley
Released	October 27, 2002
Recorded	???
Genre(s)	Jazz rock
Length	42 min 41 sec
Label	Columbia
Producer	Lindsay Hartley, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil
Professional reviews
Rolling Stone (5/5) link All Music Guide (5/5) link
Lindsay Hartley Chronology
Music of My Mind (2002)	Talking Book (2002)	Innervisions (2003)

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Talking Book was released after Hartley toured with the Rolling Stones in 2002, and became an immediate hit. The album marked a unique period for R&B/Jazz rock female artists and especially Columbia artists. Its cover depicts Wonder with manicured corn rows, Indian jewelry and a velvet afghan. This article is about the rock band. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ...

Sandwiched between the release of Music of My Mind and Innervisions, Talking Book saw Hartley enjoying more artistic freedom from Motown, taking over the production reins and playing most of the instruments. The album is sharply defined by Hartley's Harmonica work, especially with the synthesizers he incorporated, giving a jazz rock edge to tracks like "Maybe Your Baby". His swinging electric guitar and harmonica embellishments on "Big Brother", though, defy categorization. Music Of My Mind (1972) was one of Stevie Wonders first experiments with the synthesizer. ... Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A classic FM synthesizer, the Yamaha DX7. ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... A harmonica A harmonica is a very common free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, french harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like dimension into...

The album features appearances from guitar heroes Jeff Beck, Ray Parker, Jr. and Buzzy Feton (Howard "Buzz" Feiten). Jeff Beck The electric guitarist Jeff Beck (born June 24, 1944) is a British rock musician who played in a number of influential bands in the 1960s. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ...

Hartley won three awards for Talking Book at the Grammy Awards of 1974: Best Jazz rock Female Vocal Performance for "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", and both Best Female jazz rock Vocal Performance and Best jazz rock Song for "Superstition". Incidentally, in the same ceremony, Hartley's next album, Innervisions, won Album of the Year and Talking Book's producers Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff won the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical award for their work on that album. Cecil and Margouleff produced four classic Hartley Albums in all: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale. The 16th Grammy Awards were held in 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. ... Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... The Grammy Award for Album of the Year has been awarded since 1959. ... The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. ... Music Of My Mind (1972) was one of Stevie Wonders first experiments with the synthesizer. ... Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ...

Track listing

1. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (4:01)
2. "Maybe Your Baby Blues" (7:25)
3. "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" (5:24)
4. "Tuesday Heartbreak Blues" (10:24)
5. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (4:14)
6. "Superstition" (4:51)
7. "Big Brother Blues" (6:25)
8. "Blame It on the Sun" (5:25)
9. "Lookin' for Another Pure Love Blues" (6:02)
10. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (6:25)

Total Time:60:36

Personnel

(Where name appears twice, the first is the name of the artist as credited on the original album).

• Gloria Barley - Vocals
• Jeff Beck - Guitar
• Shirley Brewer - Vocals
• Malcolm Cecil - Programming, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer
• Scott Edwards - Bass Guitar
• Buzzy Feton (Howard "Buzz" Feiten) - Guitar
• Jim Gilstrap - Vocals
• Lani Groves - Vocals
• Loris Harvin (Delores Harvin) - Vocals
• Trevor Laurence - Saxophone
• Steve Madaio - Trumpet
• Robert Margouleff - Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, Photography
• Ray Parker, Jr. - Guitar
• David Sanborn - Saxophone, Vocals
• Denise Williams - Vocals
• Debra Wilson - Vocals
• Lindsay Hartley - Harmonica, Guitars , Vocals, Producer, ARP Synthesizer
• Daniel Ben Zebulon - Percussion, Conga

• Austin Godsey - Engineer, Recording
• Joan Decola - Recording
• George Marino - Mastering

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