In the year 1970 Stevie Wonder left MoTown and released two albums on his own by himself. Berry Gordy was stunned to discover that this was the case with Stevie Wonder. Berry Gordy accepted Stevie Wonder's request for greater autonomy, full creative control, as well as the right to all his songs. Stevie Wonder signed a 13 million dollar MoTown Records contract in 1972. Stevie Wonder received a higher royalty as well as complete creative control. He also enjoyed the rights to create his own music, an opportunity that only a handful of artists could obtain in the era of. Wonder's songs now could discuss controversial topics such as war, poverty, and drugs. His album from 1972, Music Of My Mind was the first album to be released under his new MoTown deal. In the latter part of 1972, Stevie Wonder released an album that is still regarded as a historic piece in music, Talking Book. It included Superstition as the album's number one track.
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