Sure, it starts and ends that way, but the more troubled love songs outnumber the optimistic ones by a ratio of 5:3. As Stevie and Syreeta divorced around that time, I think it's more instructive just to say that Talking Book is one of the more interesting and emotionally-balanced "breakup" albums out there.

Of course, the get-up-and-go feel of "Superstition" does shed a contrasting light on the rest of the album.