Innervisions
Innervisions is the sixteenth studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder. It was released August 3, 1973 by Tamla. Wonder would release his next album Fulfillingness' First Finale the following year.[1] All of the songs on Innverisions were written by Wonder.
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| Released | August 3, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Media Sound Studios (New York, New York) | |||
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| Length | 44:12 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
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Reviews
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A[4] |
| Creem | B+[5] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 10/10[6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| MusicHound | 5/5[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
Innervisions received positive reviews from music critics.
Track listing
All songs written, produced, and arranged by Stevie Wonder.
- Side one
- "Too High" – 4:36
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass
- Lani Groves – background vocal
- Tasha Thomas – background vocal
- Jim Gilstrap – background vocal
- "Visions" – 5:23
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Fender Rhodes
- Malcolm Cecil – upright bass
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
- David T. Walker – electric guitar
- "Living for the City" – 7:22
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocals, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer, handclaps
- "Golden Lady" – 4:40
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
- Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
- Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar
- Larry "Nastyee" Latimer – congas
- Side two
- "Higher Ground" – 3:42
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
- "Jesus Children of America" – 4:10
- "All in Love Is Fair" – 3:41
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes, drums
- Scott Edwards – electric bass
- "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" – 4:44
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, drums, Moog bass
- Yusuf Roahman – shaker
- Sheila Wilkerson – bongos, Latin gourd
- "He's Misstra Know-It-All" – 5:35
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, drums, handclaps, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer, congas
- Willie Weeks – electric bass
References
- ↑ "Stevie Wonder > Album Discography > AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ↑ Bush, John. Review: Innervisions. AllMusic.
- ↑ Moser, Margaret. Review: Innervisions. The Austin Chronicle.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Stevie Wonder". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Innervisions". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ↑ Hilburn, Robert (April 1, 2000). Motown Releases Remind Us of Stevie Wonder's Impact. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/01/entertainment/ca-14758.
- ↑ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Stevie Wonder". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 885–87. ISBN 0743201698.
- ↑ Henderson, Eric. Review: Innervisions. Slant Magazine.