Year : 1973
Label : Talma Motown
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul, R&B, Jazz Funk
Innervisions is the third album from the most creative period of Stevie Wonder, initiated with the Music of Mind album in 1972, the first milestone of a five serie acts which concludes in apogee with "Songs In The Key Of Life" in 1976. Innervisions is representative of a one-man band using a large panoply of instruments, likewise supported by great musicians featuring Jazz Funk guitarist David T. Walker & producer Malcolm Cecil (inventor of TONTO synthesizer). The nine songs of Innervisions are entirely composed by Stevie, gathered in a wide range of styles, from Jazz to Soul by Funk & Latin music (Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing). Stevie put into songs his thoughts and his feelings on the American social context, including political ethic ("He's Misstra Know It All", a acerbic criticism of Richard Nixon's policy), afro-american identity (the racism on "Living for the City") and spiritual language on "Jesus Children of America". Titles include also "Higher Ground", the reminiscence of groove from his previous big hit "Superstition", the both ballads "All in Love Is Fair" & "Golden Lady", and "Too High" dealing with drug abuse.
MUSICIANS : Stevie Wonder - lead vocal, keyboards, drums - Clarence Bell - organ - Malcolm Cecil - bass - Scott Edwards & Willie Weeks - bass - David T. Walker - electric guitar - Dean Parks & Ralph Hammer - acoustic guitar - Larry "Nastyee" Latimer - congas - Sheila Wilkerson - bongos - Yusuf Roahman - shaker - Tasha Thomas & Jim Gilstrap - background vocals
