Innervisions

I was lucky enough to see Stevie Wonder live at the time that these songs and those from Talking Book were most what got played. It was one of the best concerts I ever saw.

It used to bug me to no end when I’d be out at a bar or a party and the band would say “we’re gonna do a Red Hot Chili Peppers song!” and then kick into “Higher Ground”. Show some respect, you clods.

The perfect blend of funk and soul. The beats are incredible and Stevie’s voice is one of a kind. Fav tracks: “Higher Ground” “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” “Too High”

it’s Stevie it’s a great album

Innervisions is such a well-crafted record. It feels like a snapshot of American life in the mid-1970s and a feeling of hope. But, well, Richard Nixon isn't the only American president that "He's Misstra Know-It-All" could apply to. The album shifted forward R&B and soul (and pop crossovers) with its sounds and we are richer for it.

I always wanted to like him more than I did. Just never quite worked for me.

It's Stevie! At the top of his funk game, bringing slick catchy grooves and buttery, yet emotionally charged vocals together in perfect harmony. Living For the City, Higher Ground, AND All In Love is Fair on the same album blows my mind. He's an incredible artist and he's unparalleled at constructing hit songs without it feeling formulaic or manufactured. It's just beautiful, compelling artistic expression in every song.

Overall, I think it’s a great album. My favorite track had to be Living For The City - extremely groovy and had a great story that brings up issues that people are still experiencing today, many years after release of the album itself. Not sure where Stevie draws his inspiration from, but you can hear and even feel elements from this album in pop R&B of the 2000s which is what I grew up with and to be able draw these connections is a testament to how influential this album is.

An eye-opening record. Beyond amazing.

I'm reminded once again (this is my 2nd Wonder album from the list) how good a musician Stevie Wonder is. Some stunning songs on this album including one of my favourites, Higher Ground. Unfortunately there are a few I like a bit less because too poppy for me (Don't you worry about a thing) or tooo smooooth and romcom outro-like. But that's being picky, this album absolutely needs to be on the list esp. given how well it aged.

I think Stevie is incredible for so many reasons, but for reasons I cannot explain, I've never been wildly into his music. I like quite a few of his songs, to be sure. But overall, I've never really reached for his stuff.

living for the city? more like living for this album.

I didn't know it was possible, but this album is Grammy bait

First song ~ Too High ~ draws you in with its jazzy drum beats and soothing synth sounds, Preparing u for an experience. Transitions into each song are beautiful, almost like a page off of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Nine amazing songs leaving you want more. Don’t be greedy.

i always admired Stevie Wonder but only really knew his 80s / more commercial stuff. This album is fantastic. the funk, the soul, the rhythm, his voice. The fun they are clearly having making it. This is an album that makes me smile when listening to it. The first track sounds like something from Jamiroquai, who were obviously 20+ years later, and no doubt inspired by this sound. 5 stars from me.

Beside the occasional killer baseline, this confirms that Stevie Wonder is not for me.

249/1089 - A few days after Innervisions came out, Stevie Wonder unfortunately got in a bad car accident and was in a coma for 10 days. I wonder if when he woke up he pulled a prank on the doctors and went "AAAH I CAN'T SEE!" If I was blind and in this situation, I'd totally do that. Also this is Stevie Wonder's best album.

I only really liked Higher Ground. I'm mostly a fan of his hit songs. I've been judging my albums on whether I'd go back to listen to it again. This isn't a bad album by any means. It's just not something I would replay.

It was funk and soul. It was alright but I don't have a need to revisit

5/5. Stevie does it again. Just a perfect album, front to back. Some of the slower songs are a little harder to get into but there are just some absolute bangers on here. Feels so much longer than it is and that just means the songs are so dense and full, I almost don't want them to end. His vocal range is excellent here, although it may shine more on Songs in the Key of Life. The instrumentation is unique and fun, trying out more minor keys for style and experimentation. Also, each song is so unique that any one of them could be someone's favorite and I would not argue. Another masterpiece. Best Song: Jesus Children of America, Living For The City, Higher Ground, He's Misstra Know-It-All

Innervisions It's pretty astonishing that this was released only 10 months after Talking Book. The two albums definitely have a kinship in my mind, almost like part 1 and part 2, Talking Book tending more personal and this one looking more externally. Either way they are both fantastic albums. I’ve always loved Too High, with it’s bubbling synth, simultaneously upbeat and subdued, emphasising the druggy subject. I never took to Visions much when I first got the album, but it’s grown a lot on me over the years, and now I think it’s great, a lovely latin inflected soul ballad. Living for the City, of course, is superb, maybe one of his best songs, with a superb groove and melody and subject matter. Golden Lady really feels like you are on a boat in the Caribbean, coasting along on the laidback breeze. It also sounds a bit like he sings Gordon Liddy, which would make sense with the Misstra Know It All being about Nixon, even if the song seems to be a love song. Higher Ground is equal to Superstition for Stevie-funk for me, absolute banger. Jesus Children is the sort of song that only Stevie can do, propulsive synth, a soulful and catchy melody with a dark edge. Brilliant. All in Love is Fair is probably my least favourite track on the album - it’s a good ballad but it doesn’t quite reach the standards of the rest of the album. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing is superb, like You Are the Sunshine of My Life, one of those songs whose melody feels like it might be a latin jazz classic from the 50s, with a sense of instant familiarity. And He’s Misstra Know it all is a fantastic closer, with the lovely piano line, jazzy drums and flute and brilliantly memorable lyrics and melody. Easy 5. 😎😎😎😎😎 Playlist submission: Could be any track, but I’ll go Too High

Behold, one of the most likeable figures in the music world! Stevie Wonder is fantastic, and his music pretty much never fails to deliver. Innervisions has a versatile yet consistently high-quality setlist, with great high-energy blues-rock tracks like Living For The City, Higher Ground, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing... I could go on. There aren't any bad tracks on here, though a couple are slightly forgettable because of a lack of any obvious musical hooks to keep the listener engaged. But the stronger tracks are interesting, exciting, soulful, and sung from the heart. According to my research, Innervisions is also a creative and musical milestone in Stevie Wonder's career. This album is the end of a transitional phase from mostly 60s-style ballads (and the "Little Stevie Wonder" persona) to a mature, musically complex, and self-performed style. And that self-performed element is a big one. Stevie Wonder plays nearly all the instruments on nearly all the songs here, and this sets the agenda for the albums to follow. Great singing. Great horns. Great guitar and bass. Great jazz-rock-jam drumming. 5/5 Key tracks: Living For The City, Higher Ground, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, He's Misstra Know-It-All, Too High

I knew him a black man in a time like that. His musical talent had to be insane. But after listening to this album, I am blown away by how freaking good it is, it's insane what he's doing on this album. I'm obsessed with it so good, so glad it's on this list. The funky beats are to die for and his voice is that of an angel.

SOOO GOOOD OH KY GOSH I AM NIW A STEVIE WONDER FAN

One of the greatest albums of all time. Perfection down to its last notes

One of the best music albums I've ever listened to, I highly recommend it. It was my first time listening to this artist and I'm already in love.

You can't go wrong with Stevie Wonder. His unique vocals and heartfelt performances are fantastic.

Stevie Wonder had a couple of big hits before and one album which really put him into the conversation of the best current Soul artists but it was THIS album which made him one of the best Soul artists of all time! It is full of incredible and forward thinking production, beautiful arrangements, incredible songwriting and just magical performances that makes this one of the essential listens for everyone. It is pure magic to the ears and it's even crazier when you realize that this isn't even considered his best album. (It's my favourite but most point ot Songs in the Key of Life) The Psychedelic Soul and Funk mix of 'Too High' gets the album started with a groovy and beautiful song full of incredible instrumental performances but also gets some of the conceptual ideas started. The song is hypnotic and enjoyable with many great moments and it delivers the whole way. A perfect song to start such an incredible album with. 'Visions' replaces the Funk with Folk and a surprising amount of Folk. This song is just Progressive and Psychedelic Folk with a very Soul-like vocal performance and while that sounds like a strange combination, Stevie pulls it off in the best way possible. It is a beautiful and yeah psychdedelic experience full of beautiful lyrics and ideas that some might even call philosophical. Do I need to say much more? This is perfect even when the placement of the song could've been improved as it is a very hard cut from the Funk, it still is just wonderful. The albums most forward thinking song is without a doubt 'Living for the City'. It mixes the Funk and Soul like we were used to and it even adds a little Rock into the song and how can you forget the crazy vocal performance that Stevie offers but that isn't necessarily why this song is so good and viewed as so influental. It is the "weird" second half that adds some Spoken Word & Radio Recordings mix that isn't just there as a nice add-on but actually as a conceptual continuation of what the song itself spoke about. It is there to get more people to understand what he wanted to achieve with the song and he absolutely delivered. The "actual" song returns and closes the song properly but still, this idea was a big thing in the way he implemented it. The slightly Smooth Soul 'Golden Lady' is an absolutely beautiful ending to the albums first half. It flows through the verses and the pre-chorus and the chorus itself is just the cherry on top. It is an absolutely stunning piece of Soul music and easily one of the albums best songs and also one of the best songs in Stevie Wonder's whole career. The second half is started with 'Higher Ground' which is a very groovy return to the strong Funk sound with the very, well, funky guitar and bass which absolutely drive the song. Stevie is absolutely killing it with these vocals and the whole way that the song is structured is just incredible. It not only flows but I feel like it flows so fast that you feel on some very strong substances that go far outside of LSD. This song makes me want to get so much energy out like I haven't moved in days. Perfect, it's a perfect song! 'Jesus Children of America' is one of the albums "worst" songs which crazy because it still is an absolutely incredible song with great Gospel vocals and some really well made bass and the whole song is just beautiful. It just fails to really take the edge that most songs here did. Incredible song and better than 90% of music ever but it isn't more, at least for me. Christians might go really crazy for this but I don't. I just really like it. The Smooth Soul returns on 'All in Love Is Fair' which is just a beautiful performance all the way through. I am just stunned by how emotional he sings on this song and it also speaks to me more with the topic. It is just so beautiful and incredibly performed that I am again thinking that this is a perfect song. The emotional and smooth sound is replaced with the Salsa inspired Latin Soul song 'Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing'. This track just wants to make you dance and groove until you're out of breath. The details with the maraca, the bongos and what else there's on here just gives this a very tropical feeling that adds even more to the dancy and warm song. Absolutely amazing song from start to finish! The album finishes with 'He's Misstra Know-It-All'. A very Pop Soul finale to the album that isn't overly energetic or overly relaxed. It's a beautiful mix of both that makes it a perfect closing track because no matter which sonic paths that the album took you prefer, you will enjoy this song from start to finish. And it again, is a perfect song like most the album is. favourites: Higher Ground, Living for the City, Golden Lady, Too High, Visions, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, He's Misstra Know-It-All, All in Love Is Fair least favourites: Jesus Children of America (still incredible) Rating: decent 10 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

Easy 5 stars. Maybe not as perfect as “Songs in the Key of Life” but pretty damn close.

Absolutely fearless album, that goes into whatever genre or mood it likes, when it likes. The artistry is unmatched in Stevie's discography and in spite of the record's ambition, it still works perfectly as an album. Top tier Stevie and just a top album in general.

Mixing the wild playfulness of a crayola-wielding infant with cosmic level compositional chops and the oversized emotional sweep becoming of a generational figurehead, this is one of those rarest of things: a 70s masterpiece that doesn't have "I couldn't have happened without the 60s" written all over its face.

A Motown classic. Stevie Wonder at his finest.

duh

The fadeout on He's Misstra Know-It-All is comically long

By itself, “Higher Ground” gets the album close to 4.0 stars, eh? Nothing else on “Innervisions” is quite as transcendent, but Wonder set a cool funky-soul vibe and committed to it. So good. This is probably closer to 3.5 stars than 4.0. But I’m happy to round up.

It's Stevie Wonder.

This was the first time I've listened to this album. I picked up on a lot of samples and references to it by 90s hip-hop artists. It starts with a sample from one of my all-time most listened to and loved songs: "All Night" by the Alkaholiks. The chorus of "Living for the City" was repeated in Wu-Tang's "The City." In that line someone comments, "New York City, skyscrapers and everythang" which was repeated in the track "All the Critics in New York" by Westside Connection. I also had forgotten that the RHCP song "Higher Ground" was actually a cover. So in addition to pointing to how pervasive the 70s were in 90s music, my lack of awareness of this album's influence also points to a generational and cultural disconnect between me and the artists who created that music. There is a lot of depth to this album and I'll need to listen to it again to fully appreciate it. I was taking in the sound and music and less the lyrics, and I understand that these are laden with social commentary of life as a Black man in mid century America, personal experiences with drug addiction, and so on. Plus there is clear significance in the title Innervisions that can't be appreciated without hearing the lyrics and getting to some of the deeper layers of the music.

Not quite what I expected. A little more rock and funk influenced, including in instrumentation. Highlighted Stevie's voice and has some great tracks like Jesus Children of America and He's Misstra Know it All.

Steven Wonderful, or as he’s known to you, just regular old Stevie Wonder. Sad. It is I who so deeply abhors informality. You? Well. Let’s just say if you could call him “Steve Wond,” you would. I don’t know what I’m saying here. Listen. I thought the last Stevie Wonder album was far too sweet and whilst the funk instrumentals delivered some edge, the vocals were like being waterboarded with maple syrup. I like the abstract art in the cover, but I don’t hold out hope that the inside matches the cover. Proceed wonderfully. Too High - What a start. Bizarre, off-kilter funk. It really is the vocals that I just can’t stand. Man, those are rough and my word are they LOUD. You know what? I think he may have been too high for this. That vocal refrain was poison. No matter how nice the rest of the meal was, the arsenic kind of ruined it. Visions - Will anybody find me out here, somewhere? Sung in the style of a scorned Disney Hero at the bottom of his character arc. This SUCKS. What are we doing? Living for the City - Ok, after that inexplicable addition to the track list we at least have sings of life. Stevie is alive. I like when he leaves that dumb sweet voice behind and does a little screeching. Not a horrible song. Congratulations. Whoa, psychedelic Stevie Wonder crime interludes. Then he comes back sounding like Grover and I rescind any positive comments made about the song. Golden Lady - A flock of butterflies has appeared in my office. Oh? What’s this? They have lovingly placed a sleeping cap on my weary head. They have wrapped me in a sleeping robe and are lifting me towards a bed. Yeah they had to call in the backup bluebirds, but here I am, nestled gently in my bed. Goodnight birds. Goodnight butterflies. “Sweet dreams” they call in unison as I fall into a deep and restful slumber. Oh fuck was there an album going on? SHIT. Uh. Yeah this song was uhh exhilarating and err a paragon of ummm genre based excellence. Higher Ground - The original? Where did this even come from? The rest of this album has been so, so bad and even more long-winded. This is just a fun song. An aberration, or a sign of things to come? Only Stevie can tell. Jesus Children of America - Is this a modern Republican campaign speech? Just quote it word for word. Including the long vocal runs. The religion involved stinks big time, but this isn’t a bad track. Are we really on an upswing? All in Love is Fair - The butterflies are back, but they were chased off with those bee smokers and several of them died. Now I’m sleepy AND sad. This place is a prison. Oh god and I actually have to listen to this song?? No, Stevie, no. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing - Everybody’s got a thing. Some people like committing to torturing themselves with hundreds of bad albums for a period of more than three years. Some people like writing the bad albums to torture the world. Me and Stevie are birds of a feather. Well. He is a falcon, and I am an injured pigeon with no concept of my proximity to the falcon sanctuary. Allow to peck at my final cigarette butt in peace. He’s Misstra Know-It-All - That is apparently the name of the song. I am famous for my typos and nonsensical garbage writing. Famous to the tune of like 6 “likes” on this page. Read it and weep, scrubs. However, this is the actual song title. I checked. I didn’t fuck it up. He even says it. Score 2 for me. What about John Waters and a soufflé? This sucks. God, he is just so boring. Why we, as a society, choose certain artists to latch onto, I’ll never know. I can’t even go into some tirade about that right now. This album felt like it had three ideas and two of them were executed poorly. Each bad song was stretched out interminably and each of the two decent songs were also taken too far. The Sesame Street shouting hits extra hard as the real-life supervillains known as the American government recently shut PBS down. I would genuinely rather listen to Snuffleupagus power out a couple of funk ballads over whatever was on offer here. I’m sure Stevie will be back to terrorize me sweetly once again, but as far as “Innervisions?” It had the impact of a gentle breeze downwind from a sewer plant. I remain unmoved, but kinda nauseated. As the kids once said, “this ain’t it, chief.” 1.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Higher Ground, Jesus Children of America

Another immaculate album from Stevie Wonder. The instrumentation/performances are unbelievable, as are the melodies. Finally, Stevie's usual great storytelling is also on display here. If you don't have the time to listen to a double album like Song in the Key of Life, this one is almost as good, and gets you there in half the time. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

For me, first masterpiece of this project. It's wild that Wonder wrote and played almost every instrument himself. The album has a spontaneity and playfulness to it, love the way the measures were constantly moving and shifting, hard to zone out even for a second. I'm also a sucker for that rhodes piano sound. The moog bass is all over this too, which was a surprise to me - had no idea moogs were being used this early. "Too High" is unlike anything else on the album which made for a cool intro, I really dug the psychedelic funk energy it brought to the table. But the peaks for me were "Living for the City," "Higher Ground," and "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." Hard to pick a favorite between the three. The way "Living for the City" closes with Wonder shifting into that hoarse, raspy, preacher-like vocal timbre is so good. And apparently that riff on "Higher Ground" is a clavinet run through a wah pedal? DOPE. This one's going in the regular rotation and has me excited to dig into the rest of his classics run, which it looks like we'll be visiting at some point on this list. Some fun facts I read about while listening: - Wonder was the first Black artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year... feels way overdue. - Shortly after this album dropped he was nearly killed in a car accident and spent several days in a coma. - "Living for the City" was apparently recorded in a single day, kind of unbelievable considering he wrote and played all the parts.

9/10 Stevie Wonder siendo un prodigio de la música como siempre

Always been a big Stevie Wonder fan, but this was my first time listening to this album all the way through. So good, big fan. Had a couple of my favorites of his and then everything else was great too. Very political, and a lot of funk. Highlights: "Living For The City", "Higher Ground" and "He's a Misstra Know-It-All"

What heaven will sound like, music has never had more soul feeling or emotion. Doesn't need a ridiculous array of instruments to make the sound complex rich and varied, but every part is interesting unique and special. Every song is a masterpiece, his greatest album by far. Best song - golden lady

Day 232 He’s almost supernaturally good isn’t he? Highlights Living for the city Higher ground Jesus children of America

Bro cooked with this one

me encanto!’

9/10

Elite funk of all time. Stevie is just the goat and knows exactly what he’s doing here. It’s really amazing to listen through and hear the cohesive but versatile sounds all around the album. I loved the songs I knew and found new songs to add on to a playlist or two and will for sure be listening to again in the near future. The progressions in these songs are wonderful and truly masterful in all facets.

Haven´t listened to him before! Good music 💙

Chaque fois un plaisir, chaque fois une nouvelle découverte! Fantastique!

This is one of the best albums I have ever listened to.

Just an excellent and excited album. Great lineup and several perfect gems

SSX 3 mentioned!

What a phenomenal record. Vocals are smooth and dynamic, with a lovely tremor. Musicianship is unreal across the board, and this record really has a sense of place and time. Came out during a time of transition and strife, and you can feel the tug of war between hope and despair.

Awesome

Didn't know Stevie Wonder made such fire music

Too high - Very funky first track. I had to get used to his voice for a second, but I quickly started to feel the funk and move my body along the rhythm. Visions - nice tonal shift, I think it's a pretty well written song, with enough variation to keep it interesting. Balancing on the verge of easy and attentive listening. Living for the city - longest track on the album. Really love the vocals and bass on this track. The drums have this rolling along type vibe which I like. Not a fan of the synth chorus melody, but it's not a major part of the song. When the song devolves into this soundscape of a man getting arrested, it kind of took me out if it, but I understand the meaning. Golden lady - easy listening, nice rhythm, GREAT organ piece Higher ground - YES, just yes. Jesus children of america - pretty okay, but not super special. All in love is fair - least favorite so far, feels a bit contrived. Nice vocals though Dont you worry bout a thing - this one feels cheeky in a good way, it's a fun song, but not my favorite. He's misstra know-it-all - good song, strong vocals, but not as deep as the first few songs that I liked more

Apparently I like Stevie Wonder. Who knew! Anyway. This was lovely. Left me wanting more. 5 stars!

I loved it! 4.5

Another example of Wonder's genius, particularly during this time period. Lots of good stuff in here.

Easy listening, have some of the songs on vinyl, and I always love a good Stevie wonder project. 5/5

Such an incredible album about which I was not fully aware before, beyond the obvious singles. A lot better than some of the pop-laden ditties that followed. I am not sure there is a bad track on the album. The last track comes closest to feeling "off", but even it is not too bad. Really, really enjoyed this one.

Listened to an actual album after a while and may i add, that this was a masterpiece ! 5/5 loved that the two songs at the beginning made flow for actual fire songs . I loved ‘living for the city’ ,’golden lady” , ‘Jesus children of america ‘ and ‘don’t you worry ‘Bout a thing’ . And higher ground had an amazing intro . Loved the outro as well. Overall a nice album and would def listen to it again. Thanks .

Innervisions is the third chapter of Stevie Wonder's incredible run at Tamla/Motown in the early and mid-70s, and easily my favorite of the five. it's a succinct encapsulation of Wonder's view on American life in 1973, with grim depictions of drug abuse ("Too High"), systemic racism ("Living for the City"), Nixon ("He's Misstra Know-It-All") and other stark subject matter. the almost-title-track "Visions" contrasts Wonder's vision of a bright, harmonious future with his acceptance of the harsh realities of life as it actually was at the time (and may still be, in some ways). helping us to digest these very heavy messages is Wonder's trademark songwriting panache. there's so many incredible details: the dizzying triads moving on top of that bass pedal in the "doo-doo-doo" section of "Too High", the descending seventh cliche to end them all on "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing", the rollicking thump from the rhythm section on "Higher Ground". once again, Wonder multitracked nearly every instrumental part on a lot of these songs, and it never ceases to amaze me just how high his abilities were on all of them, not just his trademark keys. if you don't like Innervisions, I can't trust you! 10/10.

C'mon!!!!! Stevie during his classic period is unbeatable. This is my favorite Stevie album.

i actually prefer this one than 'songs in the key of life'

Damn that was a great album

16 albums in and finally in his classic period. Stevie is an all time great. Love Living For The City and Higher Ground.

What a voice, Funky, and Soul, love this album, some real bangers on here, my favourite SW album, this man is sheer class🎶

Just magnificent

Timeless.

stone-cold classic, an all-time great at his artistic peak, what more can you say

I love Stevie Wonder. I don't even need to listen to the album to know this gets a 5 from me. I liked the other album I've listened of his a bit better, but this one still rocked. Saved a song, but would go and listen to the album in general again.

fucking amazing

I love Stevie wonders voice I could listen to him sing forever

First ever Stevie Wonder Album Surprised by the sound - was expecting Motown but hearing almost elements of folk or rock in amongst it which I love! The track Visions is great! Living for the City added to playlist! Higher Ground is a banger of a track, so surprised this is Stevie Wonder, I’d never have guessed it! Don’t you worry bout a thing is the only song I recognised. Funk, rock, soul all laid into one record! But each track gels so well with the next! What a voice he has! 100% a record I’ll revisit! Great first album of this list for me! Very uplifting!

It’s Stevie Wonder.

Awesome

Fantastiske melodilinjer. Sterkt album fra start til slutt.

great stuff. this is the first time I've listened to any amount of his music. before this it was just the occasional track on the radio. so, yeah, great stuff

This is the first album i will play for my future baby

wow stevie wonder just wow. I had heard about him but never list to his music this properly, Innervisions album is what i felt funk and as i googled it shows, its a funk and progressive soul masterpiece..... indeed it is a masterpiece, My favourite song of the album have to be Living in the city and no.2 will be "He’s misstra know‐it‐all".. But damn each song has its own vibe. Higher Ground is the best hehe :)

I pity the fool who hasn't heard this album.

Overall a gem. It has a blemish or two (the skit in the middle of Living for the City being an example of one) that distracts. But otherwise, this is 5-star album.

A phenomenal album. I never listen to full Stevie at a time and now I have to wonder why that is and what's wrong with me . Living for the city is still one of my all time favorite songs

Jeg er svak for progressive soul og dette albumet er helt konge. Er forresten introen til «Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing» introen til Sex and the City?

Phenomenal album I loved every song it really did nothing for me

Truly a no skip album. Love Stevie Wonder

:)

All killer no filler, one of the all time great albums from the format’s golden age. The mid point of Stevie’s imperial phase - how many artists get that in the second decade of fame? Michael Jackson and that’s it…. Hard to fault this recording at all - Stevie and his two professor longhairs with the synths.

A favourite. I spun it 3 times.

This is probably the Stevie Wonder album that I am the most familiar with, and while I don't know all of his discography, I wouldn't be surprised if this was his best or at least most focused. The synth bass that can be heard on the first track and others reminds me of Herbie Hancock (watermelon man); I'm sure they were inspiring each other in this era of abundant musical innovation. The slower ballads reminds me of Cleo soul's music (contemporary R&B artist, Ray is familiar), and I have no doubt she was inspired by Stevie as well all are. I was especially familiar with golden lady, higher ground, and living for the city, but I've forgotten how great the rest of the tracks are. Too high is my new favorite again. Very Stevie wonder in the way it alternates from a groove to a dissonant jazzy melody. I can think of any other songs where he does something similar. ( Sir Duke for example, has a jazzy melody in unison before it gets into its main groove). 9/10

5 stars. Great ALL the way through. "Living for the City" and, especially, "Higher Ground" have (unfairly) lost (for me) a *little* of their sheen, from having been played on the radio so much, especially in the early years. I think I love all 7 of the OTHER songs on the album even more than those 2 hits (actually, sorry, AI reminds me that "Don't You Worry Bout a Thing" was also a minor hit - but not as big as the other 2 hits, and I don't remember hearing it on the radio all that often). Anyway, back to the album: the first two tracks start off the album nicely with an introspective mood, and then the rest of the album just keeps laying down one great song after another. And, ok, you know, I HAVE to give loving salute here to my dear mother (Mombo), because she's why I know this album so well. She bought all of Stevie's great mid-'70s albums, and we heard them fairly often at our house, and came to know them and love them, thanks to her. So, thanks, Mom! :) Ok, I know I'm not saying a lot about the music itself. It's both complex and catchy; it holds up to MANY repeated listens, and gets better with time (like a fine wine, lol). The more you listen, the more you hear and appreciate Stevie's genius, the depth and variety and perfection, and the cumulative greatness of the songs on this album.

It's either this or Songs In The Key Of Life that's Stevie's best album. Working in this one's favor: there are no weak links, it feels like a consistent story, almost a musical. Innervisions inspires just that; it makes you imagine scenes, characters, visions. Like with What's Goin On, I'm amazed that there can be elevated music that is also so immediately accessible and enjoyable. I have no critiques, only gratitude

Excellent album. Highlights: Too High, Living For The City, Golden Lady, Higher Ground, All In Love Is Fair and Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing. Solid 5

Chef's kiss. This album is stacked

Excellent album. Had a great time listening to it, I think I ended up going through the whole thing around 3-4 times. I'd heard some of the songs before but the whole thing as an experience was even better.

Discazo 5/5

Another amazing album and all-time favorite.