Innervisions

Jag hade hoppats på att jag skulle gilla Stewie, det känns nämligen lite creddigt. Men det här är ju inte första skivan. Det är absolut inte dåligt. Men trodde att han var en "bättre" låtskrivare. Men jag är nog lite besviken. Skivan har typ inga hits känns det som. Higher ground är väl närmast. Funkigt och kul, men inte svinbra.

Hann bara med en genomlyssning, vilket säkert inte gjorde den rättvisa med tanke på hur mycket Songs in the key of life växte på mig efter flera lyssningar. Stevie är ju så otroligt begåvad, så allt han gör blir ju som sämst hyfsat bra. Tycker inte denna når samma nivåer som ”Songs” utan är mer i stil med ”Fulfillingness” (den första skivan vi lyssnade på av honom), kanske t om något bättre. Stark trea.

can’t go wrong with stevie

No one does it like Stevie! Want to spend more time with this album.

Fantastic record. Stevie Wonder is a man of immense talents.

Erittäin menevä! Pidin! Toki hyvin puhdistettua, ei silti kliinistä vaan tekeminen kuuluu. Karseita sanoja mutta tässä pitävät paikkaansa.

Eka biisi on hirveä ja hieno, mutta se ei vastaa levyn yleisilmettä: kaiken kaikkiaan biisinteko on minimalistista ja hillittyä. Jazz on selkeimmin läsnä tekstuurissa ja väleissä, mikä sopii minulle. Sen sijaan parhaimmillaan artisti on sillon, kun hän uskaltaa rokata, kuten jossain nimeltään Jesus Children of America. 3+

Could listen to every week!

Don't you worry about a thing and higher grounds

Теплый ламповый альбом, лучик света в дождливый день

I feel like almost all the music I’ve heard from Stevie Wonder is just good vibes. Just upbeat tunes. And I love that. This album was no exception. While there were a few songs with different emotional elements, overall it was still upbeat. And some interesting musical variety too. And what a beautiful voice. 4

Since I'm now a grandfather, I guess I'll have to use this album as "granny bait." Outstanding...every track!

Love this album... here we go!

First track left me feeling disappointed, but then the rest of the album was like Stevie walked up to me, slapped me across the face, and scolded me for ever doubting him. Everything here is great (except for the first track, not like Stevie can read this anyway).

Each song here is great. The instrumentation and vocals are all great. Still don’t think he’s actually blind.

yayyyy one of the 80 or so I had listened to before starting the 1001 project...a classic! iconic showstopping etc. living for the city alone would be enough for 5 stars

Stevie Wonder defines groove.

4.5/5

01) Too High - 8,0 02) Visions - 7,5 03) Living for the City - 8,5 04) Golden Lady - 8,5 05) Higher Ground - 10,0 06) Jesus Children of America - 8,5 07) All In Love Is Fair - 7,5 08) Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing - 10,0 09) He's Misstra Know-It-All - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,50 (85/100) Current ranking: 56/266

Part of Stevie's historic run. Every song rules.

This is definitely one of my top Stevie Wonder albums. Lots of great songs, though some of them drag on a little longer than they need to. My favorites are “He’s Misstra Know-It-All,” which is the best song on the album by far, “Higher Ground,” and “Living For The City.” This is a 4.5 for me, but I’m ultimately going with a 4 because it doesn’t compare with Songs In The Key Of Life, which I already rated a 5. But “He’s Misstra Know-It-All” is a 10/10 song. I can’t get over how much I love it.

The last time Stevie Wonder came up on this list, I didn’t particularly like the album and I worried this meant I was an ignoramus. Innervisions was one of the other albums I listened to at the time to check if I was at fault. I was relived to find I loved it. Pretty much every song on this album is a corker. Many of them are stone-cold classics. There’s two or three that are a bit too saccharine for me so, if I could, I think I would give it 4.7 stars. So let’s round it up to 5!

Despite the heavy religious messages, a stone cold classic album

Thought it was a really great album. I really liked, "All in Love is Fair", "Living For the City", and "Higher Ground". I liked the instrumentals in "Higher Ground" and "Too High". I love how Stevie Wonder tells different stories in all his songs with beautiful lyricism and great vocals.

Love this album. It was in heavy rotation for me in college. I think one of the things I love about it is there isn't a low point, every song is great. There's never a moment I want to hit skip to get to the next single, if I'm putting this on it's because I want to sit and listen to the full album. There are definitely high points but start to finish, this album is lovely.

Just OK, I enjoyed Living for the City and Higher Ground. But it's not something I go back to.

It's all quite brilliant and nice and pleasant and has twin harmonicas and everything... but. It just goes by?

Timeless! Still not happy about I just called to say I love you, but Stevie this one is great.

How so much talent and soul filled a singular human is beyond me. Innervisions is still fresh and relevant. Those funky bass lines can’t be touched.

This is a great album. Sounds like the new Stevie wonder

Loved it. Oozes with style and emotion. I give my highest of regards.

the hits are super upbeat and rightly very recognisable, the filler tracks are so slow, couldn't get on with them

Good album and worth a listen, but not gonna make it into the regular rotation for me

Very cool and fun music. Not something I'm itching to return to, but I appreciate the craft! :)

This guy is really fucking good (who knew?)

Had songs in the key of life this past week, this album is not as good compared to that one for sure. Well made and everything, this one just didn't stick as much. Will I listen to again: 30%

honestly i think this one is my favorite album of his. it's not as bloated and i think all the songs here are, at a minimum, really good. really every song here is great, my least favorite being the final track. what boggles my mind about stevie wonder in this period is that he is 1) 23 years old and 2) playing the majority of the instruments on this album. so not only is he writing, singing, but he is almost the entirety of the album. it is all him. at age 23. insane. guaranteed you were not pulling off anything this great at age 23.

Surprisingly modern sounding. A few tracks off this could've been recorded a few years ago. Nice album. Got some of the hits too, and some deep cuts that were worth a listen.

Fantastic. Higher ground has such an amazing groove.

Oh baby. For me SITKOL just beats this but my word this is close. Every single song is incredible in its own way

Love Stevie Wonder’s voice! Not my favorite of his albums but enjoyable.

bongos 3.5

Peak steveland?

Just... Nothing really stands out.

This album has a lot of different flairs, but Wonder shines brightest with the funk songs. His voice is smooth as freaking *butter*, and combined with the funky synths you can't help but bop along to the upbeat tracks. I'm looking forward to "The Key of Life", which undoubtedly is in this project, and I'm pretty sure that album will outperform this one ever so slightly. On a side note, it's a very interesting time to hear "He's Misstra Know It All" in American politics: "The song is essentially a long description of a know-it-all confidence trickster character who is a "man with a plan", who has a slick answer to all his critics and who has "a counterfeit dollar in his hand."" (from the song's Wikipedia page)

Amazing

Cool, funky, but songs got boring and repetitive quickly.

Not my favorite by Stevie, but still had some good songs.

I have to say that this is not as good of an album as the previous Stevie Wonder one that we had on here. The last one that we got was an absolute bop whereas this one is slightly disappointing and it might be because this one was an earlier one. Overall, pretty nice though, not too bad, I enjoyed listening to it.

Peak Stevie and unparalleled. It's like aliens came down and made a perfect music making human and then put him through Motown school.

nice, but to much la la la la la~~~

MAJESTIC FOR NOT HAVING EXTREME DOPAMILERGIC CHANGES

Excellent album, especially "Living for the City" and "Higher Ground."

This is one of the most beautiful albums. Stevie wonder was a machine for putting out music and this is easily one of his best.

There is that one fairly funky Stevie Wonder album on the list, which I enjoyed. There is also this, which is Stevie Wonder as I originally got to know him - the somewhat schmalzy adult contemporary singer of ballads and writer of songs that don't quite want to make you dance, and all sound vaguely similar and familiar. I have much more time for funky Stevie than I do for schmalzy Stevie.

Klinkt wel lekker, misschien meer voor achtergrondmuziek

Compared to Talking Book and Songs in the Key of Life it is maybe the weakest link. Compared to the rest of music history it is a classic funk, jazz and soul album and one of the greatest ever. Ask Mr Know-It-All, he knows this much is true.

One of my all-time favorite records. It's brilliant every time I listen.

Amazing Rating: 4.9

Que grata sorpresa conocer al bueno de stevie

Classics from the 70s! Quality; fun and heartfelt songs for all of us.

Very funky instrumentals, great voice. So upbeat yet calming. I felt like I was sitting at a bar in the Maldives, watching the sun go down as the waves gently pile onto the sand

Harmonious, ground-breaking, joyful album - classic wonder!

Really solid album. Living For The City is a banger albeit a heartbreaker as it remains sadly relevant today. Higher Ground is a killer as well. Over the years, I've grown to appreciate Stevie's version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers take. Stevie was on a roll here. The 70s were very good to him.

Light, Mellow, Jazzy

Notes

I'm in between a three and a four. It's not my kind of music but I can appreciate it for what it is.

A couple songs I like okay...the rest is just meh.

I mean, naturally Stevie Wonder is going to throw out awesome music, but this one has some of his absolute best. What is even better is when you realise that in 1973 he was using just as many synths and sequencers as Kraftwerk - only difference is you didn't know that. Amazing.

From his incredible 72’ to 76’ period where everything he touched turned to gold, here is another 10 out of 10 from Stevie Wonder. From the trippy opener ‘Too High’, to the biting ‘Living For The City’, the beautiful ballad ‘Golden Lady’, spiritual and social statements in ‘Higher Ground’ and ‘Jesus Children Of America’ to the straight joy of ‘Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing’, there are not enough superlatives to describe how wonderful this album is. ‘Innervisions’ is just about perfect.

Love me some Stevie. This is a great one!

Fun! Just not as good as Songs in the Key of Life. But Stevie is great.

Stevie Wonder is the reason people think losing your sight results in your other senses being heightened, cos that has to be the biggest reason why his albums including this one sound so damn good! Every single number was a banger, and the album is going straight into my favourites playlist. 5/5

My first Stevie album… Top to bottom, the PERFECT album. Have I been blind to Stevie this entire time, chat?

Yes, Stevie Wonder! Great album! 4

Starts a little slow with Too High (I get it you're hallucinating) but gets better fast with Visions, Living for the City, Golden Lady and Higher Ground. I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers version of Higher Ground but Stevie Wonder kills it. I'm not loving the back half of the album, the big hits from this album are awesome but the rest is mostly average. It all kind of plays like a softer What's Going On, speaking of which, I like the hits less generally speaking, but the rest of the songs on the album are much, much better. In a Verzuz, I think What's Going On wins based on the hits, but I'd be much more likely to put Innervisions on to listen through. No joke as soon as the album finished, what song came on Spotify? What's Going On.

nao curto disto

Living for the city = favourite Hit heavy LP

A good introduction to more than just the singles Stevie. A solid album with a lot of diversity and good, funky music. Enjoyable.

Probably my favourite Stevie album but it's close. The use of the layering of the chords and the fact that he plays all the parts himself is amazing, such a great a head for harmony.

Not really my thing, but nowhere near as cheesy as I thought

I want to like this album. I really do. But besides 2 or 3 tracks I'm just bored.

Stevie Wonder lyrics can be a little too cheesy at times, but this is such an eclectic mix of styles and subject matter that draws you in enough to overlook any small issues there. Just a great album.

Stevie has a nice voice but the songs are kind of uninteresting

About 3/4 of this album has some music that must be heard. A couple songs are not on the same level but this is a must know album glad I listened to and will listen to it again.

I’ve never listened to this back to front and yet I knew all the songs - I think I liked this more than “songs in…” Stevie is quickly becoming an all time fave.

It's 90 degrees in NYC, obviously this is hitting real hard on the speakers

This album only has 4 good songs: Higher Ground (obviously), All In Love Is Fair, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, He's Misstra Know-It-All. The first 4 songs on this record are awful. I didn't care for them at all. Unlike the other Stevie Wonder songs, they l had this great groove and his singing and lyrics were great. I can't say that for the first 4 songs in this record. The last 5 songs were the only good songs. One of those 5 was just tolerable.. I'm not sure what to rate this. I guess it had more songs good than bad on the record... So it's a 3? Feels like a two.

Good, but not up to par with Stevie's best.

Nice find, sometimes a bit too "loungey"

Interesting experience. First time around, I really loved „Living for the City“. The other songs were enjoyable as well, just not as immediately impactful. Second time around, something must have clicked, because I felt like every song single song was a total banger.

Hmmm, I can't figure out what bothers me with this album. Too cerebral, maybe, in a way that makes me go "ah, a curious note indeed" instead of "oh yeah!" Who knows, maybe I'll come around at some point.

I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Love Stevie Wonder and the all the funk was fun. Bonus that the lyrics had so much meaning. I don’t however see myself replaying the album. It’s really more of a one and done for me. I guess I find his more commercial stuff something I’d rather listen to on a daily basis.

Stevie Wonder just doesn't miss. Like a lot of his projects, this is just perfection.

Wonder’s output between 1970 and 1980 represents the finest work of any musical artist, in any decade, certainly that I can think of. This album is note perfect. Funky, thoughtful, lush. Only Stevie could be this on-the-nose and yet have everything work so perfectly. Many consider it his masterpiece: it’s not for me, but that’s merely a matter of preference. Every moment crackles with spirit.

Quite dull this one - I definitely won’t listen to it again

Great groove.

Good album with some stand out tracks

Just wonderful.

I'm not saying I'm right, but I did prefer Songs in the Key of Life and Talking Book. This is a solid album and the funk is incredible. If this got me on a better day when I could've listened more clearly I wouldn't be surprised if I could've found more but it's a great album.

Again his talent is undeniable. His musicianship and the people he works with amazing. I think this is my favorite Stevie Wonder album so far. I think Higher Ground is the only track I recognized. On a whole it just had a nice flow, put me in a good head space. I would give this such a high 4 that I'll go 5. Not the kind of music I find myself drawn to usually, but I can picture just putting this on when the need arises for sure.

Classic and funky. A good mix of different tempos throughout the album. The storytelling is good and highlights important narratives. He has such a powerful voice! Interested to hear some of his other albums on the list eventually. The album started off slow, and with the exception of the more popular songs many of them seemed to go nowhere. However, the highs are good enough to keep my score level. Highlights: Living For The City Higher Ground All In Love Is Fair

First time all the way through. Pretty freakin great!

This album is brilliant and easy to listen to. Still. All of that still.

Groovy and short and sweet. I liked some songs more than others.

Nothing wrong with it, but not for me. Couple good ones.

One of the best albums ever.

Beast, didn't know he wrote some of these songs

As always with Stevie Wonder, there's many different styles of song in this album and I enjoy a lot of them, although there's a couple I don't like as much as the others, but I recognize the immense talent that went into making them. Misstra Know-It-All is my favorite on the album it sounds so smooth even as it personally attacks (at the time Nixon but now so many else could be the target of this song) Nixon with biting lyrics and a soulful delivery as is customary of Stevie Wonder's work.

Higher Ground

Obviously, Stevie is a virtuoso. I’ve always been wowed that he doesn’t read music. Like.. what?? This album has some real bangers; Living for the city, Don’t you worry bout a thing. Some of the songs, despite their musical impressiveness, fall flat with me. I think it’s probably due to the style of the time.

This album is nearly flawless. The only blotch is the preachy jesus children of america. Other than that each track is perfectly placed. 4.5/5 -> 5/5.

Stevie Wonder gehört zu den ganz Großen in der Musikgeschichte. Dieses Album auch. Ein Geschenk.

damn, this album slapped so hard. I'll be honest, wasn't sure what to expect but hot damn, this was fire. shout out to 'Higher Ground'. the first time I ever heard that song was in the Power Rangers movie with the RHCP cover and i will forever love this song. living in the city, all in love is fair, and don't you worry bout a thing are all bangers. this album is just silky smooth and super fun to listen to. I dig it. give me more Stevie

Fun rock album with some catchy riffs.

Bra grejer. Det hörs verkligen att han har inspirerat mycket ny musik. Däremot tycker jag att flera efterkommare har lyckats ta det till nästa nivå

I always thought Stevie Wonder was overrated, but he actually has a really soulful, fun sound. Really an enjoyable record. Best Songs: Living For The City, Higher Ground, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Worst Songs: He's Misstra Know-It-All

Higher Ground is an all-timer, but Living For the City really got me in the feels. Immediately re-played this one, and it makes me want to explore Stevie's catalog even deeper.

Oh woah woah woah! This is fire.

Easily my favorite Stevie Wonder album. “Living for the City” is an absolute masterpiece, and I’d consider it his magnum opus. Wonder followed many other musicians at the time who were transitioning from Motown-style love songs to socially and politically conscious protest music. Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and others got there sooner than Stevie, but Stevie ranks up there with the best of them. He critiques systemic racism, drug abuse prevalent in black communities due to lack of resources, and also just rips on Richard Nixon which is an awesome diss track. There’s also more standard love songs and songs with more upbeat messages like “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”, “Golden Lady”, and “Higher Ground” which together seem to convey a message that there’s a lot going wrong, but we have to cherish the things going right and work hard to correct the things going wrong. Granted, we haven’t made much progress as of 2024 correcting the societal ills of 1973, certainly not as much progress as someone from 1973 would have hoped for, but there’s still millions and even billions of people fighting the good fight. This album is also a masterpiece of production. What could have been a series of disjointed messages is linked by Wonder’s absolutely brilliant mind. He played almost every instrument and layered everything on top of each other for a coherent sound that ties the whole album together regardless of the tonal shifts. He isn’t given enough credit for some of the production techniques that he helped develop, like the extensive use of overdubbing which was later used by Bruce Springsteen, or the blending of non-studio and studio sounds that became prevalent in rap music. It’s scary but awe-inspiring to me that Stevie nearly died in a car crash (…he was the passenger) right after this album’s release and then released another brilliant album a year later.

Part of the "Stevie Wonder's 70s Flawless Run". Soul music was never as exciting as in early 70s Stevie Wonder.

-groovy -funky bass -political -optimistic album -passionate -so consistent -so incredible -Stevie is a genius! -cool album cover -favourite songs: Too High, Living For The City (<3), Higher Ground, Jesus Children Of America, All In Love Is Fair, Dont You Worry Bout A Thing -least favourite song (If I really had to choose one, since this album has no bad songs): Golden Lady

This sounds great. The music is catchy and funky, with something tender in between.

Stevie is always welcome

Living for the city was the first track to grab me. That and Higher Ground, which I already knew.

Solid but not something I’d listen to consistently. Fav Songs: Living For The City & Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing.

Loved the Rhodes keyboard. Stand out tracks: - Living in the city - Jesus children of America - Higher Ground

Delightful. Such a satisfying listen start to finish.

Top tier, of all the Stevie’s this one is my favorite. Just perfect.

Not every Stevie Wonder is five stars. However, he had an era in his career where he churned them out, and this is one of them. He’ll always be one of my favorites because of this output.

Stevienis one of the greatest musicians ever and this alhum is irrefutable proof. A masterpiece. Simply breathtaking.

This is a great album. It feel like what I imagine a Stevie Wonder album should be. Couple hits, and the rest of the album is hidden gems that I'm too much of a moron to know.

I really wasn’t a fan of this album. It was a little dry for me, which I was mildly surprised by seeing I like a lot of Stevie’s songs.

I like the guitar in Visions. Only on song 2, but not feeling much towards this album yet. First decent song on this album was High Ground. A very meh album to me.

Have not listened to much Stevie Wonder but felt this was very strong. Cool sound across the board, love a lot of the little synthesizer parts. Pulls in some elements of social commentary too. Deserves it's place on the list

Similar level of tone to me like CCR, but not popping out for me. Felt a little flat but an influential albums don't need to be so popping out. Some nice consistent beats to it.

Is it possible to give 6 stars? This thing keeps throwing Stevie at me and I ain’t mad.

4 stars

Stevie!

Not my style of music. Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing is a good song from this album.

Just amazing

Great album

I liked this

All in love is fair is one of the most beautiful songs ever

Well, it's Stevie. He's quite awesome.

Somewhere between the Crash Team Racing OST, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, and 80's Doctor Who. Favourite track: Golden Lady.

Stevie is an absolute legend, & even an album supposedly devoid of "hits" like this one is miles above some of the crap on this collection. And a full third of the album is Stevie doing every instrument & track (as well as much of the production) *by himself* (for the kiddies who don't already know: Stevie Wonder is also BLIND). Higher Ground is a fun listen for people who heard RHCP's cover first. And "Livin' in the City" is a harsh reminder that we still haven't fixed America's racial inequality problems over 50 years later. So like... let's get on that, people. -_-

Good stuff

Absolute masterpiece IMO.

Not the best by big Stevie but some songs banged

30 albums in and I finally got an album I not only know, but love. This album is Stevie Wonder in his prime and you can tell. The first two songs in the album are a little slow but are still enjoyable. These songs show that this album is going to be using synths more then the average Stevie Wonder album. It starts picking up with "Living in the City" which is a great song that highlights the inequality seen in cities like New York. "Golden lady" is a great follow up to the last song which is much more positive in contrast. "Higher Ground" is the next song and maybe the most popular from the album. The backing of this song is iconic and everything about it shows how great this album is. Although I usually don't like over preaching songs, "Jesus Children of America" is undeniably great. "All in Love is Fair" is an easy Stevie Wonder classic. "Don't You Worry Bout' A Thing" is just perfection. The opening shows Stevie Wonder with just the most insane rizz. It then slowly builds into this amazing chorus showcasing Stevie's incredible voice. I love how it implements a new section near the end and mixes it with the chorus, just amazing. I listen to this song to de-stress as it just reminds me that everything in life is going to be alright. One of my favourite songs of all time. "He's Misstra Know-it-All" is a great ender to the album having a great piano backing. Overall if you like music in general, this album is essential for you to listen to. TLDR: I thought it was good and you should listen to it.

not sure how this will stack up in the big picture

Very few artists are capable of making music this bright and easy while infusing it with weight and importance. Tight, focused, varied, and exceptional. Best song: Living for the City

Deff no. I’m tired of all this 70’s crap. This system just won’t switch. I’m about to be done with it.

classic :)

Didn't like this one as much as Songs In The Key Of Life, really only enjoyed the singles - Living for the City & Higher Ground

Pretty good album. I don't know if it's one I will return to, but I enjoyed listening to most of it. I like it more than Songs In The Key Of Life. In a weird way, I wish I liked Stevie Wonder's music more than I do.

Старина тут немного спокойней стал, много зашло, а много и не зашло

kinda liked some bits kinda didnt care for others YNN

I love Stevie Wonder but this isn't my favorite album. That being said, everyone knows Higher Ground & Living for the City, but my favorite track here is He's Misstra Know-It-All. Still a great album, just not the first (or the second, or even the third) that I would turn to if I was in the mood for some Stevie.

It is said that upon hearing “Higher Ground” while in a coma, Stevie moved his fingers.

R&B, funk and soul, jazz all mixed in perfect proportions on so many of the tracks, Too High,Living for the City, Jesus Children of America and Higher Ground. Normally not a fan his ballads but All in Love is Fair is great too. Visions get's a bit tedious and the only one I like to skip. The creativity that is shown in Higher Ground alone deserves 4 stars.

Almost everything Stevie has to offer can be found here with Higher Ground being the star of the show and Don’t You Worry and Living right up there. Funky tunes with social comment/observation that doesn’t feel preachy.

I'd listen to Higher Ground again. I don't see listening to the whole album again.

Rough to get two albums in a row from an artist that you don't really enjoy. Higher Ground is good, that's nice.

Easy listening while working.

Gostei é naquele groove dançante

3, it was fine.

nice album! i haven't listened to a lot of stevie wonder before but i've liked everything i've heard. this album's sound really encapsulates the 70s for me. great vocals, guitar, and synth. favorite tracks- Golden Lady and Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (a classic)

Amazing album! it doesnt overstay its welcome and its full of great tracks, Higher Ground of course being the standout in a crowd of standouts!

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

This took a few listens. But some real bangers!

The first half is super boring, the second half is ok

I've always appreciated Stevie but never took to a whole album as a symbol of what he was during the 70's. This might be it. Polished and slicker than the other Soul/R&B that I'm drawn to of that era. I'm taking by the mix of jazz influence, pop and social commentary he brings to this album. Mullings: is Higher Ground a perfect representation of the time or ahead of its time. Requires more listings.

A lot of gems here. Great trajectory: I enjoyed it more and more as it went on.

Great sound great songs great voice

Enjoyed it but not the best Stevie

Not for me

im not the biggest soul fan and i dont like stevie as much as i do gaye and some other big soul artists but this is better than songs in the key of life and living for the city is great so it gets a 7/10.

Some really good songs on this album. “Living for the City” is a real stand out. Album is good, but lacks a bunch of real great songs throughout. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

Underwhelming and very forgettable

This and Songs in the Key of Life are perfect.

While most would (rightfully) point to Songs in the Key of Life as the crowning achievement of Stevie's career, I would instead offer up this slimmed down release, which in it's small package delivers everything you could ever want from a Stevie Wonder album. You got the insatiable opening bop that is "Too High", the toe-tapping funk of "Higher Ground", the epic, socially-conscious jam of "Living for the City", the smooth, sweet ballad in "All in Love is Fair", and let's not forget the countless other timeless masterpieces. Stevie was truly a master of his art. 5 visions out of 5

This finally cements that I just don’t care for Stevie Wonder. I love funk, soul and jazz but I just don’t understand the appeal of Stevie. There are moments of funkiness I enjoy (“Too high” is a standout here), but in general it’s a bore. With Stevies annoying wailing as a cherry on top.

thank you mr wonder, for letting your inner visions come out

A favorite album! Never get tired of listening to it.

A damn good record . Favourite song is "He's Misstra know it All"

If you never heard this record, and this random album generated it, it's the best thing it will ever do for you. Trust me, you don't need much more. It's a masterpiece, and as with all Stevie's great albums, it never fails in making my day better.

Enjoyed the track visions. Good album, probably not one I will listen to again.

YES. This is the vibe I needed this week! Jazzy, a laid-back kind of self-aware, and simply exuding cool. Some lyrics sound a bit dated (ex. Living for the City, which is also kind of overlong) highlights: Visions, Jesus Children of America, All In Love is Fair (this is my favorite), He’s Misstra not-highlights: Not the biggest fan of spoken-word intros. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing is great in everything but the intro… 4/5

Black man swagger funk. Vibes are unreal easy 4/5

Stevie Wonder is one of the most talented and prolific fixtures of modern popular music. His version of soulful R&B has been a creative force in music - Stevie has made critically and commercially successful music throughout his long career. Innervisions is one of a series of remarkably successful albums he releases in the 70s. It includes "Higher Ground" and "Don't You Worry bout a Thing," which were some of his most successful tracks of the era.

1000% yes, this is what I've been waiting for. So glad to sit and give this one a listen, I haven't heard the whole album in one go before and loved every minute. Albums like this are why 1001 albums is wonderful.

Very very good Stevie is the man

There were a few decent songs in here, but over all not really my thing. I could've done with less singing. 2.5/5

what a groove ! so many good bass lines. 4 stars

85/1001

Great album. Nuff said.

Enjoyed

Not my thing Redux review: I was too harsh on this album, on relistening it is still not my favourite genre but the musicality is there. Upgrading to 3/5

Good album. Higher ground is probably weakest track

This album is a lot funkier than I was expecting! A lot of fun, but not my favorite. 3/5

Bangers, with some sleepy ones throughout

The transitions on this album are sick. Great album to listen to walking around the city.

He makes it sound so easy.

Classic album

Funky, love it. Living for the City sounds like a song to open a musical. Higher Ground! Weird without the Flea slap bass opener.

Alri ye

I don't even need to say how legendary Stevie's mid 70s run is. This album is phenomenal is every aspect

Great songs, some are a little heavy to me.

He’s Misstra Know-It-All low key bangs.

Still good, but it's not "keys to life", solid songs all the way through

Key of Life is better

Another masterpiece by Stevie. Incredible songs, and if it flowed slightly better this would get a 5

Favorite track: Living for the City

Often talked about in the best album of all time debate, I’ve listened to this many times and while I definitely like it and recognize why it’s great, but I’ve been slow to say I love it and it isn’t one of those albums that I regularly play. I took this opportunity to listen to it three times today to give it a chance to sink in. It’s definitely a masterpiece, beginning to end. Too High and Higher Ground have long been favorite Stevie tracks, but songs like Living For The City, which I’ve probably heard several dozen times in my life at least, just clicked with me at a higher level of attention to detail. The music, lyrics, and singing are elite at every beat and in between.

Stevie Wonder is awesome but I just cant get into his music. I enjoy his hits but for me his albums as a peice are a miss. Favourite song: Nothing stood out Least favourite: Visions, really dull song. Album artwork: OK

20 years ago I would have hated this. But as I get older I'm recognizing how awesome Stevie Wonder is. His sound is so awesome. So warm. So positive. This record slaps.

It’s really incredible, his voice and writing are so delightful whether it’s a love song or just being high. The synth work is crazy and the bass lines are very fun. Each new Stevie album I get is a treat, I can’t believe I slept on him before doing an album a day.

This album catches such a huge range of emotion. I revisit this one a lot, so it was great having an excuse to listen to it again

I'm constantly surprised at how good every single thing I hear from Mr. Stevie is and ashamed it took me this long to dig deeper into his catalogue. The man is a true genius of R&B and soul. A true musical prodigy. I'm very grateful to live in a timeline where this exists. Standout Tracks: Too High, Living Fro the City, Higher Ground, He's Misstra Know-It-All

Not my genre.

Yeah 😎

Damn this is pretty great! Stevie's got one absolute hell of a voice on the go here, and his ability to hit notes in so many ranges, and how he changes his tone & singing style to suit the music, very few can pull it off like he does here. Impressive!

I'm sure this is amazing but it's not for me

I like that Stevie regularly works a more serious theme into his music. I feel like he was really trying to make racial injustice palatable to a white audience. Groovy tunes as always

Didn’t seem very cohesive but some classic songs included.

Chilled, cool, great. Would I listen again? Definitely!

I know this is highly regarded. But except for a couple of songs this didn’t vibe with me at all. Not that it was bad. A lot of the lyrics, music, and production I can recognize are good to great. I just was never moved by it. 3/5

Along with Talking Book and Fulfillingness First Finale, Innervisions is part of what was effectively a single body of work, albeit a trilogy, all coming out of the same sessions and period imnediately post-adulthood, when he transitioned from 'Little Stevie' to the colossus of contempoary music we now recognise. I love these albums they are amongst the greatest ever rdleased.

Good, not excellent, but so close to excellent. I heard some gritty 70's funk in the album mixed with the regular Stevie Wonder pop vibes. I would have liked it better to lean into one or the other; it left me a little wanting by the end.

Started off very strong. There is a bit in the middle that's mostly talking that takes you out of it. It gets back into the good stuff pretty quickly, but that jarring middle keeps me from giving full marks.

A damn beautiful album

Tracks 3 & 5 alone earn this album 4 stars from me! But 6, 8, & 9 are cool too.

In my eyes, this is pretty much a perfect soul album. Not a bad song on the record and each of them leave an impression.

Living for the city is a good track that I've never heard before but the rest of this was not super memorable.

A pretty fun album, but this genre just doesn't really grab me for whatever reason. Fave track was "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"

Ik ga heel eerlijk zijn, ik was echt hyped voor dit. Stevie wonder heeft een paar van de beste nummers ooit gemaakt, maar die staan niet op dit album zeg... Er staan nog steeds een paar knallers op het album hoor, zie de favo nummers, maar err is echt een hoop gewoon ontzettend saai op dit album.. Stevie heeft later toch echt wel betere albums gemaakt dit wel gewoon interessant zijn front to back. Jammer! FAVO : Livin for the city, Higher ground, Don't you worry bot a thing

Pretty solid album

Every song a pinnacle of musical greatness

Ok

First time hearing, enjoyed

Very soothing and interesting. I liked the use of interesting chord progressions which made the album feel like a soulful journey. 3.5

Soulful and smooth as butter

Mér hefur alltaf fundist mjög gaman að hlusta á Stevie Wonder en aldrei hlustað á heila plötu með honum (þetta er svolítið gegnumgangandi með þekktari tónlistarmenn hjá mér virðist vera). Þarna voru kannski ekki neinir rosalegir slagarar en þetta var samt þannig plata að ég mun setja hana á fóninn af og til. Ég sé fyrir mér að hlusta á hana við matarborðið eða í bakgrunni í stofunni. Fínasta áhlustun.

Awesome album. Love Stevie's voice. Classic

I arrived at this as a Stevie-sceptic, and left a Wonder-maniac. Why isn't there a synonym for maniac beginning with W? Anyway, I only really knew Wonder's big singles, and found them all too cheesy, but this has real soul (obvs) and depth to it, as well as a big slice of sunshine. The closing two tracks were particularly brilliant, which is always a sure-fire way to get your mark up.

Good album, not my fave but still a good album

Great soulful funk.

Stevie wonder slaps

I didn’t even know this Stevie Wonder album, but it was great! His voice is amazing. I love the variety of genre he is able to present while still sounding like a cohesive album.

Wonder's Best. Lot's of great songs on this album.

Too High - conflicted. might be one of the worst songs to be high & listening to. if you don’t listen to the lyrics, it’s a vibe. but if you do, and you’re any amount of paranoid it’s kind of the worst. I just listened to Mr. Hands by Herbie Hancock right before this because i actually really liked listening to Headhunters and this has a similar groove but Stevie is making my nervous. maybe i just have my own shit to work through! Visions - take me away, Stevie Living for the City - super nice. my vibe was a little ruined bc a random guy asked if he could turn me into meditative art. but that isn’t stevie’s fault i can’t hold that against him. okay well now he’s getting arrested now. Golden Lady - beautiful transition from the last song. beautiful in general Higher Ground - i know this song! good Jesus Children of America - uhhh i don’t remember but that means it can’t have been terrible All in Love if Fair - honestly not one of my favorites. idk why Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing - he speaks very fluent spanish 🥴 He’s Misstra Know-It-All - not one of my favs either good album tho. 4/5. probably would be someone else’s 5/5 but it’s not entirely my shit, yk?

Good little album to bop to, nothing jumps out at me

Years since I heard this. The album is pretty varied in styles and themes with all the Stevie trademarks. Sounds a little dated on some track, early synthesizer stuff seems prevalent of this.

One of my favorite Stevie Wonder records! A really strong entry in a stunningly lengthy golden period for one of the true greats.

First Stevie Wonder album I've listened to. Enjoyed it.

Love it! Good songs🫶🔥

Album number three in Stevie's brilliant five album run, the greatest album sequence of all time, released, incredibly, over a FIVE year span (and this his SIXTEENTH album). Utterly enchanting, captivating and varied - social commentary, love lost, love won, spiritual, political; latin, soul, jazz, funk; and all so listenable and part of a cohesive, satisfying whole. Mr. Wonder will live forever. His music will be enjoyed for generations to come.

2 great songs, a couple of good songs and the rest were ok.

livin for the citay...

Haven’t ever heard the extended version of “Living for the City”, one of my favorite SW songs. This album is giving something Ive never heard from an artist who changed my perspective of music. Stevie was my gateway into Jazz believe it or not! Love this album.

The album starts off slow and just kind of messy. Living for the City finally caught my attention about half way through the song. I really liked the vocal onslaught that came just before the talking came. Higher Ground really picked up the feel and momentum of the album, that alone deserves a star for helping me understand its greatness. All in Love is Fair was a nice change from the funk sound to a piano driven one. This album got better as it went on. It’s better than I thought it was going to be. Choice Cut: All in Love is Fair

genius

A classic and timeless album. First time hearing it and I absolutely love it. Every song except for the first is genuinely fantastic and super fun to listen to, as all good funk/soul should be. Higher points for me across the album were: Living For The City, Higher Ground (horrific), All In Love Is Fair (incredible vocals) and Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing. The album flows very well from song to song, felt like a breeze to listen through without any feeling of fatigue. All In Love Is Fair is a great "breather" section. Only song I was a bit unimpressed by was the opener, Too High, in my opinion it lacked the same groove as all the other songs on the album. All in all, incredible album. Would rate it 9/10, not a 10 just because of the first song.

This is very fun indeed, a lot of carefree energy interspliced with a lot of outta nowhere heavy subjects that just stick with you.

Good vibes

All timer

It is just so good.

Stevie Wonder really is one of the GOATs. Joyous, wonderful – I loved all of this.

Didn’t realize I liked Stevie Wonder until this. Very catchy and can see why it’s influential while still remaining pretty unique.

This was really great, no complaints.

So so good. Easily no skips on this album.

Good production. higher ground is a great song.

It was decent. A few familiar songs. I’m glad to have listened to it.

No where near as good as songs in the key of life. At times it seems a bit over dramatic. It could do with a bit more of the funkier elements we would later see from stevie Don't Worry About a Thing is a highlight. And Hes Misstra Know it All Is superb.

I've listened to this album many times, and it's always been a favorite. Glad to have a reason to listen to it again.

Some phenomenal tracks on here. Just a great listen as I prepped the morning meals.

Another Stevie classic.

SO. FUCKING. PEAK.

Y'know, don't get me wrong—I love all of the single disc albums in Stevie's golden period. This period isn't so highly regarded for no reason. But... I'unno. As much as I like them, at a point the start to mesh together a little outside of the REALLY big songs. Like, TALKING BOOK is amazing, and I've actually heard it more than INNERVISIONS, but there are songs where I can't really remember how they go. Not with INNERVISIONS, though. Each song, they're all distinct from one another; I can remember exactly how they all go. Even the two songs I find the weakest, "All In Love Is Fair" and "Jesus Children Of America", they stick out so well in my mind. And, I mean, look, this album's got "Higher Ground" **and** "Living For The City". Even if this album was a 1, the presence of those two alone would raise this thing to, like, a 3 at least; they're just that good. Of course that's not to underplay the other songs; "Golden Lady" and "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" both come to mind immediately. It's just, those are such masterpieces on a masterpiece in a catlog of masterpieces. Absolutely incredible, all around. Another one I could give a 6 if I could for how much it's entrenched in my soul.

Banger after banger. This album flows so well, you would think it's a river.

I mean, I knew it would be a 5, I just didn’t expect to want to give it a 6 or higher. I have consistently said that Songs in The Key of Life is one of the best albums ever made, and my respect for Stevie’s work is off the charts; from Superstition to Sir Duke to Overjoyed and some of his collaborations into the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s, it’s very hard for me to come up with a more consistent artist. He might be the GOAT, and this album is just another masterclass in that. I don’t know quite how to gush about it; everything here is just classic Stevie, from the funky instrumental of Too High, to the guitar on Visions, the all-timer that is Living for the City, the key changes on Golden Lady, the bassline on Higher Ground, the backing vocals on Jesus Children of America, the incredible vocal performance on All in Love is Fair, the percussion and feel-good attitude of Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing, and the bombastic (& slightly long) outro to He’s Misstra Know-It-All. Easy as hell 5.

Perus Stevie Wonderia tällee vuonna 1999 syntyneen maallikko/blondin korvin. Levyltä löyty yks bängeri, jota en oo kuullut ennen: ”Golden Lady” - päätyy soittolistalle! 2,5/5

Yeah yeah yeah, mid 70's Stevie Wonder is great.

Incredible

Buen rollo, no me ha cambiado la vida. 3

Didn't like this one as much as FFF

ok

Good

This album came out not long after my 13th birthday, and was massively popular. With hit singles "Higher Ground"(#4), "Golden Lady" (4), "Living For The City" (#8), and "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" (#16) it made a big splash. It reached #5 on the Rock charts, and topped the Soul charts. Beyond splash, these songs made an impact on postpubescent me. "Living for the City" was probably the first time that I started to really think about race relations. That and the single "Brother Louie" (by Stories) that came out about the same time... but that's another story. Anyway, this was a huge album, both in popularity and import. The sound is wonderful (it won a Grammy for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording in 1974), the songwriting is wonderful, the performances are wonderful. Note that besides writing all of the songs, Wonder is credited a playing most of the instruments on the album. This is a great album, a real reflection of its time, mid-70's pop and soul. But deep and insightful, not fluff. It grooves, it speaks, it matters. Full disclosure, I already own this album and am very familiar with it. 5/5

Favorite Tracks: Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing Higher Ground Too High

I have a hard time explaining just what I love about Stevie Wonder, and this album is no exception. It’s perfect, and that’s all you’re getting from me

Fine vibes.

3.5/5 ⭐️ Best song: Higher Ground Worst song: Jesus Children of America Comments: Very funky with a few good songs, I prefer the upbeat songs though to the more emotional ones. Not something I would usually go for but I did enjoy the listen!

Filled with classic classics

Amazing

Not for me

Jazz

Chill but unremarkable.