Innervisions

7/7/2022 - ALBUM #161 Today's Album: "Innervisions" by Stevie Wonder - This was a pretty fantastic introduction to Stevie Wonder from a generator perspective because it really feels like this record is Stevie transitioning into some of the songwriting and experimental techniques that would define his career. It feels much more like an intentional statement as an entire album than something like Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Although I had heard many of his hits and a fair amount of his most acclaimed record, Songs In The Key Of Life, I hadn’t really ever heard an entire project from him top to bottom, so this being such a cohesive work made it a treat to say the least. The opener, Too High is a really great start for this project, with solid funk grooves that contrast lyrics alluding to the tragedy of someone losing their life to overdose after getting “too high” too many times. The track Visions slows things down after this for a contemplative look at what Stevie invisions for the future look like and how they clash with the harsh reality of injustices today. This theme transfers over to the track Living For The City, where a man moves into the city with barely enough and ends up getting incarcerated by racist police for a crime he didn’t even know he was committing. The voice clips of the policemen and jailer putting this man away hit so hard on a first listen and really make you feel the inequality going on. This theme of Stevie putting these injustices and “innervisions” to song continues throughout the track list and I particularly like the closing track He’s Misstra Know-It-All because it tells the listener exactly who is to blame for all of this injustice: The fast talking business man that thinks he knows everything. It’s almost poetic the way Stevie describes these pieces of shit people that exist in mass in our world and cause so much suffering for others without any regard for it. Now in terms of the actual music on the record, I think there is quite a large array of different moods and styles that Stevie is weaving together here quite well. I like the track Golden Lady for its amazing synth/piano work and its expressive chorus. Higher Ground is a great track as well with a bubbly funk guitar, some interesting cymbal work, and an uplifting message. All In Love Is Fair is one of the shining ballads on the album and it does a good job of capturing the emotion felt in a tough romantic situation. It’s also one of the most passionate vocal performances from Stevie on this album and boy does he blow it out of the park There are moments where I felt that the instrumental pallet felt a bit flatter than what I would typically expect on a Stevie Wonder project, especially when compared to a lush project like SITKOL, but I think the songwriting on this album really makes up for where it lacks sonically. Overall, this is an album jam packed with flavor, personality, soul, and a healthy amount of experimentation. It may not be what I initially expected to get out of a Stevie Wonder album, but the more I listened to it, the more I embraced the thematic songwriting choices he went for. Give this one a listen if you can handle soulful funk grooves and punchy ballads. Highlights: Too High, Visions, Living for the City, Golden Lady, Higher Ground, All in Love is Fair, Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing, He’s Misstra Know-It-All Score: 8/10 A particularly introspective and experimental album from the great Stevie Wonder

Innervisions was a wildly successful album for Wonder, regaled with widespread critical acclaim and and an Album of the Year award from the Grammy's. Listening, it's easy to understand why: Wonder is a master of soul and composition. He weaves beautiful songs of life and love and the complex landscape of America. Moreover, he's a fantastic multi-instrumentalist, which helps bring his vision to full fruition on his own terms. I only wish the production allowed Wonder's songs to have a bit more punch to them, as many come across as flat, which doesn't do the songs justice.

Just some great tunes. Man, I love Stevie Wonder. Best track: Higher Ground

Solid album, filled with funk & soul.

Solid Stevie

Un petit rayon de soleil

It's Stevie Wonder. Always good stuff. Higher Ground is prob my fav song on here.

8/10

Some classics in here but I think my favorite was Living for the City. Still relevant today.

Other than his hits and "Songs in the Key of Life" I have no experience with Stevie Wonder. So, I recognize a couple songs on this record but I'm hearing the album tracks for the first time. The guitar and electric piano interplay on "Visions" was unanticipated and really enjoyable. Of course, "Living for the City" is a great song. Something I don't talk about enough in these review is album art. I really like the cover art for this record.

Stevie’s imperial period. He could do it all, and he made it groove!

Stevie Wonder is just one of those musicians for me ... don't own a single album, know a pile of his music and it's almost like it has been just there always...so listening to some of these tracks, especially something like Living in the City and not sure why but hearing how relevant and strong that track is just shocked me. And Higher Ground is a classic.

Another perfectly produced album by Stevie! The songs are not as impactful as other releases, but the sound is really the selling point.

This is a great album. Social commentary, themed, imaginative, beautifully produced, suffused with craft. Hadn't listened all the way through before and was really happy I did.

Admittedly, I'm not Stevie's biggest fan. I mean I love his music and hearing his big singles is always fun, but on whole albums I tend to find his brand of smooth soul a little too... smooth. Or gentle, let's put it this way. That's why I prefer the tracks that has a little more edge, like Living for the City. But having said that, it's obviously a classic and I can only admire his work even if it's not the first thing I'll want to hear when I want some soul.

Smooth vibe. Such a great soulman - classic album.

I've always enjoyed the soulful playing and creativity of Stevie Wonder, especially in songs like Golden Lady or Visions, on which the guitar is absolutely beautiful and well rendered. Groovy synth tones found on this record are also very nice.

Cool

Vraiment très bon, beaucoup plus apprécié que l'autre que j'ai pogné de Stevie. Aucun moment faible vraiment. Plus un 4.5 qu'un 4

I'm glad to hear this as it expands my funk and R&B knowledge a bit more. As my first listen to Stevie Wonder, he does a great mix of mentioned genres along wonderful sax jazz and piano ballads. It's also very political with it's social issues in the first half, and I appreciate that. I'm not a fan of the cover art, which dates this release personally, but the music itself is anything but. It sounds amazing and is relevant with artists like Silk Sonic taking the torch for this sound.

very good, enjoyed the sound!

Talking Book came up recently so let's see how Stevie's sound has progressed in the 3 weeks / 9 months since then... Ooh it's good news! There's nothing as iconic as Superstition but the schmaltz has pretty much gone, replaced by experimental funk. Example: a track called 'Golden Lady' seemed like a prime candidate for schmaltziness, but turned out to be an absolute banger. I love the infinite key changes. The lyrics in the chorus to Higher Ground are much easier to understand than the RHCP version, too. Good stuff. 3.5 / 4.

The funky songs on this album are among his best. One is Living for the City but the best example is Higher Ground which is also the name of my favourite radio show.

I think the keyboard/synth riffs he lays down are iconic, influential and ahead of their time in 1973. I’m still amazed he plays most of the instruments. Like the other Stevie albums we’ve received, you have the hits and the supporting tracks. The hits on this LP are more political (a good thing by me) and the supporting tracks are more to my liking. The production isn’t as syrupy as his later efforts.

Funky. What a great guy.

This is a really good album from start to finish. 4/5

A fine album with 2 absolutely superb songs; Superstition and I Believe When I fall in Love. The rest of the album ain't half bad neither. My 2nd favorite Stevie Wonder album. 4.5 🌟

This is my second Stevie Wonder album and it further confirms that he's a national treasure and can do no wrong. Pretty crazy that I haven't even gotten songs in the key of life yet. Also Higher Ground is a banger

Ridiculously talented stuff.

Great album, always uplifting and smile-inducing

One is Stevie's least crap albums. I love Stevie, but a lot of the album tracks don't stand out.

I listened to it blindfolded.

Vibes

In which Mr. Wonder plays the organ. Innervisions is ONE of this iconic sounds from a period where Stevie Wonder constantly reinvents his sound'. Crossing over Soul, Jazz, Gospel, Spiritual, and good ole' Rock-N-Roll, Innervisions is a home run.

4.5/5. I have listened to this before, and on this listen I found this album more enjoyable than the first. It is a very solid album, as most of Wonder's albums are. The funk and soul go so well together, and it makes this a very enjoyable album.

One of my all time favourite albums and possibly my favourite by Stevie.

Never listened to a Stevie album before but I truly enjoyed it more than I thought. Great listen and good variety of tunes

can hear Stevie Wonders' influence on artists like Thundercat or Anderson Paak. Funky w/ a side of Jazz. Higher Ground track is a classic that has a bop to it that I love. Don't Worry About a Thing track is boomer city. Nice album just not my cup of tea.

Was lovely listen. Thought I wouldnt dig it that much but boy was i wrong. I enjoyed every track !

Wow we needed this after the previous album, some lighthearted fun from the big SW. I really enjoyed this, as I always do. The kind of funk and fun we all need. Don't you worry about a thing was a highlight,

Funky Stevie Wonder is just the absolute best. He covers so much depth and harshness about the world while still managing to get you toes tapping. I don't like this album as much as Songs In the Key of Life, but it is still one of his best works from his most fruitful period 4/5

It was a revelation when it came out. Living For the City a and Higher Ground are top shelf, but the rest doesn't reach that standard.

OK, no denying this is a phenomenal album and Stevie Wonder is really a musical genius. The heavy use of synthesizers, which was totally innovative. But this album is also noted as a massive influence in the direction of R&B and soul music going forward. And if I'm honest, I'd much rather listen to R&B or soul from the 50s and 60s than the 70s and 80s. The synthesizer-heavy R&B of the 80s is shit. So... great album with a terrible legacy? Shit... just listened to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" and realized that the terrible damage this album may have done to R&B ushered in some classics of the 80s and deserves some credit.

i mean, it's a classic but i can only give 4 as a couple of mediocre tracks (visions, jesus children).

Great album by Mr Wonder

Anytime we get a Stevie Wonder album I know I'm in for a treat. I've heard this title before, but not the album. As expected, really great album, it makes sense why he dominated the Grammys for as long as he did. Just fantastic grooves all over this. I wouldn't put it up there with Songs in the Key of Life but it's still a great ride. Favorite tracks: Higher Ground, Living for the City, Too High, All in Love is Fair, Don't You Worry Bout a Thing. Album art: That's another thing about Stevie Wonder, great album arts. This one is really nice, love the landscape and the color palate. The poor guy's blind and yet has some of the best covers to look at. 4.5/5

The record is just good. I like Talking Book more overall but I think the highs on this album are better.

The fact that Stevie performed six of these songs himself is insane. I've seen commercials with "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" in it and would've expected that would've ruined it for me, but I still enjoyed it, especially with the added latin flair throughout the song. Strong funk, soul, gospel record. Favorite tracks: "Living for the City", "Jesus Children of America"

Muy buen disco

Stevie Wonder is always worth a listen! Stand out song is obviously Higher Ground, but the whole album is solid

this was pleasantly surprising. the sound is so unlike any other stuff i'v heard from the 70's, much less by stevie wonder, but i really really liked this!! yaayy

Great album. Thoroughly enjoyed. "Living for the City" was wonderful on headphones. And who doesn't love the funky sound of "Higher Ground".

Damn fine album.

good length. great songs. living for the city and higher ground are obvs the best

What’s not to love about Stevie, don’t you worry is a classic

I love Stevie Wonder, and this album is solid. It’s not as poppy or catchy as some of his other stuff, but it’s really interesting and introspective and a little political. Loved it.

groovy

Imperdible, sonido muy cara teriztico 4

8/10

Not my favorite of Stevie Wonder's albums but still great!

Great voice but the album didn't dig it.

Album had some good tracks, but overall it is not really strike me as amazing, or maybe it is simply not my taste.

This was my first time listening to a full Stevie Wonder album. It wasn’t my favorite but I did enjoy a few of the tracks my favorite being “Don’t you worry about a thing” I loved the South American influence.

6/10 Best songs: Living for the City, Golden Lady I haven't been a big fan of Stevie Wonder's albums so far because they are the epitome of easy listening to me - dull, unchallenging, repetitive. This album is a marked improvement (the focus on social issues and the interesting production of Living for the City, for example, make this album more tolerable), but that easy-listening quality still creeps in and makes the listening experience not particularly enjoyable. Sorry, but Stevie Wonder is mid at best - and I consider this album to be his best.

Great vibes. Amazing that Stevie played almost all the instruments on this album. Perfect length (9 songs, 44 minutes). Higher Ground and Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing are obviously the most popular songs from this album. However, I think my favorite song was Living For the City.

very groovy nice vibe

Has my favourite Stevie song, but overall didn't really do it for me. good not great

It's nice but not my thing

A couple of good songs here in "Higher Ground" and "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" and I'm not as crazy about the rest, which is too soft-rock for my tastes, but it's overall it's an eclectic listening experience that isn't boring.

Dang, Songs in the Key of Life is impossible to top. Higher Ground is where this sleepy album picks up, Living for the City aside. Stevie has these cool little inserts like the bridge of Sir Duke, funky melodies that grab your ears. Back half of the album good so far going into Jesus Children of America. Don't You Worry about a Thing Stevie and Spanish mini skit is hilarious. Thinking 3. relisten.

꽤 나쁘지 않았다. Stevie Wonder의 Isn't She Lovely말고는 몰랐는데 새로운 노래를 알 수 있어서 좋았다. It wasn't bad at all. Aside from Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely," I didn't know the other songs, so it was great to discover new music.

Self-reflections.

Not my usual cup of tea. Higher Ground I've always liked but prefer RHCP cover. Standout for me were Golden Lady, As, Don't You Worry.

Groovy

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/stevie-wonder/innervisions/ This is again an example of an album where the rating might not be entirely fair and mainly reflects my disinterest in the genre. I know that Stevie Wonder is great and that this is, objectively, a good album. But it still does not do much for me, aside from some songs. Too 'smooth', I guess?

Fades into the background

One great track but not SW at his best.

I enjoyed this shorter Stevie Wonder offering although it's the familiar songs which stand out.

There is quite a lot of this album that I wasn’t familiar with. It took a couple of listens to get into it and it does come alive.

I thought I liked Stevie Wonder. But I think I really like Greatest Hits Stevie. The bangers are bangers. But the rest is just a bit meh. He's still a genius though. 3*

I like the album cover. I like Living For The City. I like Too High. I don't like All In Love Is Fair. I don't like Golden Lady.

I didn't know that Stevie Wonder did experimental music and was groundbreaking in his genre. This being said: it is a kind of music that makes me nervous and grumpy so nothing for me...

ja det är väl bättre än en trea men nu blev det så här för mig

I enjoyed this more than I ever would have guessed.

Good album

i enjoyed a few, the others, okay ish and still listenable, just not my taste.

Not a standout album imo. Alright.

A solid album. (9 songs, 44 mins)

3.5 - good

1. Too High - 8/10 2. Visions - 5/10 3. Living for the City - 7.5/10 4. Golden Lady - 5.5/10 5. Higher Ground - 7/10 6. Jesus Child of America - 5.5/10 7. All in Love is Fair - 5/10 8. Don't you Worry about a Thing - 5/10 9. He's Misstra Know-it-all - 6.5/10 OVERALL ALBUM RATING - 6.5/10

overall: 6.5/10 favorite: golden lady higher ground all in love is fair

Not a bad album, just not for me.

Wasn't sure what to expect. Pleasantly surprised. Standout track was "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing".

Last track was the best!

not my cup of tea, but besides that it's still a good album, just not something i'd listen to

Not his best album, but still three stars...

too high- great melody very catchy hes mista know it all- very nice cymbals and atmosphere as well as vocals

Vet ikke helt hvorfor jeg aldri helt klarer å digge Stevie Wonder. Dette blir veldig polert.

Kul sound, men synses egentlig SW er litt irriterende å høre på. Flinkis-soul.

It's not my thing but I respect it

Not sold on the opening of this album, but solid back half and huge finish. Mr Know It All! 3

3/5

Great opening to the album, catches you immediately Visions shows the talent but it's not connecting for me. His voice is amazing here but the tempo doesn't suit I feel Living for the city is exactly stevie's magnificent voice used correctly. Just wow. Golden lady is a pleasant listen Higher ground is another highlight. He's at his best with upbeat soulfulness Jesus children america is funky and fun All is fair is the best ballad on the album Don't you worry is fantastic. Soothing yet rousing, catchy, everything you want from stevie Misstra know it all is a great closer I like Stevie. Not a huge fan but I do appreciate the classics. I don't think this album is him at his best. The talent is there, but I like him funky and upbeat. There's a lot of wasted space here in my opinion Soft 3.5/5

Too sweet

Stevie on top form

3.5

Really nice. Really easy to get lost in the vibes

Living for the City: "I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow / And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow / This place is cruel, nowhere could be much colder / If we don't change, the world will soon be over / Living just enough, stop giving just enough for the city"

Might relisten, not among my favorites from Stevie Wonder

No me gustó tanto el disco, tiene solo uno de sus hits: higher ground. Me sorprendió la canción del final mistra know it all

This one is largely more in the admire, but not love camp. Higher Ground and City will always be keepers, but this has always felt like personal essay territory, less great music. Of course he is an incredible performer, a veritable one-man Radiohead/Curtis/Sly (well, I guess Sly is a one-man Sly). Just astonishing, but not the music of his that I love.

In all honesty, it’s not for me, I didn’t dislike it but I think you need to be a Stevie wonder fan to get the best from it

I guess this is great if you like that kind of music.

Good throughout with little impact

Que maravilla Stevie, no es de sus mejores discos igual

Ok

Funky, but unmemorable.

Has some good songs 6/10

In classic Stevie fashion, very dense- Lots of harmonic real estate being taken up. A whole lot of complex intervals, key changes, and soulful belts. I tend favor his work that falls more on the soul side, but nonetheless a very thorough record.

Decent album, just not my kind of music

gran álbum muy buenos temas Too High - Living For the City - Don't you worry 'Bout A Thing buen ambiente tambien muy ameno, es gran álbum para tener de fondo y disfrutar igual. aprobado

Funky Stevie is pretty cool when he gets going, but the punctuations of balladry really don't work for me. I recognise a lot of the tracks here so I assume this is a big influential album but I'm too ignorant of soul music to really get the implications.

This was amazing. He's really strong here

too high - cool funky beat, confusing lyrics, fun 8/10 visions - good message, 8.5/10 living for the city - life of prejudice & police brutality, upbeat and passionate voice 9/10 golden lady - reminds me of despicable me 7/10 higher ground - 6/10 jesus children of america 6.5/10 all in love is fair - 8/10 dont you worry bout a thing - 9/10 hes misstra know it all - 10/10

very stevie wondery, very good

Good stuff but not his best!

Was good. Was left feeling the talent and cohesive album. I had been disappointed by an earlier album not not here

This album was smooth and very nice to listen to. There were some good songs but overall it didn’t stick out to over some of the other albums I’ve listened to on this journey.

Good

I didn't love the first two but Living for the City is cool. The middle songs are okay and I think live or in certain vibes they'd be nice but I don't love them. I liked Don't Worry About a Ting and Misstra Know It All. I like those two much more than the rest of the album except maybe Living For the City. I think for the City is my favourite.

The first two songs of this album turned me off and almost made me stop listening but I forced myself through and found the remainder of the album to be very good. Still not my cup of tea but I didn't hate it.

I liked this less than I wanted to overall, but lots to like nonetheless.

Not as good as the other album I've listened to so far off this list by him but it's still a lot better than the majority of crap on this list

Funky. Toujours pas mon style, mais quand même mieux que Marvin Gaye

Aikalailla vuorotellen hitaita balladeja ja menevämpiä kappaleita. Hyviä rentoja kappaleita, funkkeja ja jazzevia. Higher Ground orkkis tällä. Parhaat: Higher Ground, Visions

Possibly the best funk/soul album I've had so far (there have been quite a lot!). Although this might be the worst cover art yet! Happy to have heard this once, but will probably not search it out for another listen. When Little Stevie Wonder became Big Boy Stevie Wonder. Dunno what else to say really! Most unlike me!

It was fine. And that's fine

6/10

it's a classic. not MY favorite, but a classic.

This album has a few standouts, but some of the songs fell flat for me. I’m a Stevie Wonder fan, but sometimes he sings outside of his vocal range and it’s grating.

this album has a consistent smoothness to it that separates itself from others. My first Stevie wonder album and i enjoyed it quite a bit. However I found that some times it turned into a background kind of music. the smoothness is a double bladed sword in that regard. Songs I liked: Living for the city, Higher ground, don't you worry 'bout a thing 3.5/5

Golden Lady was alright. I'm not a big fan of motown, but Higher Ground is good. All in Love Is Fair was nice.

And a half.

Not bad, few good ones in there

Great 70’s Stevie Wonder album

Hits and misses

Good album with some solid songs. 6.8/10

groovy ash and holy basslines

tiene buneos temas que me guarde, pero no me mato.

I wish every song was like Higher Ground!! I’ll give it another listen at some point but for now…3

Given how funky Stevie got during his career, and especially on this album, it surprises me he wasn’t sampled more in hip hop.

Très très average pour du Stevie

I like Stevie Wonder pretty good. Seems like a cool guy, and his music generally has some solid funk to it. And this record has some of that (Higher Ground rules). But this record is less interesting than Talking Book. 7/10

Wasn't sure I'd like this one, but I've ended up enjoying and repeating parts of it. Just not all

Living For The City and He's Misstra Know-It-All are the highlights holding this up.

Jesus Child Of America Don't You Worry'Bout A Thing Higher Ground Living For The City He's Misstra Know-It-All All In Love Is Fair Too High Golden Lady Visions

It's Stevie Wonder - a nice album but didn't make me fall in love. Some of the songs are a little sickly sweet that I couldn't decide whether I loved or hated them. Favourites: Visions Living For The City Higher Ground

Kul og tidlig Stevie! Før gulltiden hans for min del, men kvaliteten på musikken er skyhøy! Digger dette!

Pas son meilleur album mais on aime la vibe

6/10 Fun listen, a couple songs saved to the playlist.

Yup

Didn't really like this as much as I was expecting. Honestly the slower/ more ballad type songs like Golden Lady are where I gravitated the most. The more 'funk' heavy a song was, the more I didn't like it too much as I don't feel the production aged all that well. Still can't say it was terrible though, 3/5

Enjoyed this one, he sounded younger than I was expecting

very good surprise, the first two songs are so sweet and soothing! living for the city a classic and a statement!!!!!!

Se me ve como footprint para mucha música con esas vibras funky-disco Tiene éxitos que de nuevo se vuelve sorpresivo saber que el compositor es el mismísimo Stevie como Higher Ground, lo veo como una persona muy humilde honestamente porque no es como que el se jacte de nada de eso, solo disfruta de lo que hace a lo que he visto Buena vibra durante todo el viaje de este álbum, no sé porque, pero creo que aún estoy por escuchar lo mejor de el, a pesar de haber escuchado ya 2 álbumes considerados grandes referentes

The bass in this album is really what I enjoyed.

Норм но непонятно зачем

he's done both better and worse

Ame la primera y ultima canción del album, mejor de lo que esperaba. Aunque muchas de las canciones del album pecan de repetir la misma frase una y otra vez.

Different than what I'm used to from Stevie Wonder, not as much Motown. He definitely makes a left turn here, but I like that there is a good amount of variety. Its a mix of funk, Motown, fusion jazz, classic guitar, ballad. He also does this thing where he sings in a different voice for a couple songs which is kinda strange haha. Might go back to it!

Living For The City is worth its 7 minutes and Higher Ground is an incredibly groovy beat, but otherwise it did not stand out that much.

Maybe I’ve listened to this album way too many times involuntarily to find this enjoyable but I didn’t love this… sorry

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At times it was interesting, at times I nodded my head, but mostly I was just fucking bored. The last two songs save it from a worse score. That moment in the middle of “Living for the City” where the guy gets out of a cab and gets arrested without taking a step is hilarious, but I’m not sure it’s supposed to be.

Groovy. La primer canción "too high" no me gustó para nada y pensé que no iba a estar muy bueno, pero el resto del álbum es muy bueno. Buen sonido, buenas letras algunas solo para bailar y otras con mensajes más reflexivos.

Alright. 3.5 stars.

It was nice, and maybe that was all it really was. When I was in t he groove of listening to it, it was quite nice, but there was nothing that felt like it stood out to me, other than Don't You Worry About A Thing was something I had heard a cover for previously

i feel criminal not putting a 5 here but i'm speaking my truth

Few belters and a few sucked.

This album was a walk on a city block. This album was all around pretty good, it certainly did not overstay it's welcome and had a consistent vibe with unique songs which is cool. Not a particularly blow your socks off album, but it was pretty good. Favorite track was Higher Ground, gotta love those keys.

peak.

i wish his music always sounded like superstition

Сара 3 Марко 3

Très content d’écouter ça Ça commence mou Living for the city : ça pete ! C’est bien mais je suis un peu déçu au final

why do so many songs have to use the slow fade out

I was in such a terrible mood when I put this on. I was stomping round the house, all puffed up like a duck. Stevie will make me fell better, I thought. Stevie will make it all ok. In fact, Stevie did not make it all ok. The album imploded like that titanic submarine under these colossal expectations. Woomf.

Was not expecting much at all but had great fun cleaning the house to it. Maybe a 3.5

Would give the highest rating for All Love Is Fair alone but its an album that again, washed over me

In all honesty I expected to be grabbed by this album way more. I didn't dislike it at all, it just didn't really hit me

Solid.

Solid Stevie

Enjoyable album. Stevie can do better tho. This was still good tho. Favorite tracks: All in Love is Fair, Living for the City

Groovy motherfucker

Easy listening, couple of familiar hits.

Good, a good album.

Stevieee

A few classic like always with Stevie, I like the other album we had from him better though. Find it pretty cheesy at times.

Slow but acceptable

Nice enough

Groovy

un album bastante bueno. Su vibra tranquila transmite bienestar y felicidad. También, su variedad de estilos en las canciones esta bastante bien. Por ahí, por gusto propio, no me terminó de cerrar al faltarme una canción, no "pesada" pero si un poquito mas movida. Pero todo lo demás bastante bien. Hubo algún que otro tema que tenia partes algo aburridas pero ninguna que no me termine de cerrar Innerversions - Stevie Wonder: 8/10

Que des classiques déjà entendus mais pas certaines de réécouter tout l’album. Jesus Children of America, Jaime ce début retenu. Et doubt you worry bout a thing of course.

Ikke va det underholdanes og ikke va det gøy og ikke likte æ det nokka særlig.

I don’t think this is my favorite Stevie Wonder album but there are a few gems that redeem it for me

It was fine

Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions is one of those albums you know is important even if it doesn’t quite hit you in the gut. The craft is undeniable—Stevie is basically a one‑man orchestra, firing on all cylinders with social commentary, synth wizardry, and melodies that have shaped entire genres. You can hear the blueprint for decades of soul, R&B, and pop in every track. But as much as I admire it, I don’t always feel it. The album’s precision and message-forward approach sometimes keep me at arm’s length; it’s brilliant in a way that feels more museum-piece than personal favorite. I respect the vision, I get the legacy, I just don’t always vibe with the listen. A landmark album, absolutely. A go‑to spin for me? Not really.

Schön, aber nicht ganz mein Geschmack

不差，倒也不特好

Tive quase a dar 2 mas 2 ou 3 músicas salvaram o album

It’s a 7/10 album

Stevie Wonder is great but this album isn't to my taste. Maybe theres some context behind the album Im missing which would increase my appreciation but again, its just not my taste. I do really like Too High.

75

pretty cool start, kinda different of what Im used to listen though at the half of the album I got so facing bored, I liked it but I don't think id listen to it again

bueno, es Stevie Wonder. Not bad, pero no mi estilo

Of course everything he does has inventive musical qualities but I was not overwhelmed by this album

mid

Soul music down to every chord Not to my taste But every track has different emotions Overall a great album Favourite track- All in love is fair Date listened- March 19th 2026

I didn’t live this album, but I get why it’s on the list.

A good album with no hits.

This was a groovy little carpet ride

Another great album by Stevie Wonder. I can’t believe this is his 16th album! Always a surprise to hear how well he plays every instrument. Kind of paved the way for Prince. This album also sounds nice and warm because it is the ‘70s after all! There’s just so much to learn about this amazing musician. I hope I can get through more of his discography at some point in my life!

i definitely dont go crazy for stevie wonder, maybe this is a thing where when i revisit him when i'm 50 i'll understand what a genius he is. for now, i just dont really see myself ever craving this

Too High

The album cover reflects how I feel about this listening experience. Golden. However, I wouldn't say I'm strongly impacted by this.

I’d really like to like Stevie Wonder more, because he seems like such a nice guy, but for some reason I just can’t warm up to him. The album isn’t bad, but to me, it just sounds like generic disco/soul/funk. Maybe it sounds that way to me now because Stevie Wonder had such a huge influence on those genres back then, but that still doesn’t increase the listening pleasure.

Some good songs

Alt tyder på at Stevie Wonder, og spesielt dette og Songs in the Key of Life, er typ GOAT. Men jeg føler det ikke. Det er for rolig til å være energisk; det er for upbeat til å være melancholsk; det er for akustisk til å være elektrisk; for elektrisk til å være akustisk; for lyst til å være mørkt; for mørkt til å være lyst. Wonder faller på en måte imellom flere stoler og lager musikk som ikke passer noen anledning. Kanskje det sitter en gang i fremtiden men inntil da legger jeg ham midt på treern.

This is clearly a great work, though it doesn’t really connect with me. I did enjoy Higher Ground, but overall it’s not something I naturally gravitate toward.

Fand ich eigentlich super! Mir gefallen 7/9 Songs.

Ganz gut. Ich fand es entspannend.

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

Masterful composition throughout and incredible tones from the keyboards of the day. He seems to use an auto wah or envelope filter in several songs that sculpts the attack and adds a bouncy, almost plucked sound that complements his intricate phrasing. A lot of the album is his fully detailed keyboard or piano part, drums, and voices. Some songs run long in the tooth, and I find his lyrics a little hard to take seriously. But generally a fun listen.

This album was fine. I couldn't find much to hate, but I couldn't find anything to like either. Just background music for me.

album art is dope. bro is seeing what really matters...the good inside himself. stevie is a pro. pleasant as always but falls short of getting its hooks into me, and for that its a 3

Funky stuff

This was an okay album, but there were no Stevie Wonder bangers on it.

Funky with a very 1970s feel to it. Not exactly my cup of tea but I had rarely listened to Stevie Wonder so it was good to have a sample.

Too high - 3/5 Vision - 3/5 living for the city 4/5 Golden lady 3/5 higher ground 3/5 jesus children of america 4/5 all in love is fair 2/5 don’t you worry bout a thing 3/5 he’s misstra know it all 5/5

mucha energía.

Leonardo DiCaprio has said this is favorite album of all time. I think it’s overrated.

Fav- too high 3/5

Not really my type of genre. I've just never been a fan of it. Still, it's not a bad album, just not for me. All In Love Is Fair is incredible though. I love everything about it. The other songs don't come close IN MY OPINION. MINE AND MINE ALONE. The other songs are in general alright at their best and listenable at their worst. Amazing voice, amazing instruments, I just can't like it. It's kinda bland for me. Not in an insulting way, more of a won't wanna listen again anytime soon way. It's good, just not for me, but good nonetheless.

Higher ground was my fav!

Surprised that I enjoyed a Stevie album.

beautiful

It was alright, some beautiful songs on here

What in the SATC. 3-4 ich liebe Stevie

I thought I would love it...but I didn't...too slow on most songs...too preachy...not enough Wonder magic

A great listen.

Yeah Mongmang

An interesting album but weak in comparison to SITKOL.

- grooooooovy - il y a quelques bangers (higher ground, j’adore) mais j’ai pas accroché plus que ça, with all respect to Stevie

Ikke dårligt, men heller ikke mega godt.

chill tranquillou

good album but not Stevie's greatest

It was good not usually a Stevie fan he has a few good tracks but I haven't listened enough to judge

This is an interesting one. I appreciate the craftsmanship behind the album and how great it sounds, but for some reason I couldn’t connect with it as much as I wanted to. The standout track for me was “Visions.”

Gostei do álbum mas não cheguei a amar. Faixas 1, 2 e 7 foram as melhores pra mim!

- Gostei muito de ouvir o álbum inteiro em sequência, ! - Músicas #3 (animada) e #7 (lenta) foram fantásticas pra mim.

Super talented

I knew very little of Stevie Wonder beyond the biggest hits. On this album I had only heard Higher Group via the cover by RHCP. The album builds slower than I expected but the music lulled me in, and then turned into the boppers I expected. Very much enjoyed the album.

Ja was wel leuk maar toch niet meer dan dat vrees ik.

Bajos sabrosos y voz chulaa, pero tiene mejores discos

3/5 It was ok, some songs were good but kinda slow overall.

me gusto living for the city y dont you worry bout a thing

Yeah fine

Well, I like him. I love songs in the key of life. This was... ok

listened twice. liked it better the second time. but not in love with it. just sort of there to me

nicht mein genre, wirkt gut gemacht, aber ist bei mir einfach so durchgerauscht 3/5

Pretty good

I don't know... it just didn't grab me as much as other albums of his have heard. I didn't mind listening to it, but I wasn't as wowed as I was with "Songs in the Key of Life".

I liked this album. The songs I enjoyed most were the songs that had a little funk to it. Am I the only one who felt overall that this album could have been the soundtrack to a musical?

Kinda boring

Honestly a good sounding album.

Listenable.

not remarkable but ok

Having two Stevie Wonder albums back to back was certainly an experience. Overall, this one had higher highs, but was less consistent to me. So they get the same score!

tja. meer stevie wonder. als er meer tijd tussen had gezeten had ik het uitgebreider beoordeeld

It's a classic but just not my vibe.

not my vibe but it's not bad

Chill Stevie. Didn't really sound like him

-Overall: 7.5(great, just not what I’m rlly looking for at the moment) -Fav: don’t you worry ‘bout a thing, living for the city is a close 2nd -Notes: -lots of synth at the beginning(first song) -I can taste the 70s in this -living for the city feels like the heart of this album -all in love is fair is such a switch up(can feel the pain/acceptance: still pretty sad) -don’t you worry ‘bout a thing: so playful and energetic -great way to end -this album feels like a community in itself, each song is like visiting someone new on the street

Väldigt mycket lugnare, känner inte så mycket för dessa låtar men perfekt att ha i bakgrunden för bra vibe, låten Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing finns i detta album!

Higher Ground is certainly my favorite Stevie song, but the rest is this album isn't nearly as appealing to me. I already gave the last Stevie album an obligatory 5 stars because it's Stevie, but I'm going to be a bit more real with this one...

my first stevie wonder album! really amazing vocals and crisp groovy production. however not a lot of songs stood out to me, only enjoyed 3-4 songs out of the 10 on the album. can’t deny they were all great quality though. this might need another listen. but overall i’m excited to check out more of stevie’s music soon!

Very nice

Overall it's good. Some highs and a few lows.. golden lady.. ugh... Just end it sooner.

Good songs but don't like the genre. All In Love Is Fair is an absolute masterpiece though so it's getting a 3 for that

great sunday morning feel good vibes

This one is pretty plain to me, like an earlier version of 'Fulfillingness' First Finale'. It can sound pretty groovy at times, but overall it's boring and not as genius as everyone else tells you it is. There's one iconic song and everything else kind of just sounds like supporting filler tunes. It's kind of hard to listen to this for fun. You would have to be in a very rare type of mood to put this one on, I think.

SO GROOVY

Listened to on first day back at work 😟 Favourite song: Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing

Un álbum chillll

Other than the 3 hits, the rest of this album is average at best.

Fabulous to hear the singles but the rest didn’t cut it for me.

Got a lot more of Stevie's vocals on this album, as opposed to Songs in the Key of Life and I really enjoyed that.

The album felt uneven. The majority it were slow tracks with a couple of up tempo bangers sprinkled in. Easily could have been a 5 if it had that up tempo beat throughout, unfortunately it did not.

I enjoyed this, in a completely non-overwhelming way. It's good. I mean, it's everything you expect from Stevie Wonder, so there are no surprises.

Pretty solid album. I didn’t enjoy it as much as Songs in the Key of Life. Not really my kind of music but I have to admire his musicianship and talent.

2.5