Innervisions

holy shit I’m so embarrassed to report that 1) I didn’t know “Don’t you worry about a thing” was originally a Stevie Wonder song and 2) I heard “Too High” and immediately was reminded of bill wurtz. bruh.

This isn't "songs in the key of life" but it's probably his second best album. It flows, and it's an easy listen to.

Hh

One of my all time favorites

Nice voice and easy to listen to.

Qué barbaridad de disco. Qué soul, funk... ¡TODO! Qué bien hecho, qué bien interpretado, qué marcha tiene. ¡¡Bendito Stevie Wonder!! Canciones favoritas: Higher Ground (DIOOOOS QUE TEMARRAL!!!!), Too High, Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing

The always brilliant Stevie Wonder.

Nice. Some good songs, some skippable songs.

Honestly, the coolest Stevie I've heard outside of ¨Superstition.¨ Who knew Stevie could get down like that?

Grooves that touch the sky and that uniquely gentle Stevielike sensibility that makes him so universally beloved. I always think of when Kanye went off the rails and Stevie Wonder was suddenly there saying don’t forget his mom died, people, be kind. That’s the way of being embodied in this music.

uneven but largely OK? not really my jam

Rather than saving this album from being a slog, the pop singles highlight how much of a slog this relatively short album feels like.

Osea, gustarme me gusto, nada wow. Me sonaba q stevie wonder era mas piola. Muy buen tema higher ground. 6.5/10

Really nice autumn album. Visions especially. I think I've heard All is Fair before?? the speaking parts in this album are interesting lol. Don't You Worry Bout a Thing is maybe my favorite!

Such a danceable record, which, when you take a deeper look into it, has some heavier lyrics, like in 'Living for the City.' Does not feel like a summer or winter album. Feels like ~change~ which is why I would associate it with fall or spring. Fav tracks: Living for the City, Golden Lady & All in Love is Fair

Spacey and introspective, love it. 3.5

Stevie has had a long and successful career making music. This album had a couple of hits on it but not enough to give it more than an average rating. The album was an easy and decent listen, but not something I would recommend as a needed listen. It gets 3 stars from me.

Higher Ground is really good but the rest doesn't do much for me. 3 stars or C.

I really like, “In the City”

7.5/10

Not bad, but I wish he did more RHCP covers. He could have done a great version of Around the World.

Some songs are nice, others are just OK. Not what I would choose to listen any random day.

Добротный Ритм'н'Блюз альбом. В песнях прозрачно читается месседж о ненасилии, криминальных проблемах и куда же без любовных баллад. Моя оценка 6,7/10. Не большой фанат блюза в целом, но альбом не зацепил ни одной песней. Не порадовала громкость песен - для 70-х это слишком громко, звук по классике того десятилетия сжат компрессором до степени картошки, зато на фоне замылившихся из-за такой компресссии инструментов отлично слышно голос. Не для меня альбом.

A different, less-upbeat side of Stevie Wonder I had not heard before. Very nice

Some really solid tunes - others didn’t really care for. Overall enjoyed it!

This is a smooth album that is one of Steve's best. It deserves re-listening with its interesting blend of fast and slow songs. Top tracks: "Higher Ground," "Living for the City," "He's Misstra Know-It-All," "Too High"

GOAT shit almost!

—Too High…head bopper from the start. great stuff —Visions…in my mind there are two Stevies: awesome funky Stevie and annoyingly sappy Stevie. but this song is slow and contemplative without veering into saccharine. beautiful guitar work —Living for the City…funky Stevie still great —Golden Lady…”Mercy Mercy Me”? starts out a little derivative but it eventually becomes its own thing. great synths —Higher Ground…funk classic —Jesus Children of America…fantastic groove. can’t help but boogie to it —All in Love is Fair…pretty but we’re finally drifting into sappy —Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing…never heard the intro to this before. it’s odd. song is fun but a little too adult contemporary for me —He’s Misstra Know-It-All…also veering into adult contemporary but I find this more compelling. maybe I just like cynical Stevie

An excellent collection of progressive acid pop spanning disco floor fillers, organ driven gospel, and experimental pop rock. Suffers a little from over production at times and vocal musings can verge on being comical. Overall an superb set of songs that lacks a little cohesiveness.

here comes my first 2 star rating! i feel guilty giving this album a 2 but it's honestly not the most memorable, especially compared to stevie wonder's other work. it's weird bc i think the album's good, just not something i'd put on again. there are 3 maybe 4 songs i liked and everything else was ok. my opinion could change on a re-listen. this is one of those moments where i wish this site had half ratings so i could give it a 2.5 instead

That's what I'm talking about.

Living for the City Higher Ground Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing

Higher Ground ist ein Banger, ein paar starke Songs dabei, ein paar schwächere bzw. vergessliche

A couple great songs but otherwise, I didn’t love it.

Aw yeah, a great blend of funk and warmth. 70s Stevie does not miss

Astounding that this isn’t even the best Stevie album.

Great voice and even better grooves. Really musical without showing off too much.

Stevie Wonder has always been a blind spot for me. I've heard his later hits, and have sat down to Songs in the Key of Life in an educational sort of mindset, but I've never heard this one, and don't think I know any of the songs (lies, I didn't know "Living for the City" and "Higher Ground" were on here). Looking forward to it. Minor detail, but I really like the album cover. Love the style, and it nails the mood of the music. So, this is good, but I can't escape strong feelings of boredom after a few songs. Sensations of homework for a prerequisite class that I'm not really committed to. It should be a five star album, it's a classic, it's influential, the singing is great, the production if great. It's just not quite hitting for me. Nice and funky. He really is a good singer. Not exactly controversial, but "Higher Ground" is excellent. Such a good bass line. My favorite track on here by a stretch, want more of it to move like that. 4 stars, but I kind of want to come back to it in a more receptive mood and see what I think. I reserve the right to edit my rating if I listen to this in a funkier mood, maybe in the summer with a drink.

Really enjoyed it. I really dig the socially conscious R&B of this time period. I probably need to go back to Superfly and give it another chance.

Cambi d’accordi che non capisco, in senso positivo:) Funk, un sacco d’idee

Just couldn't get into this at all. Bland and boring, repetitive and I don't like his vocals. 2 stars

Solid album. I really enjoyed the hits. It's also a very eclectic view of mid-70s music with Stevie Wonder

I really loved this album. such a smooth listen and with so many classics.

Stevie Wonder is a genius, no exaggeration. This isn't his best work, but it's still a great album, displaying his songwriting and performing skills (the man performed almost all the instruments on every track). Its songs contain a wide variety of genres and styles, and Stevie plays all of them as though he was born to. "Living For the City" and "Higher Ground" are obvious high points, but I also enjoyed the heck out of "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" and "Visions".

A lot of timeless classics on the back half of the album

Great voice but the album didn't dig it.

Dejlig soul funk

Higher Ground enough said.

Wow, there are so many radio hits on this record - “Living for the City,” “Higher Ground,” “Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing,” and I’m bopping and singing along. The keyboards and bass are great, he has a wonderful voice, and of course the messages in his songs are powerful. I liked the unfamiliar songs too, though maybe not quite as much. But it’s definitely a good record. I’ve got a friend in England who loves Stevie Wonder and sees him whenever he tours - and he’s touring yet again this year, which is amazing.

Probably my favorite Stevie album! So much sonic variety, so many bangers and gorgeous ballads. Living For the City may be his best song!

### Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (1973) The little wonder kid (*pun intended, duh*) already had his turn with the preceding album, [*Talking Book*](http://ivo-habets.nl/91-stevie-wonder-talking-book-1972-8-10/). It’s funny to read back what I wrote about it just over a year ago. Even more striking is that I can pretty much copy the opening paragraph from that review: > Let’s start with the conclusion for once: no sacrilege this time, this is simply good music that, although completely not my thing, I can actually appreciate. I’m wavering between a 7 and an 8; it’s really a 7.5, but let’s round it up kindly for once. Well, you can’t really argue with that. There are differences, though. I think this album is a little more balanced. There are no real low points, but the highlights are also somewhat less high than on *Talking Book*. It’s a perfectly good album to listen to. It remains fascinating why I can stomach Wonder’s music — or at least his music from this period — so well. It navigates between pretty much all the genres I normally dislike. On this album, Wonder even flirts a few times, particularly in the ballads (*Visions* and *All in Love Is Fair*), with the sung-crying that is such a defining feature of modern R&B and also what makes it so [fucking awful](http://ivo-habets.nl/98-lauryn-hill-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill-1998-1-10/). Wonder stays just inside the boundaries of the pleasant. I think that has everything to do with precisely the reason why I can appreciate Wonder. He is unmistakably a musical beast, one of the great multi-talents of modern music. He has a feel for music, and therefore almost everything he does simply works. Still, this time I’m rounding down. As I said, the highlights are somewhat less high, with *Higher Ground* standing out for me. Yes, there’s that clattering Hohner Clavinet again. What a unique sound that thing has. You have to use it sparingly, but when you use it well, it’s a weapon. The lower rating also has something to do with the things that go wrong. Opener *Too High* is one of the better songs, but the syrupy backing vocals and squeaky harmonica are not exactly aesthetic highlights. But so be it. Worse is *Living for the City* — again, in itself one of the better songs on the album. It starts incredibly exciting and compelling, with Wonder singing beautifully aggressively. But it goes on for at least three minutes too long. At least three minutes. There simply isn’t enough happening to justify more than seven minutes. In *Golden Lady*, the ridiculously ugly drum recording is back, something I also complained about on *Talking Book*. What the hell is going on there? Remarkably enough, I can actually appreciate the ballad *All in Love Is Fair*, which is about as far outside my comfort zone as you can get. Closer *He’s Misstra Know-It-All* is a more than decent song over a laid-back funky beat. There’s one more track we have to mention, because it may well be the best-known song on the entire album. But not in this — original, obviously — version: *Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing*. If I’m to believe Wikipedia, it may actually be particularly well known in the Netherlands. The 1992 cover by British electronic band Incognito became a huge hit here in particular, and more than thirty years later it still seems to pop up everywhere. This original is quite different, because, somewhat to my surprise, the song is dominated by a Latin feel. All in all, this is once again a perfectly good album that is pleasant to listen to, crispy hi-hat or not. It just doesn’t quite sparkle as much as *Talking Book*, so one point less seems like an appropriate final verdict.

Stevie Wonder is a genius and this is my favorite album of his

absolutely breathtaking, and it's not even his best album. 5/5.

excellent, great Motown with a bit of funk influence. Honestly some of the best stevie wonder I've listened to.

Grew on me for sure, I never sought SW out. Funkier songs I liked a lot, the slow ones are ..slow. Minus one star for "I'm not the kind who make believes." Grammar is important, kids. Speaking of kids, Stevie has been busy. 9 kids, 5 moms. Zoinks!

Wonderful album. Simultaneously beautiful, funky, and a little weird. Standout tracks: "Too High", "Living for the City", "Higher Ground", and "Jesus Children of America".

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

I liked it. Good funky music.

This is not my thing; higher ground is hood

Chulisimo, es el primer disco entero que escucho de Stevie Wonder y es que es maravilloso. No entiendo todas las referencias pero eso no quita que sea buenisimo.

An amazing album, with so many good songs.

Stevie Wonder doesn't miss. So close to a 5 but since it's not his best imo I'll stick with 4

He definitely put a lot of heart and soul into this. Good put on in the background and just listen to music.

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.

Good steady listen

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.

I mean...there wasn't a bad song here at all. Stevie Wonder is so talented. These all are just so good. There weren't many HUGE hits here, but this was still so fun! Also, I always forget "Higher Ground" is a cover. Actual rating...4.5 Liked Songs: The Full Album

Stevie Wonder shows off incredible range on this delightful album.

I didn't think, when I started this project, that I was such a Stevie Wonder fan. But apparently I have both ears and feelings, so here we are.

Probably his best? Most consistent and not too lovey doves

It's like calling something the tallest Himalaya like the others aren't amazing, but maybe the best of his 70s post Motown synth wizard records

This is the kind of album that never sounds out of place or time, suffused as it is with joy, indignation and sharp social criticism. Stevie dips it all in a rich batter of ’70s funk and soul and fries it in a bath of synths. Fantastic.

Ever record of his on the list so far deserves its place.

I never gave this album the attention it deserves until now, but wow, solid all the way through. Holds its own in 2026 without a doubt.

Stevie Wonder has one five-star album, but it's not Innervisions. A little bit of cheesiness and 'Jesus Children of America' drop this to 'just' a strong four-star record.

Amazing yet again

#250 Heard Before? Yes, but not with much attention. Notes: - the highlights on Key of Life are more exciting to me, but this might be the most satisfying front-to-back Stevie Wonder album. - as with Talking Book, every element is so well-considered and fits together so well that i find analysis difficult. - like many of the big names, there are too many Stevie albums on this list. but if you absolutely to have two of them, this and Key of Life for sure. - minor quibble about sequencing: the final two songs should be switched. "Don't You Worry" feels like a triumphant closer. Verdict: Essentially everything I love about the music (and especially the production) of the 70s can be found in Stevie Wonder. Listen Again? Yup.

Like

very groovy nice vibe

Overall Rating - 3.83/5 (7.67/10). Classic, slick, smooth music. Exactly what I would expect from this era of Stevie Wonder.

Brilliant synth soul

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

It's nice but not my thing

It is easy to recognize this record's "value". This IS one of those records that is important... it's simply undeniable. It marks his transition from romantic balladeer to making mature, conscious music. He touches on drug abuse, racial equality, positivity and doesn't forget his love songs. This is one of the all-time great records that every one should give a listen to every once in a while.

⭐️He’s Misstra Know-It-All

Has many classics

A really good album. Stevie sounds like he is having fun, and it’s cool to hear him sound younger. He’s out of his kid phase but not fully into his role as an adult. Really good.

A Stevie Wonder non si può dire niente. Vocalmente e strumentaomente incredibile, una qualità del suono meravigliosa e assolutamente unico nel suo genere. Credo sia una delle voci più emozionanti della storia. E quest'album è fra i migliori.

Finally some good food. One of the greatest to ever do it

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.

I believe that if you love music in general, you'll definitely enjoy something by Stevie Wonder. This blind soul maestro, known among the masses mostly for the disco hit "I Just Called to Say I Love You," is a truly brilliant melodist, perhaps one of the greatest. It probably helped that his other senses were heightened by his loss of sight. "Innervisions" is considered one of his best works, a powerful blend of ballads and funk rhythms. There are serious songs here that address social issues, and there are lighter ones, but they all share one thing in common: they're simply pleasant to listen to. You realize this music was written by a professional — it's complex, with interesting, rich arrangements, yet it's presented so elegantly that your brain immediately absorbs it and your head automatically starts bobbing to the rhythm. A very good album and a great entry point into the artist's discography.

Self-reflections.

Love Stevie. Wonderful album. Some absolute classics here. One of my top albums I’ve listened to here for sure.

Banging

Некоторое время назад я слушал этот альбом и не помню, что он мне понравился. Сегодня я остался приятно удивлен его звучанием. Очень хорошая пластинка

More good Stevie

touched my soul. 5

Album : 4/1089 Songs known going in : 0/9 Favourite song : Rating : Notes : like the gang vocals on too high. Nice chill vibes listening too while its heavy raining outside and it matches the ambience. I like the lyrics of living in the city and I think that they're important but I struggled retaining interest for 7 minutes. I thought the spoken city sounds were really interesting and helped the song a lot. higher ground has got a bit of something to it that guitar yeah. Like the guitar tones overall Definitely not my favourite but I can see how this was an important transitional period in his career

Today, the day after Dolly Parton died, I thought that I might get one of her albums. On checking back it appears that I’ve already had all of her albums on the list. Regrettably I wasn’t very complimentary about any of her albums. I Think that she is a musical icon who made millions if not billions very happy with her music and the person she was. But her music apart from one or two exceptions, never resonated with me. As it happens the same words I can apply to Stevie Wonder and his albums. There is no doubt that this is a remarkable and famous album loved by many but not me unfortunately. Very glad that it exists for the pleasure of others but my preference’s lie elsewhere. 2/5 (Another album destined for my ‘love less than most’ column) 26/8/26

It's a great album, it's the start of a great album run. Songs like 'Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing' are classics for a reason.

I had listened to this album recently, and recognized it as one of the big three is Stevie's iconic run of albums. I never went back to listen though it back to front and see it as a stand alone album. Oh man, tracks like 'All in Love Is Fair' and 'He's Misstra Know-It-All' took me so off guard, as much as Stevie writhing another banger of a song can take you off guard. I hear concepts in the songs on this album that I love all lumped together in this one album, both as elaborations and creative discoveries. On 'All in Love Is Fair' I hear the emotional dynamic peak just the way I do in 'Evil', and 'Golden Lady' serves as the origin of one my favorite motifs in Stevies songs... Modulating the key. Without that song we would have never gotten 'Summer Soft' quite possibly one of my favorite songs of all time. I had a friend that swore up and down that this album was Stevie's best album, and I might be a little biassed towards 'Songs in The Key of Life' this album has just as much of Stevie's love and soul poured into it as that album does.

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

Very nice album. I genuinely didn’t realize “Don’t you worry bout a thing” was on this album. A good surprise. 4/5 ⭐️ 233/1089

A truly funky and groovy album with messages that reflect the times when this was rehearsed. Sadly, some things have not changed enough or, currently, for the worst. Stevie was next level during this time. He rarely missed.

Absolutely brilliant, though I did skip the jesus song.

Stevie at the highest level of funk. Love his voice, nothing but praise.

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?

Not many notes for this. Stunning work.

A+

399/1089 I’ve really enjoyed listening to Stevie because of this project, this is album no.4 of his for me and the final one on the project, so let’s see if it holds up to the others. okay my least fave but it was still really good, i think the songs just blended together a bit kore and weren’t as stand out. faves: Too High, Golden Lady 81/100

Fades into the background

There’s no such thing as a bad Stevie Wonder album. I mostly care for his funkier songs, but there’s a couple of slower introspective tracks that are great as well.

Such a relief to hear this class of songwriting and musicianship. Littered with some great tracks. Living the City and High Ground are superb.

Good album peppered with some classics.

I think I am leaning towards this being Stevie’s greatest album. It’s tight. It’s got hits, and it’s conceptual. And unlike the sprawling Songs, which is awesome, it keeps to the under hour time that makes it highly impactful. I need to break Songs up to fully appreciate it. But this… it’s perfect. 5 Boolean: True

Lots of classics on this one. A great album. 4.2/5.

Wonderful

This is a really fun album, I didn't think I'd enjoy it nearly as much as I did. It was funky, groovy, and catchy. There's pop, there's R&B, there's even some more subdued songs ("Visions" was my favorite, I loved the guitar). I'm looking forward to any other Stevie Wonder albums this generator provides to me now (especially "Songs in the Key of Life".

My man is obviously a genius, but I just can’t. The Stevie Wonder sound has never done it for me. To whiny and the keyboard sound is too unnatural. Not my cup of tea no matter how many albums I try.

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*

Jamie: loved the doo doos on the first song and Stevie Wonder's voice Kevin: big fan of the synths and overall vibes, some of the songs did drag on a bit

まじでいいですね。今までで1番気に入ったかも。 ファンキーな感じ？なのかな。ソウルっていうジャンルの中でも卓越してるのかなって ほとんどの曲が好きだから好きな曲をあげるほうがむずいかも 後はレッチリのHigher Groundは知ってたから、このアルバムの曲が元ネタなのを知って、テンションが上がった

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastiskt album, nästan varje spår är en grym klassiker. Produktionen är så bra, krispig och klar på ett sätt så man hör varje instrument väldigt distinkt. Det är så funkigt och engagerande. Det finns inga dåliga spår på det här albumet. Stevie är verkligen en av de bästa! Bäst är Too high, 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

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.

Still sounds so good. That N-word skit was wild tho

lit

One of the most gorgeous albums I’ve ever listened to 10/10 I don’t think it’s possible to not like this

Best Stevie Wonder album

I didn't need to listen to this album. It's one of my favourites and I have lost count of the number of times I have listened to it. As the saying goes "all killer, no filler" - every track is a 10/10. An absolutely classic album.

4,5 stars Stevie Wonder's constant championing of all people to heal, love and become the best versions of themselves, along with him shining a light on societal issues, has such an infectious warmth that never fails to make anybody smile. This combined with Stevie's passionate perfomances, great production and tracks that range from quick and funky to slow and beautiful make this album a classic. Some tracks I enjoy a bit less than others, hence the missing half star, but I still really loved this album.

Muy weno

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...

This is the "sound of the early 70's" to me. Lots of good stuff here, somewhat ruined for relistening by overplay on the radio throughout my life. Convenient that even the album cover is painted in the sepia tones of the past. All good songs, and it must have sounded amazing when it first came out. A good music to nap to. Only Higher Ground retains a smidgen of its punch, though I prefer the RHCP version along with Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing which is still a perfect song.

I thought I knew what to expect from this album (basically an album full of Higher Grounds) but this actually covered so much ground. Was really cool. Like I said for the Aretha record, it's just so easy to enjoy this stuff.

Masterpiece.

Part of a legendary run of albums that he did.

Den här plattan gick varm i mitt barndomshem, men jag har nog inte hört den i sin helhet sen dess. Riktigt kärt återseende. Han är ju helt galen alltså. Vilken musiker och vilken musik! Golden lady är nog min favorit men det är tuff konkurrens. Tänkte att det var en superstark fyra, men nu efter några varv kan jag nog sträcka mig hela vägen till femman!

Jag sa att jag väntar med 5an till songs in the key of life, men även innervisions är såklart fullpott. Flera av mina stevie-favoriter finns här - higher ground, living for the city och too high. Riktig pangskiva

Känslig är han, mycket ballader. Fint ju. Det blir en fyra. Pallar inte riktigt hitsen längre. Hört dom för mycket, men liksom resten av låtarna på skivan är typ lika bra. Det är sjukt.

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

Solid 4

It's hard to come out of a Stevie Wonder album feeling underwhelmed. As usual, his melodies and knack for bringing a mix of funk , R&B, and pop together yield a pretty sweet listening experience.

Too High - 10/10: Me encanta los sonidos de jazz, es movida pero a la vez te hace entrar en un estado muy relax, para escuchar en el día a día, muy buena canción de introducción. Visions - 9.5/10: Una canción muy tranquila, sentimental e introspectiva, para días más calmados y de reflexión. Living For The City - 9.8/10: Amé el ritmo y la dinámica de la canción, aunque tiene muchas distracciones y es muy larga, disfruté mucho el inicio pero no me convence como termina. Golden Lady - 9.7/10: Me gusta mucho, es muy melosa pero te atrapa su ritmo y la melodía, perfecta para dedicar a la mujer que amas. Higher Ground - 9.7/10 - Me gustoooo. Jesus Children Of America - 9.4/10: Un sonido más experimental combinado con lo que siento yo es un coro de iglesia, me gusta la combinación. All In Love Is Fair - 9.9/10: Una balada muy sentimental y hasta cierto punto trágica. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - 10/10: Amo la combinación de jazz y salsa, es muy despreocupada como el título de la canción y te produce una carga de serotonina instantánea, te produce ganas de bailar. He’s Misstra Know‐It‐All - 9.8/10: Me encanta el giro que da, de una canción muy tranquila a un arrebato muy lleno de vida y pasión, muy buena canción de cierre. Puntuación final - 9.8/10: Definitivamente lo volveré a escuchar, me encanta su estilo musical.

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.

Wow, who am I going to finish first. Bob or Stevie? Sounds a lot like Talking Book but with more of those funky clavinets (which I now know what they sound like). "Living For The City" stood out to me on this album. A groovy social consciousness piece? Sounds a lot like the start of hip hop to me! I'm always looking forward to what Stevie is cooking during this period! Keep giving me more!

Stevie is good, but can be a bot borish

A solid album. (9 songs, 44 mins)

3.5 - good

Finally

entrete, melódico, movido.

Good but that slur caught me off guard especially on a stevie wonder album. Practically flawless album. Beautiful, funky & diverse.

I think maybe I'm just not a Stevie Wonder fan. I had listened to this one last year and thought it was decent, but I think I liked it a bit less this time around. I still prefer it over Songs in the Key of Life (maybe because it's not over 90 minutes long and I didn't keep hearing about how it's one of the best album of all time), but overall I thought it was just okay. He's a talented writer and musician, but I don't think his music is for me.

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

Good stevie album

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".

its kinda ok and has some gems

Might be a hot take but I like this album way more than Songs in The Key of Life. This is tighter, the funk is funkier, the ballads are better. This is 4 stars

Last track was the best!

I like this a lot. Never a huge Stevie Wonder fan, but that's more a me not him thing. The brilliance shines through. 5/5

no termine de escucharlo todo, aun debo terminar de cerrar mi opinion, pero encontre un album muy melodico y armonioso, no tenia muy decodificada la voz de wonder, y debo admitir que tiene una voz envidiable, digna de ser escuchada y admirada.

This was awesome! Maybe his best work in my opinion.

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

Magnificent, a masterpiece

American artist Stevie Wonder's new album INNERVISIONS is a late but extremely strong contender for the sound of the summer.

Perfectly suited a lazy Saturday morning

Funkier than ‘Songs in the key of life’ with a little more edge.

Easy listening, a few classics I’d heard before. Would listen again for a chill out. 7/10

One of the many things I have discovered on this musical journey is that Stevie Wonder is so much more than his late-70s and 80s singles. This is a great album...

brilliant alway love the bass sound in each tracks

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

I already knew I was gonna give this one a 5 when I saw it today. I've always loved this album and i'm very happy i was able to give it a much needed re-listen today.

Iconic Stevie!

Obviously one of the greats right? My wife was telling me there’s a conspiracy theory that says he’s not really blind. That’s such a funny thing to believe. What a world.

i actually listened to half of it and didnt like it lol but ill give it a 2

I mean, what do you say? One of the most towering achievements in Soul, Funk, and RnB. Incredible album.

Loved the obvious songs but a couple of the other really didn't do it for me...points to the potential but not quite there yet for me...4 stars because the bangers are that good.

16th album, and many tracks that would become hits. It is funky and all the instrumentations are good, but it didn't resonate.

Sir Duke this was not. I don't mind occasionally hearing some of his greatest hits, but a whole album? I just wanted this one to be over.

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

A good argument can be made this is Wonder's best record - with some of his best songs ("Higher Ground", "Living For The City"), sophisticated pop ("Visions"), and a thematic message about life in 70s NYC. Terrific.

In a nutshell: seeing more than we ever could imagine I learned two things from this album: 1. I was a melody person as a child. Because of this project, my listening style has evolved. I pay attention to the lyrics and mixing decisions more. 2. Didn't know Stevie played the drums. He's damn good at them! The way Stevie's tone changes throughout From The City is my highlight. It punched me in the gut. The last two verses, it felt like he was singing through gritted teeth. Channeling the protagonist hard. Powerful stuff. Overall: 7/10

"Living For The City" my favorite❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Also liked "Visions", "All In Love Is Fair", "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"🧡🧡🧡 Amazing amazing amazing thank you

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.

Groovy som faen. Mange høydepunkter. Snuser på femmeren.

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

My dad used to play this to me a lot when I was small. i was quite attached to the memories and the album sleeve. I haven't listened to it for years and while the songs are high quality, the music lands flat. I'm not sure I'll put this one on again for a long time... 2.4

3/5

Very nice, wasnt the typical stevie that im used to but was a good switch up from ol sir duke. Too high was a really fun track to enter with

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 Wonder's landmark 1970s soul record. By this time Wonder had taken near total control - writing, producing, and playing the majority of the instruments himself, including the drum kit and various keyboards. It's a fine album - I prefer the tracks when he leans into the Funk and utilises that distinctive 'Wonder' Clavinet and Moog sound. This is the third of Stevie Wonder's albums that I have reviewed for this list, the other two being "Fulfillingness' First Finale" and "Songs In The Key Of Life", and it's the best of the three, front to back. Four stars. Side one 1 "Too High" (4/5) 2 "Visions" (3/5) 3 "Living for the City" (5/5) 4 "Golden Lady" (4/5) Side two 1 "Higher Ground" (5/5) 2 "Jesus Children of America" (5/5) 3 "All in Love Is Fair" (4/5) 4 "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" (4/5) 5 "He's Misstra Know-It-All" (4/5) Total - 38 Average - 4.2 385/1001 205/385 albums reviewed were new to me.

#199/1001 🇺🇸 Stevie's best album, hands down. Best Tracks: Living for the City, Higher Ground, All In Love Is Fair, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, Too High.

wow three classics in a row???

I'm not feeling it

What a delight from start to finish!

Man it's just good, this is the best Stevie Wonder record.

Stevie on top form

3.5

JL : 4, All in Love Is Fair

Good shit

Solid Gold. A classic.

Just really nice on the ears. It didn’t transport me like some of the other releases in his hot streak, but I can’t say there was anything I didn’t like. What a voice, what musicianship, what a sense for groove and rhythm. It’s good stuff. Would sound good on a rainy day or a sunny day both. “Living For The City” helped me cope with some truly heinous traffic the morning I listened to this, so thanks.

Certainly some highlights. Second half falls off a bit. Not his best, but worthy of this list.

This is a perfect album. While listening I felt completely immersed in Stevie’s world — the way he turns simple lyrics into great, memorable songs is pure genius. The whole record has this beautiful balance of groovy, funky energy and real emotional depth. The social and racial themes are handled with intelligence and heart, never feeling forced, and they sit perfectly inside the music. Everything flows so naturally — the keyboards, the rhythms, the vocals — it all comes together in this warm, powerful, and uplifting way. Innervisions is one of those rare albums where the personal, the political, and the musical all feel perfectly in sync. Stevie Wonder at his absolute best. A timeless classic.

Dude can't help but be uplifting even on the sadder tunes.

Boring

Honestly, i was not super impressed by this album. I do like Stevie Wonder.

one of the best albums ever. Never seems to not put me in a great mood. Love Love Love. Stevie wonder is a gift from the universe.

He’s done it again

sorry no review today because getting increasingly busyat work so can't review em like that. very enjoyable music and full of soul

Aside from "Visions", this is a big, soulful skip for me. Nothing else here spoke to me, I was just waiting for it to be over, and now I wait with dread for one of the other three Stevie Wonder albums to appear.

Stevie Wonder paneb mööda väga-väga harva. See plaat on ikka pihta oma 2 suure hitiga ja väiksemate bangeritega. Hea meelega kuulan seda korduvalt, siit tulevad välja kõlad, mida sa lihtsalt teistelt sama ajastu artistidelt ei saa. 3.9/5

Two great songs and the other ones were not my favourite.

I already have this, of course. Like a lot of his albums there are several absolute classics and a lot of ok ones!

Really nice. Really easy to get lost in the vibes

I’ve said it every time Stevie’s Classic period albums come up here… Funky, Jazzy, Jamming, TONTO Stevie > Sappy and Cheesy Stevie!

crazy to listen to this after growing up listening to thundercat and hearing, retroactively, the influence wonder's music had on him

4.5

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"

This was a wonderful listen. First time hearing this album and most of these songs and completely blown away. I added 5 songs to my favorites folder on Spotify. I noodled 4 vs 5 for a long time - 5s reserved for the best of the best. This could be there. Marking 4 to ensure further listens; will revisit and amend if needed down the road. 4/5.

letztes lied massiver banger - heeees mistra knooow it aaaall

круто

Mr Wonder blessed my day with an absolute banger ! More often than not, i feel too gloomy to enjoy such happy music, but I bet this isn't how it works

A master at work. Smack in the prime of a legendary run. It's not my favorite of the classic period, but it's still head & shoulders above nearly anything that could be considered a contemporary. My first thought is to go 5. It's absolutely a 4-plus, but I'm going to round down in deference to those other classic period albums that are even greater.

No way this guy was blind

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

🎉🙌✨🎹😎

4/7

5/5

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.

This is a part of a series of fairly spectacular albums created by Stevie Wonder in the 1970's. It's also an album that I have now owned over a span of a number of decades, so I am fairly familiar with it. Everything on this record is really fantastic, from the production, the arrangements, and the songs. Wonder creates a really nice warm ambient sound that runs through the songs and I really enjoy the easy going sound that mixes jazz, soul, and funk. There are a couple of returns to some of the earlier pop sound from Wonder with Visions and All In Love Is Fair, but they work in their context and are good songs. The big hits, from Living For The City to Higher Ground and others are really fantastic. I'm a little worried that I'm going to give all of these records five stars, but I guess that's fine.

Stand-out tracks: Too High, Golden Lady, Higher Ground, Jesus Children Of America, All In Love Is Fair, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Really enjoyed this album as a whole. The track that I liked the least was Living For The City because of its length, but the added plain speech section in the end was interesting. I would gladly revisit most of these tracks

Highlights: Too High, Living For The City, Golden Lady, Higher Ground, Jesus Children of America, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, He's Misstra Know-It-All Started off cool and continued in a somber tone, which was not something I expected. - usually he does it a bit later in the record. And that Latino twist by the end... damn. Overall a surprising record. I've heard his previous and following record, but not this one (in its entirety), and I do have to say he really switched it up here. Thematically, it's noticeable that he started talking more about societal ails rather than whining about his romantic problems. It was still very much in his style doe, and undoubtably a part of his legendary 70s streak.

amazing

no es mi onda, pero me gustó una canción que guardé.

I enjoyed this album and was pleasantly surprised that 3 of the songs I knew from my high school years.

Good, easy losteninh

I really enjoyed this. There's a lot more to Stevie Wonder than isn't she lovely etc. Easy to listen to (outside of the courtroom interlude).

Great album, one of his best however I am with Jack White in Hi Fidelty I just don’t like his ballads

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

Lovely! My fav tracks are All in Love is Fair, Golden Lady and of course Visions.

Living for the City and Higher Ground are so damn good. Strong 4 on those two alone.

Remember this from childhood, so pretty sure my parents had it! Good album - enjoyed every track and a nice change of pace from The Fall and Van Halen before. Might be worth a purchase if I see it knocking about cheap!

не ожидал услышать такое. хороший добрый вайб западного соула. всем рекомендую

unreal!! incredible!!

3,7 Highlights: Golden Lady, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

Life-affirming! It's wild how you could call this like his 4th best effort and not only be justified, but you could also argue that his 4th best record is better than so many artists very best. So I'm not sure how to grade this, on the Stevie Wonder scale? Or on the general music scale? I think that, by the end of this record, I was left with the infectious glow you get when listening to Wonder's music, so I have no choice but to give this a 4/5. He's just so expressive and personal. No one has a mind-to-mouth connection like Stevie Wonder. "Dont You Worry Bout A Thing" and "Higher Ground" are amongst the most warm, invigorating songs. That vocal run at the end of the former track? You could cure disease with it. Meanwhile, the back half of "Living For The City" and "He's Misstra Know It All" have such clear, observant eyes for the societal chasms that separated black america from their fair chances in the 70's. I am once again so glad to go through a Stevie Wonder album and exclaim 'hey I know this song too!' and happily sing along. Stevie Wonder doesnt just lead with his emotions, he embodies the many emotions every human will feel in a lifetime. His talents are a gift unto this world

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

What can I say?

Between the title and the cyclops-esque cover art, I feel like someone is trolling a little bit here. This record is funky and soulful, but in a way that wouldn’t have been too abrasive for white audiences. I feel like 1973 was peak Funk crossover and I’m sure this album helped that quite a bit. I’d spin this if I had a copy, but I’m not sure I’ll seek one out.

Hermosas letras, corresponden a una época compleja y representan libertad.

Phenomenal, it seems like I can drop the needle anywhere in this album and it just takes me with it

Man, Stevie Wonder really was on one in the 70s huh. All you can do is sit back and admire the absolute peakness.

Good throughout with little impact

Que maravilla Stevie, no es de sus mejores discos igual

Stevie is one of the Goats. Wish I listened to more of his stuff I've tried but it's never really grabbed me fully. This was good. Liked Mr. Know it all song

Ok

Really great album, it drips with inspiration. And the production on it is fantastic.

Funky, but unmemorable.

Has some good songs 6/10

Really liked it, fun funky beats. Some were a like allow but overall really great

This is so perfectly lovely. Stevie is one of the best and this is an easy 5. I really love his music.

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.

Very groovy and funky, can’t wait for more Stevie Wonder

Favs - Too High, Living For The City, Golden Lady, Higher Ground, All in Love Is Fair

bien pour un fond d'ambiance mais sinon pas du tout ma came

Decent album, just not my kind of music

buenos instrumentales, buenos lyrics, buen GROOVE. tiene un par de temas conocidos muy buenos, y otros q me sorprendieron canción fav: Visions

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

When this started with Too High and Visions I was appreciating it but not fully checked in. This all changed with the third and centrepiece track Living For The City from there, it's just belter after belter of R&B, funk and soul for the rest of the runtime. Those seven tracks are as good as anything on Songs in the Key of Life. I shouldn't have been surprised at all, it's 70s Stevie, of course it's impeccable. I also didn't know about the post release car crash that left Stevie in a coma for ten days and the fear that he might have been robbed of his musical abilities. This just adds another layer to the remarkable run of music this guy gave us in his five years peak.

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.

- “Isn’t she lovely” - More upbeat than expected

Exceeded my expectations.

This was amazing. He's really strong here

High 4.0.

This is such a good album. I've never listened to an entire album by SW before and almost every song is so good. Musically, lyrically, and vocally great. Tempted to give it a 5, but definitely a 4.5. Don't You Worry Bout A Thing is a song I've heard but didn't realize how cool it is until now.

The age old question is whether this album or songs in the key of life is better, on one hand, they have their key differences in terms of themes, musical decisions and length. On the other hand, why pit two bad bitches against each other?

Stevie at his peak, without too much of the schmaltzie stuff he can sometimes slip into. He's a master songwriter, singer, and musician. Love the synth work as well, he's got the right tools and the right skills. Higher Ground, what a great great song.

Perfect from start to end, not a moment on this record that left you bored or underwhelmed. My first Stevie wonder album I've listened to start to finish, left me wanting to listen to his whole discography. Favourite: golden lady, too high

Awesome

6/24/26. Incredible album, immersive into the world of progressive soul, jazz, and pop all in one. The lyrical themes covered are deep and uplifting as well. Still blows my mind that Stevie plays most of the instruments on this; definitely one of my favorites.

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

Music In My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, Songs In The Key Of Life. All genius. All 5's

Unreal stuff as usual