Inspiration Information
by Shuggie Otis
- Type: Album
- Released: October 1974
- Label: Epic
- Country: United States
- Length: 55:56
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Written, arranged, and almost entirely performed by multi-instrumentalist prodigy Shuggie Otis, this brilliant progressive soul album was tragically overlooked upon release. 'Inspiration Information' is a remarkably lush, beautifully warm masterpiece, heavily integrating primitive drum machines into deeply mellow, highly psychedelic soul grooves to create an incredibly peaceful, uplifting atmosphere.
Genres
Descriptors: leftfield, melodic, soulful, funky, groove-laden, dreamy
Tracklist
- Inspiration Information (4:12)
- Island Letter (4:41)
- Sparkle City (5:57)
- Aht Uh Mi Hed (4:17)
- Happy House (1:16)
- Rainy Day (2:42)
- XL-30 (2:08)
- Pling! (4:28)
- Not Available (2:31)
- Strawberry Letter 23 (3:59)
- Sweet Thang (4:12)
- Ice Cold Daydream (2:32)
- Freedom Flight (12:56)
Credits
- Shuggie Otis - primary artist, producer, arranged by, written-by, guitar, bass, organ, piano, vibraphone [vibes], percussion, engineer [mixing], vocals [uncredited]
- John Brogna - design
- Bobby Bloom - engineer [recording]
- Johnny Otis - engineer [recording], executive-producer
- Nicky Otis - engineer [recording]
- Robb DiStefano - engineer [recording]
- Jeff Martinez - french horn
- Carol Robbins - harp
- Winston Cenac - liner notes
- Stephen Paley - photography by [back photograph]
- Bob Seidemann - photography by [cover photograph]
- Jackie Kelso - saxophone, flute
- Barbra Porter - strings
- Brian Asher - strings
- D. Jones - strings
- J. Parker - strings
- Louis Rosen - strings
- Marcia Zeavin - strings
- N. Roth - strings
- Steve Boone - strings
- T. Ziegler - strings
- Doug Wintz - trombone
- Jim Prindle - trombone
- Curt Sletten - trumpet
- Ron Robbins - trumpet