Innervisions

by Stevie Wonder

Type: Album
Released: August 3, 1973
Label: Tamla
Country: United States
Length: 44:11
Community rating: 4.45/5 from 20 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking his transition into a more musically and socially conscious artist, 'Innervisions' sees Stevie Wonder weaving complex themes of systemic racism, spirituality, and love into a cohesive artistic statement. Serving as composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Wonder made pioneering use of the T.O.N.T.O. (The Original New Timbral Orchestra) synthesizer to construct a revolutionary sound that was almost entirely his own creation. The album's innovative fusion of funk, soul, and jazz, exemplified by tracks like "Living for the City" and "Higher Ground," cemented its status as a landmark recording that profoundly influenced the sound of modern R&B.

Genres

Soul

Descriptors: soulful, funky, social-commentary, harmonies, synthesizers

Tracklist

Credits

Stevie Wonder - lead vocal, fender rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, drums, moog bass, t.o.n.t.o. synthesizer, background vocal, hohner clavinet, handclaps, piano, congas, writer, arranger, producer, arp and moog synthesizers
Malcolm Cecil - upright bass, associate producer, electronic music programming, electronic music engineering
Dean Parks - acoustic guitar
David T. Walker - electric guitar
Clarence Bell - hammond organ
Ralph Hammer - acoustic guitar
Larry "Nastyee" Latimer - congas
Yusuf Roahman - shaker
Sheila Wilkerson - bongos, latin gourd
Willie Weeks - electric bass
Scott Edwards - electric bass
Lani Groves - background vocals
Tasha Thomas - background vocals
Jim Gilstrap - background vocals
Robert Margouleff - associate producer, electronic music programming, electronic music engineering
Ira Tucker, Jr. - recording coordinator
John Harris - recording coordinator
Efram Wolff - illustration
George Marino - mastered by
Austin Godsey - recordist, recording engineer
Dan Barbiero - recordist, recording engineer
Gary Olazabal - tape op