Innervisions (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Label:
Tamla Motown – 0050109032617
Series:
Back To Black
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, 180 Gram, Gatefold
Country:
Europe
Released:
Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
Soul
A1        Too High
Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas
4:37
A2        Visions
Acoustic Guitar – Dean Parks
Bass – Malcolm Cecil
Electric Guitar – David "T" Walker*
5:17
A3        Living For The City    7:26
A4        Golden Lady
Acoustic Guitar – Ralph Hammer
Bass [Moog], Drums, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Stevie Wonder
Congas – Larry "Nastyee" Latimer*
Organ – Clarence Bell
5:00
B1        Higher Ground    3:54
B2        Jesus Children Of America    4:04
B3        All In Love Is Fair
Bass – Scott Edwards (2)
Drums, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic] – Stevie Wonder
3:45
B4        Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
Bongos, Percussion [Latin Gourd] – Sheila Wilkerson
Shaker – Yusuf Roahman
4:55
B5        He's Misstra Know-It-All
Bass – Willie Weeks
6:06
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
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Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – 111699E
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Mediasound
Coordinator [Recording Coordinators] – Ira Tucker, Jr., John Harris (11)
Engineer, Producer [Associate], Programmed By [Arp, Moog] – Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff
Illustration – Efram Wolff
Mastered By – George Marino
Producer, Arranged By, Instruments [All], Synthesizer [Arp, Moog], Written-By – Stevie Wonder
Recorded By – Austin Godsey, Dan Barbiero
Tape Op – Gary Olazabal
Version without "www.gzvinyl.com" in runouts can be found here: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

℗ 1973 Motown Record Corporation © 1973 Motown Record Corporation, A Universal Music Company.
Made in the EU.

Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles and Media Sound, Inc., New York

180 Gram Vinyl. Includes download code.
Barcode (Scanned): 050109032617

After breaking away from the Motown singles mode, Wonder began creating albums that were visionary in concept, sound, and construction. The greatest of these is 1973's INNERVISIONS (1976's SONG IN THE KEY OF LIFE was also an indisputable masterpiece, yet it lacks the economy and focus of INNERVISIONS). Moving largely away from romantic themes (the beautiful "Golden Lady" is the exception), Wonder tackles the socio-cultural landscape of 1970s America, including drugs, urban life, and crooked politicians, in addition to questions of identity, faith, and idealism. The album is also more musically ambitious than anything Wonder had attempted before. "Too High," the album's opener, has a buoyant, jazzy feel with a subtly complex interaction between instruments and vocals. "Livin' for the City" is a story-song with a stomping beat, gospel flavor, and a dramatic interlude and outro. The churning "Higher Ground" segues into the fierce, slinky groove of "Jesus Children of America" (complete with burbling Arp and Moog synthesizers). The intensity of these songs is not mitigated by the slower songs, which are equally stirring, but by the exuberant, Latin-esque "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing," one of the album's highlights. From beginning to end, INNERVISIONS is a work of genius--a powerful, complex, yet accessible pop masterpiece.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: FUNK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 08/31/2010