Innervisions

Last year I confessed to a couple friends -- a professional R&B player and his daughter, both of whom are die-hard Stevie Wonder fans, that I just didn't get it. (I grew up knowing Wonder only from his 70s/80s pop radio hits, like Part Time Lover, Isn't She Lovely, We Are the World*, I Just Called to Say I Love You -- and as a fan of post-punk and new wave those songs didn't interest me at all.) After listening to the daughter berate me for the next couple days, I said ok I will check him out sometime in the future.I bought Songs in the Key of Life. One of the best albums I've ever heard, despite having "Isn't She Lovely", which is better in its full album form but still not my thing. It's like the White Album if done by a master of R&B. So I took the next step and picked up "Innervisions". This is a great, trippy, angry, experimental, smooth, deep album. I'm not there yet, I don't feel like I'm in touch with where he's coming from at all, but it's a huge window on someone else's world and it's addictive and brilliant.

I am a child of the 70s and 80s, with a sister who is 10 years my senior. She and my parents were in charge of music in the homestead. I lost much of my music collection many years ago and am still putting it back together, piece by piece. Thank you, Amazon, for the affordable price and thank you, Amazonians, for the swift service! Y'all are appreciated!Mr. Steveland Morris! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU PUT OUT BEFORE AND DURING MY FORMATIVE YEARS. YOUR GENIUS IS VIRTUALLY WITHOUT PARALLEL.

At this point, this is a very old album but, in my opinion it should be in every music library of anyone who has any appreciation of Stevie Wonder. This music is timeless and heartfelt, very well produced, and sounds as fresh as ever to my ears. These songs could be brand-new hits if they were released "anew"...today. Top drawer. Love it.My advice? Crank it up loud, listen over and over, and let it really sink in. This music will move you. You'll love it, too.

This was my first time hearing this album and I had not heard most of these songs.I also am an avid fan of "Songs in the Key of Life," so I'm not completely new to Stevie Wonder.I felt like this was a more mellow and contemplative tone compared to "Key of Life." Stevie is often in a lower register of his amazing range. The grooves were on point, as always. There's always a great blending of blues, soul, R&B, Jazz--even Pop in Stevie's music and this album represents several of those styles.It was most definitely worth the purchase.If I was to be critical of the album at all, it would be that I miss the excitement and aggression apparent in some of his other works, but I also feel like there's no problem with any artist adhering to a certain vibe in an album.

I'm old enough to remember the child star take the world by storm. Very seldom in show business does that translate to success as an adult. And didn't Steve prove them wrong by not only continuing to perform with that beautiful high tenor voice but his compositions turned out to be chart shattering. Stevie Wonder is now part of the American lexicon of great composers and this album only reflects part of that immense talent. A must buy for those who love music.

This product was not as advertised. It was not 180 g vinyl but regular vinyl. I paid more because it was advertised as 180 g which makes a huge difference sonically on high end equipment! The vinyl itself has no scratches.

I decided to take a journey through Stevie Wonder's music from the beginning through the mid-80s, focusing primarily on his strongest period, the early-to-mid-70s. I've encountered many fine albums, but this is among the best; Wonder's growing social concern is reflected in his music, across the album but particularly in the classic "For the City," which is presented in its entirety here (a far different song for those who have only heard the radio edit). The songs here still resonate with emotion and power some four decades on; for those unfamiliar with his glory days, this would be a great place to start.

I just bought this on CD as it was on sale through the CD club. I have the original vinyl, but hadn't listened to it in years.This is one of the best works of music ever conceived, written and performed. It is absolutely timeless and each song impresses you more than the last. Put this one on repeat and let it play three or four times. It just keeps getting better.Stevie is an awesome talent and this may be his best. Don't forget how great music was in the 70's. This work is one of the major reasons for the resurgence of 70's music today by artists that weren't even born then. You can see quite clearly the artists that followed Stevie. Most recently Alicia Keys who would be the first to say his music is pure inspiration.

I recently purchased the three early 1970's albums Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness First Finale. Obviously I was aware of the singles from radio airplay but have been very pleasantly pleased at just how good these albums are.Melodic and vibrant, this is the sound of an artist at the top of his game. Unbelievably he also plays the majority of instruments on the songs with some notable 'guests' - Jeff Beck on 'Lookin' For Anothe Pure Love' (Talking Book) for example.There is also a cutting social message in some tracks which in early 70's America would have been quite something - very different from the 'Little Stevie Wonder' of the 1960's. No wonder he insisted on full artistic control before re-signing to Motown.Fantastic.

Thank you to Hozier for covering Stevie Wonder’s classic song “Living for the City” in his recent concert, which prompted me to buy the whole LP. It’s over 30 years since I had this album and I’d forgotten just how brilliant it is. It sounds just as fresh, contemporary and exciting as it did when it first came out and there really isn’t a dud track on it. A masterpiece from a musical genius which rises above time and genre.

Inspired by BBC4's "Soul America" series to give soul a go I've bought "Innervisions" (I've also bought Isaac Hayes "Hot Buttered Soul" but that's another story). However I'll be honest right upfront and admit that I have never really liked soul music, funk maybe but soul no; and I've always found Stevie Wonder's songs to be too sickly sweet for my tastes, that is with the exception of "Living For The City" and "He's Misstra Know It All" and they're both here.Now I remember "Innervisions" being released as I entered my teens; and from a bit of digging I've learnt that it was Stevie Wonder's sixteenth [!] studio album, it marked the "transition from Little Stevie Wonder to a more musically mature, conscious and grown-up artist", and has been ranked in the top thirty of Rolling Stones Greatest Albums of All Time land [thanks Wiki - other online information sources are available but I'm too lazy to use them]; and as it includes "Living For The City" and "He's Misstra Know It All", so it seemed to be a good place to dip my toe into the Stevie Wonder waters.So?Sorry, "Innervisions" is not going to make me a convert; it's too disappointing, too tame, too much soul and not enough funk. "Living For The City" is of course wonderful and an extended seven minute album version should have been an opportunity for SW to cut lose and get funky but that opportunity is lost with the gratuitous city life vignette, this may be as relevant today as it was in 1973, perhaps more so, but it spoils the flow; and listening again to "He's Misstra Know It All" it's still really good but somehow it's not as exciting as I remember it being when I first heard it.And as for the other seven tracks? "Too High" is a good opener with a bit of funk and a wonderful tingling high-hat but the dodo-do-do-do-dodos turn me off and overall its a bit repetitive; "Visions" is precisely the sort of ballad I associate with Stevie Wonder and that's why after six decades on the planet this is my first Stevie Wonder album. "Living For The City" follows, and then its "Golden Lady", a mid-tempo ballad, this is better than "Visions" but doesn't really move me although next up and the original side two opener "Higher Ground" is a rocking funky thumbs-up, this is more like the sound and tempo I was hoping for. "Jesus Children of America" rocks continuing the "Higher Ground" funky vein and side two is sounding good, but then it's back to the slow-balladry with "All In Love Is Fair" and I hit skip to get to the latin-tinged "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing", it's fun but not exciting before the final cut "He's Misstra Know It All" and I'm left feeling disappointed.I'm pleased I tried "Innervisions" because it's a solid album with the right amount of variety, it's well written, it's well played and it's well produced but it's just not for me; I probably won't play it again in full and I'm afraid I won't be back for more, sorry.

I first got this album when I was 16 years old and loved it, I played it on a record player, I am now so happy to have this album on CD, it is played most days while in the car, my husband drives and we both sing along.

Stevie Wonder has always been a hero of mine,and this is one of his best efforts,in my opinion,"music of my mind"is by far his best,although this is not far behind, the quality of the songs in amazing."Too High"starts the ball rolling,with uts slighly fuzzy sound and mid tempo beat,this in turn leads straight into the wonderful(forgive the pun!!)"Visions" a slow paced ballad that just oozes class,The next track is in the running for being one of stevies greatest achievements,the epic "Living for the city" which was a hit for Gillan,i seem to recall."Golden lady" is another mid paced ballad,followed by the classic"Higher ground"."Jesus children of America"is followed by "allin love is fair" which would have been perfect for George Benson."Don't you worry bout a thing"is pure joy and is followed by the political exocet missule,Stevie at the cutting edge"He's mistra know it all"A landmark albumSTEVIE WONDER PLAYS ALL INSTRUMENTSRELEASED 197344.15