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Innervisions | 
 enlarge | Artist: Stevie Wonder
Label: Motown
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 974
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 157355
UPC: 601215735529
EAN: 0601215735529
ASIN: B00004S363
Release Date: March 21, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Too High | | • | Visions | | • | Living for the City | | • | Golden Lady | | • | Higher Ground | | • | Jesus Children of America | | • | All in Love is Fair | | • | Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing | | • | He's Misstra Know It All |
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Amazon.com essential recording
One of Stevie Wonder's best albums, and the one where his more fanciful, free-form moments gel perfectly with his knack for irresistible pop singles, 1973's Innervisions swings between delicate and airy ballads, Latin-influenced rhythms (the hit "Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing"), and his own synth-heavy versions of gut-bucket soul (the determined spiritual questing of "Higher Ground"). The striking juxtaposition between "Vision," a barely breathed hope that a world of peace might be upon us, and the great "Living for the City," a funky, pulsing tale of racism, is powerful, haunting, and still all too relevant. --David Cantwell
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Runner Up For Stevie's Best Album.... August 21, 2008
From the first cut to the last.....pure essence! Reflects one of Mr. Wonders finest creative spands. Soul filled, emotinal, at times painting a saddened and gritty mural of the times. The music sifts an exalted glow of beauty & innovation that will leave you in a state of awe.
Quite Possibly My Favorite Album Of All Time By My Favorite Song Writer! August 15, 2008
After purchasing Songs In The Key Of Life, and falling deeply in love with it, I decided to get Innervisions. I was shocked by how many songs I've heard off this before, and shocked at the fact that I didn't own this sooner. Better late than never. I found myself listening to this more and more. Even more than Songs In The Key Of Life. I later decided to get this on vinyl, and once I did, I found myself listening to it on a daily basis. If you have a good sound system, a clean phonograph player, and this album in good condition, you can't go wrong. It sounds alot warmer, smoother, and intimate on vinyl. What amazes me about this album is that Stevie wrote and sang the lyrics, orchastrated, and arranged all the music, and played drumms and keyes on every track. His eyesight is impaired, and yet he can craft music as brilliant as this. From start to finish the album stands tall, it doesn't slip even the slightest. There's people that'll complain that some of his songs can be too mellow. My response to that is; pay attention to the lyrics. If there's romantic lyrics he wrote for his wife; it's only right to have mellow, soothing music to go with them. I personally like the fact that he provides different tempo'd songs. There's a wider range of music, instead of the same song over and over.
Grandioso !! June 21, 2008
Aquello que aun no sepais quien es este senor, que solo pensais que ha cantado "I just called you to say I love you", y que paseaba en un coche para decirnos "Si bebes no conduzcas"... POR FAVOR !!! ESCUCHAD ESTE ALBUM, ESTA AUTENTICA MARAVILLA, ESTA OBRA MAESTRA, SUBLIME !!! ... y entonces sabreis de verdad quien es este senor STEVIE WONDER !!!
The musical genius nails it! May 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the greatest albums ever to combine societal anguish and musical artistry, Innervisions is a masterpiece even by Stevie Wonder's lofty standards. It's a collection of flawless soundscapes and lyrical poetry. Like Bob Dylan's best work, this is music that is both timeless and topical, an effortless evocation of a particularly difficult moment in American history that nonetheless reaches across every imaginable generation gap and speaks to modern ears with crystal clarity. There are plenty of reasons for that, the most important one being that great music never becomes dated. Stevie's lush, funky, intensely melodic constructions belong to eternity. Witness the unstoppable monster that is "Living For The City," with its snarling keyboards and lurching rhythmic texture and the fire and brimstone dynamics of Wonder's vocals. It freaking smokes! And then there's the otherworldly and absolutely gorgeous "Visions," with its hazy, bewitching melodies and aching vocals. And then you've got sly stompers like "He's Misstra Know It All" (a devastating slam on Richard Nixon) and the hyper-infectious "Don't You Worry `Bout A Thing." "Too High" is smarter-(and cooler)-than-average soul funk, and "Golden Lady" is just plain golden. No complaints about this one- it's a flat out masterpiece.
Innervisions March 30, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Stevie Wonder-Innervisions *****
1973 was one of the greatest years in music. Many of the worlds greatest albums were released that year and Innervisions is with out question one of those albums. Innervisions is on par with Talking Book, and Songs In The Key Of Life, both of which are concidered his two strongest albums with this as a close third. I Personally feel that this is stronger then Songs In The Key Of Life, far better in fact.
The album seems to loosly follow a pattern of a funk driven grooved out song followed by a more mellow track, this is especially true on the first half of the album. I must say that I do not like the albums opener, 'Too High' the lyrics seem childish for someone of Wonders stature as a song writer. The music however is fantastic. 'Visions' has the albums best lyrics but lacks musicaly. The total packages on the album are 'Living For The City' which is easily his all time best, 'Higher Ground' is another classic though I prefer the Chili Pepper remake. 'Jesus Children' is a fantastic track vocaly, music wise, and lyricaly. 'Don't You Worry Bout A Thing' was another minor hit and while it can be self indulgent at times it's still pretty good.
Innervisions may not be the best Stevie Wonder album but it is close. If your looking for something besides what you hear on the radio then this is a good place to start along side Talking Book, and Songs In The Key Of Life.
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