Stevie Wonder released the album Innervisions in 1973.
Innervisions followed Music of My Mind and Talking Book during Wonder’s remarkably productive early-1970s period. The album combines funk, soul, jazz, and electronic sounds, with songs addressing addiction, urban inequality, love, faith, and personal responsibility.
Its best-known tracks include “Higher Ground,” “Living for the City,” and “He’s Misstra Know-It-All.” Wonder played most of the instruments and used synthesizers extensively, helping create the album’s distinctive sound.
Innervisions became a major critical and commercial success. At the 1974 Grammy Awards, it won Album of the Year and also earned the award for Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical. The album is sometimes dated 1974 because its Grammy recognition occurred that year, but its release year was 1973.