Innervisions includes Stevie Wonder’s songs “Higher Ground” and “Living for the City.”
The album was released in 1973 and is widely regarded as one of Wonder’s landmark recordings. “Higher Ground” uses a driving funk arrangement and reflects on spiritual renewal, while “Living for the City” tells a detailed story about racism, poverty and migration from the American South to an urban environment.
Innervisions was written, produced and largely performed by Wonder, who used keyboards, synthesizers and other instruments to shape its sound. The album helped demonstrate how electronic instruments could become central to soul and popular music rather than merely decorative additions.
Its title refers to inner vision and perception. The record won Album of the Year at the 1974 Grammys, but the two songs are also individually important landmarks in Wonder’s songwriting and production career.