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Stevie Wonder: Innervisions

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

On August 3, 1973, “Tamla” label released “Innervisions”, the sixteen Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “Media Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – lead and backing vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass, Hohner clavinet , handclaps
  • Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks– acoustic guitar
  • David T. Walker– electric guitar
  • Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
  • Malcolm Cecil– upright bass
  • Scott Edwards – electric bass
  • Willie Weeks– electric bass
  • Larry “Nastyee” Latimer – congas
  • Yusuf Roahman – shaker
  • Sheila Wilkerson – bongos, Latin gourd
  • Lani Groves – backing vocal
  • Tasha Thomas– backing vocal
  • Jim Gilstrap– backing vocal
  • Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer programming
  • Efram Wolff – album art

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Wonder.

  1. Too High
  2. Visions
  3. Living for the City
  4. Golden Lady
  5. Higher Ground
  6. Jesus Children of America
  7. All in Love Is Fair
  8. Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing
  9. He’s Misstra Know-It-All

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River

Creedence_Clearwater_Revival_-_Green_River

On August 3, 1969, “Fantasy” label released “Green River”, the third Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded March – June 1969, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Fogerty and Saul Zaentz. In 2003 “Rolling Stones” magazine ranked the album at number 95 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, arranger
  • Tom Fogerty– rhythm guitar
  • Doug Clifford– drums
  • Stu Cook– bass guitar
  • Basul Parik – cover art, photography
  • Russ Gary – engineer
  • Larissa Collins – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. Green River
  2. Commotion
  3. Tombstone Shadow
  4. Wrote a Song for Everyone
  5. Bad Moon Rising
  6. Lodi
  7. Cross – Tie Walker
  8. Sinister Purpose
  9. The Night Time Is the Right Time