"Innervisions" is Stevie Wonder's sixteenth studio album, released on August 3, 1973, by Tamla, a Motown Records subsidiary. It is a landmark release in Wonder's career, marking his transition from the "Little Stevie Wonder" known for romantic ballads to a more mature, socially conscious artist. The album features extensive use of the T.O.N.T.O. (The Original New Timbral Orchestra) synthesizer system, developed by Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, showcasing Wonder's innovative approach to music.
The album achieved significant commercial success, peaking at number four on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart and reaching number one on the Billboard Soul LPs chart. It finished at number four on the 1974 Top Pop Albums chart. At the 16th Grammy Awards, Innervisions won Album of the Year and Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording, with the track "Living for the City" winning Best R&B Song.
Innervisions is widely regarded as one of Stevie Wonder's greatest works and a major influence on the sound of soul and black music. It was ranked number 34 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2020 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
