Stevie Wonder ~ Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing 1974 Disco Purrfection Version

Stevie Wonder provided the soundtrack to many of my summers in the 70’s, and this one instantly takes me back, I close my eyes, lean my head back and bask in the warm memories of the times this song evokes. I love the latin feel, and the opening rap where he is a playa trying to impress a lady friend with his worldliness. The summer of ’74 contained a good deal of fresh sounds from the likes of George McCrae, The Hues Corporation and Paul McCartney, so much good music I never turned off my radio. The sweltering heat of a Michigan summer could only enhance the pleasure of listening to these treasures, cos there were plenty of ice cubes and Kool Aid to be had. “Innervisions“ was Wonder’s first LP where every song it contained was written, produced and performed by the Wonder man. It is a gorgeous mosaic of R&B, Soul, Pop, Rock and Jazz that fused them all and created something that was more than the sum of its parts. While none of the songs topped the pop charts, “Higher Ground“ and “Living For The City“ did top the R&B charts. The listening party for “Innervisions“ took the invited guests, blindfolded them, loaded them into a bus and then led then by hand through a recording studio where Stevie had them feel the instruments. He wanted to show them how seeing something can distract you from what you are hearing, what it was like in his world. Genius!