Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information 1974 {Remastered 2001}

• Title: Inspiration Information
  
• Year Of Release: 1974 [2001]
  
• Label: Luaka Bop
  
• Genre: Psychedelic / Soul / Funk
  
• Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue,log)
  
• Total Time: 00:55:44
  
• Total Size: 383 mb (+3%rec.)
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

Like Stevie Wonder and Allen Toussaint before him–and Prince and D'Angelo afterward–Shuggie Otis was a musical visionary whose early 1970s recordings showed he could do it all, writing, arranging, performing, and producing some of the decade's most satisfying, innovative, and, unfortunately, overlooked music. This reissue of his 1974 Inspiration Information album–a soulful song cycle that took three years to create and was worth every minute–ranges from early drum machine-driven experiments like "Xl-30" and "Aht Uh Mi Hed" (note the Sly Stone spelling influence) to Otis's most stunning pop confection ever, "Strawberry Letter 23." (The latter song, which ended up being a big hit for the Brothers Johnson, is one of four bonus tracks taken from Otis's 1971 Freedom Flight album). Otis, who once turned down an offer to replace Mick Taylor in the Rolling Stones, continues to perform around the Bay Area on his own and with his father, bandleader Johnny Otis. Hopefully, the long-awaited resurrection of this material will help bring him the attention he deserves.

Tracks:

01. Inspiration Information (4:13)
02. Island Letter (4:41)
03. Sparkle City (5:58)
04. Aht Uh Mi Head (4:16)
05. Happy House (1:16)
06. Rainy Day (2:42)
07. Xl30 (2:09)
08. Pling (4:28)
09. Not Available (2:31)
10. Strawberry Letter 23 (3:59)
11. Sweet Thang (4:03)
12. Ice Cold Daydream (2:30)
13. Freedom Flight (12:58)

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