MP3 2890 mb.
Performer: Shuggie Otis
Title: Inspiration Information
Country: Canada
Catalog Number: 72438-50473-2-9, 72438 50473 2 9
Label: Luaka Bop
Released: 2001
Style: Soul, Funk, Psychedelic
Rating: 4.7
Votes: 909
| 1 | Rainy Day | 2:42 |
| 2 | Freedom FlightBass – Wilton FelderDrums – Aynsley DunbarElectric Piano, Celesta [Celeste] – George DukeSaxophone [Tenor], Oboe – Richard AplanalpWords By – Johnny Otis | 12:56 |
| 3 | Strawberry Letter 23 | 3:59 |
| 4 | Ice Cold DaydreamDrums – Mike KowalskiPercussion – Johnny Otis | 2:30 |
| 5 | XL-30 | 2:08 |
| 6 | Sparkle City | 5:58 |
| 7 | Island Letter | 4:41 |
| 8 | Aht Uh Mi Hed | 4:16 |
| 9 | Sweet ThangBacking Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jim "Supe" Bradshaw, Johnny OtisBass – Wilton FelderDrums – Aynsley DunbarOrgan – George Duke | 4:02 |
| 10 | Not Available | 2:31 |
| 11 | Pling! | 4:28 |
| 12 | Inspiration Information | 4:12 |
| 13 | Happy House | 1:16 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE 33059 | Shuggie Otis | Inspiration Information (LP, Album, Ter) | Epic | KE 33059 | US | 1974 |
| LBCDJ32 | Shuggie Otis | Inspiration Information (CD, Advance, Album, Promo, RE, RM) | Luaka Bop | LBCDJ32 | Europe | 2001 |
| ETH747285H | Shuggie Otis | Inspiration Exploration (LP, Album, RE) | 8th Records | ETH747285H | US | 2018 |
| 72438-10169-1-6 | Shuggie Otis | Inspiration Information (2xLP, Album, 180) | Luaka Bop | 72438-10169-1-6 | US | 2001 |
| KE 33059 | Shuggie Otis | Inspiration Information (LP, Album, Promo) | Epic | KE 33059 | US | 1974 |
Category on spine & booklet: 72438-50473-2-9
Category on disc: 72438 50473 2 9
Track durations, shown here, vary slightly from what's printed on the tray inlay. Track 10's duration is off by a larger amount; it's printed on the tray inlay as 3:27.
World Psychedelic Classics 2: California Soul
Newly remastered from original tapes.
Tracks 1 to 9 are from Inspiration Information . Recorded at Hawk Sound and Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, California. Mixed at Kendon Recorders, Burbank and through The Cevetone system at Hawk Sound Studios in Los Angeles. Published by Off The Wall Music (BMI).
Tracks 10 to 13 are from Freedom Flight . Published by Shuggie Music (BMI).
Under license from Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Mastered at Classic Sound Studios, NY
[Disc itself says: Mastered by EMI Mfg.]
©℗ 2001 Luaka Bop, Inc.
Inspiration Information is the third album by Shuggie Otis. Released in 1974 on Epic Records, it reached 181 on Billboard's Top 200 Pop Albums list, and its featured single with the title of the same name also reached 56 on the U. R&B charts. It was reissued in 2001 on the label Luaka Bop, receiving widespread acclaim. Pitchfork describes the sound of the album as a combination of smooth, organ-driven California funk, quasi-new age psychedelia, loungey jazz instrumentals, string interludes. Inspiration Information Live. Исполнитель: Shuggie Otis. We had a rainy day, Im in a snake back situation. Heres a pencil pad, Im gonna spread some information. You, making me happier, Now I am snappier, while Im with you. I, got to be heavier, 'Cos I am happier, when I make you. Shuggie Otis. Original Album Classics. SME от лица компании EpicLegacy BMG Rights Management US, LLC, CMRRA, ARESA, LatinAutor и другие авторские общества 3. Pling Исполнитель. SME от лица компании EpicLegacy ARESA, Abramus Digital, CMRRA, BMG Rights Management US, LLC, LatinAutor и другие авторские общества 2. Not Available. Inspiration was re-issued on CD by Talking Heads frontman David Byrne's independent label Luaka Bop Records. This version, released on April 3, 2001, included the original album in its entirety as well as four songs taken from Otis' 1971 album Freedom Flight, including Strawberry Letter 23. It also features a new and i. Album 1974 13 Songs. Inspiration Information. R&BSoul 1974. Ignored upon its release in 1974 and celebrated upon its reissue in 2001, Shuggie Otis' fourth and last album Inspiration Information exists out of time - a record that was of its time, but didn't belong of it a record that was idiosyncratic but not necessarily visionary. It was psychedelic soul that was released far too late to be part of any zeitgeist and it was buried at the time. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information 2001. To favorites 3 Download album. Listen album. Psychedelic Soul Funk. This 2xCD reissue of brilliant, reclusive L. songwriter Shuggie Otis' 1974 masterwork Inspiration Information includes four extra tracks from that session along with Wings of Love, comprising 14 tracks that Otis recorded between 1975 and 2000. Combined, the collections feel like a parallel universe greatest-hits compilation, from a world where a label embraced Otiss genius and eccentricity, instead of driving him away. Johnny Shuggie Otis born Johnny Alexander Veliotes, Jr. November 30, 1953 is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Otis's composition Strawberry Letter 23 as recorded by The Brothers Johnson topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. He also achieved commercial success with his 1974 single Inspiration Information from the album of the same title, reaching 56 on the R&B chart. Released 1974. Inspiration Information Tracklist. Inspiration Information Lyrics. Island Letter Lyrics. Inspiration Information Q&A. Writers Shuggie Otis. More Shuggie Otis albums. Shuggies Boogie: Shuggie Otis Plays the Blues. Show all albums by Shuggie Otis