Sleeve Notes
Sleeve Notes1973
He's Misstra Know It All

He's Misstra Know It All

Stevie Wonder · 1973
Recording

Recorded during the 1972–73 Innervisions sessions at the Record Plant in Los Angeles and Mediasound in New York City. Stevie Wonder produced the track himself, with Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff serving as associate producers on the album. As the closing track on Innervisions, it extended Wonder’s run of socially conscious songwriting and was issued as the album’s UK single in 1974. It became a British top 10 hit, peaking at number 10 and reaching the Official Singles Chart for nine weeks. The song remains one of the best-known political statements from Wonder’s classic 1970s period. Its continued visibility comes from its place on Innervisions and its lasting association with the album’s critical reputation.

ArtistStevie Wonder
Year1973
StudioRecord Plant (Los Angeles); Mediasound (New York City)
LabelTamla
ProducersStevie Wonder · Malcolm Cecil · Robert Margouleff
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Artist · Stevie WonderIn the Sleeve Notes
1960s
1965Uptight (Everything's Alright)
1968For Once In My Life
1970s
1972You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
1973He's Misstra Know It AllYou are here
1973Living For The City
1976I Wish
1976Sir Duke
1980s
1980All I Do
1982Do I Do
2000s
2003Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
2010s
2012Superstition (Todd Terje Edit)
Undated
—Higher Ground
—Sugar
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