| Description: | Well before Shuggie Otis cut his debut album, musicianship and performance had long been a part of his life. The son of rhythm and blues legend Johnny Otis, Shuggie learned to play guitar as early as the age of two, and performed professionally with his father's band at eleven. Throughout his long and illustrious career he performed on records for the likes of Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and George Duke, to name a few. Despite only moderate success upon its initial release, Shuggie Otis' third album Inspiration Information turned into underground smash decades later and has since maintained a level of cult status normally reserved for mysterious, unearthed legends like Sixto Rodriguez or Lee Fields. Inspiration Information is also noteworthy among Shuggie's other releases, as it was entirely self-produced, as opposed to being overseen by his father Johnny Otis. Shuggie's signature blend of baroque funk is on full display, but with a heavy dosage of psychedelic soul blended in, resulting in an album that's equally swarthy, lush, funky, and emotional; gathering all the best bits of Marvin Gaye, Love, Miles Davis, and even Os Mutantes. Inspiration Information is more than worthy of all acclaim awarded to it, despite the delayed reverence. INSPIRATION INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN AN OPAQUE METALIC SILVER PRESSING, Runningtime: 00:00:00, Design: John Brogna, Engineer [Mixing]: Shuggie Otis, Engineer [Recording]: Bobby Bloom, Engineer [Recording]: Johnny Otis, Engineer [Recording]: Nicky Otis, Engineer [Recording]: Robb DiStefano, Executive-Producer: Johnny Otis, French Horn: Jeff Martinez, Harp: Carol Robbins, Liner Notes: Winston Cenac, Photography By: Bob Seidemann, Photography By [Back Photograph]: Stephen Paley, Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Guitar, Bass, Organ, Piano, Vibraphone, Percussion: Shuggie Otis, Saxophone, Flute: Jackie Kelso, Strings: Barbra Porter, Strings: Brian Asher, Strings: D. Jones (2), Strings: J. Parker, Strings: Louis Rosen, Strings: Marcia Zeavin, Strings: N. Roth, Strings: Steve Boone (3), Strings: T. Ziegler, Trombone: Doug Wintz, Trombone: Jim Prindle, Trumpet: Curt Sletten, Trumpet: Ron Robbins, Labelcode(s) GET 51465-LP, 19439882071, 19439882071S1, Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment, Manufactured For Get On Down, Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment, Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment, Published By Off The Wall Music, Recorded At Hawk Sound Studio, Recorded At Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Mixed At Kendun Recorders, Mixed At Hawk Sound Studio, Pressed By GZ Media, Exclusive Retailer Get On Down |
