Play it Again, Sam #10a - "Higher Ground"

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We only have ten editions to go, but at this pace, Play it Again, Sam could very well come limping into the finish six months from now. However, I have some motivation tonight, so let's go high energy! As always, Play it Again, Sam is a two part discussion consisting of an original song followed by a cover of that song. We are at #10a, the "original:" "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder. From his classic 1973 album, Innervisions, "Higher Ground" is some of the best work from Stevie Wonder's funk period (my favorite Stevie era.) This classic tune was written and recorded by Wonder in three hours during a self-proclaimed "burst of creativity" (I once read that the man often spent days at a time in the studio, working non-stop, sometimes eating maybe an orange, if anything at all, the entire time. Impressive, but three hours is nothing!) The song was written about reincarnation, something Wonder was on record as saying is something that he believes in. It did quite well as a single, charting in a total of seven countries, including #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #1 on that magazine's Hot R&B Singles chart,) and #9 in Canada. Face it. Stevie Wonder is a national treasure. "Higher Ground" is just one of many reasons why, but a very big reason nonetheless. You more than likely know where this is headed, but, stay tuned! (Info verified by Wikipedia)