Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information / Wings of Love

For more than four decades, Shuggie Otis has earned respect as a musicians musician. His composition "Strawberry Letter 23," a #5 Pop hit for the Brothers Johnson in 1977, is just the tip of Shuggies musical iceberg. He has won praise as a guitarist on projects with artists as diverse as his father, Rock And Roll Hall of Fame R&B pioneer Johnny Otis (1921-2012), Al Kooper, Etta James, Charles Brown, Frank Zappa, Chico Hamilton, Don Sugarcane Harris, Mos Def, and many others. But it was Shuggies third and final album, 1974 's INSPIRATION INFORMATION, that was destined to inspire at least two generations of admirers around the world. INSPIRATION INFORMATION/ WINGS OF LOVE features the original Inspiration INFORMATION album paired with WINGS OF LOVE, an album of 13 previously unreleased live and studio tracks recorded 1975-2000. The first CD will comprise the original nine-song Inspiration Information album, with the addition of four previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in 1971. The second CD, Wings of Love, is the first new music that the world has heard from Shuggie since 1974.

1) Inspiration Information
2) Island Letter
3) Sparkle City
4) Aht Uh Mi He'd
5) Happy House
6) Rainy Day
7) XL-30
8) Pling!
9) Not Available
10) Miss Pretty
11) Magic
12) Things We Like to Do
13) Castle Top Jam
14) Intro
15) Special
16) Give Me Something Good
17) Tryin' to Get Close to You
18) Walkin' Down the Country
19) Doin' What's Right
20) Wings of Love
21) Give Me a Chance
22) Don't You Run Away
23) Fireball of Love
24) Fawn
25) If You'd Be Mine
26) Black Belt Sheriff
27) Destination You!