Hugo In Wonderland - Hugo Montenegro

 

Too High

Hugo In Wonderland

Hugo Montenegro

Interprets The Genius Of Stevie Wonder

Arranged and Conducted by Hugo Montenegro

Produced by Dave Blume for Red River Productions, Inc.

Featured Vocalist: Larry Muhoberac

Arp Synthesizers programmed by John Montenegro 

Moog Synthesizer programmed by Dick Hamilton

Remixed by Rick Ruggieri

*Recorded by Rick Ruggieri

**Recorded by Brain Christian and Micky Crofford

Recording Technician: Steve Francisco

Art Direction: Frank Mulvey

Illustration: David Jarvis

RCA APL 1-0413

1974

From Billboard - July 15, 1974: Artistic brilliance emanating from Montenegro's painstaking desire to create a new sound, a new image for Stevie Wonder's music highlights this totally spine-tingling project. Totally new and fresh and wholly commercial, the LP used five synthesizers in a refreshing new fashion. All the arrangements for the 10 Wonder hits are the result of Montenegro's nine months of research into Wonder's music, the key elements in soul and jazz music plus a hardline attitude toward challenging the ability of synthesizer musicians to come up with enervating new sounds. The 10 cuts are masterpieces of blending the melodic strength of Wonder's material with the superb instrumental arranging skills of Mr. Montenegro, whose new sounds are alive and vitally contemporary. Playing Hugo's charts are such key players as Larry Muhoberac, Tom Scott, Hal Blaine, Larry Clinton, Wilton Felder, John Montenegro and Carol Kaye.

Best cuts: "Living For The City," "Higher Ground," "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing," "All In Love Is Fair," "Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo-Da-Day"

Dealers: This stereo version will make a superb demo in-store disk; the quadrasonic version due shortly is spectacular in terms of 4-channel effects

** Living For The City

Bass: Chuck Berghofer

Drums: Ron Tuft

Guitar: Larry Carlton

Keyboards: Larry Muhoberac, Dick Hamilton, Clare Fischer

Percussion: Bobby Hall

* Too High

Bass: Carol Kaye

Drums: Hal Blaine

Guitar: Larry Carlton

Keyboards: Larry Muhoberac

Percussion: Bobbye Hall

Woodwinds: Tom Scott

Trumpet: Chuck Fndley

* Superstition

(Same personnel as "Too High")

* You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

(Same personnel as "Too High")

* My Cherie Amour

Bass: Wilton Felder

Drums: Hal Blaine

Guitar: Larry Clinton

Keyboards: Larry Muhoberac

Woodwinds: Tom Scoot

Fleugel Horn: Gary Barone

** Higher Ground

Bass: Larry Clinton

Drums: Hal Blaine

Guitar: Larry Clinton

Keyboards: Larry Muhoberac, Dick Hamilton

Percussion: Bobbye Hall

* Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

(Same personnel as "Too High")

* Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo-Da-Day

(Same personnel as "Too High")

* You've Got It Bad, Girl

Bass: Wilton Felder

Drums: Hal Blaine

Guitar: Larry Clinton

Keyboards: Larry Muhoberac

Percussion: Bobbye Hall

Woodwinds: Tom Scott

Fleugel Horn: Gary Barone

* All In Love Is Fair

(Same personnel as "You've Got It Bad, Girl)