"Too High" was written, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder, as is all his work from this period. In fact, he played virtually every instrument on the Innervisions album as well, making the whole thing a one-man show. The album is included in all three lists of Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, The Guardian UK's 100 Best Albums Ever, and Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
"Too High" is about drug abuse, one of the few times he dealt with the subject. While the songs on the Innervisions album are largely in the genres of soul and funk, "Too High" has a definite ring of jazz fusion to it. Perhaps, garnishing the arrangement like a sprig of parsley, even a hint of bebop.
Interestingly enough considering this song's subject matter, Stevie Wonder was in his famous car accident just three days after this album's commercial release. The car he was riding in rear-ended a lumber truck, resulting in his being hospitalized in a coma for ten days with head trauma.
The backing vocalists for this song are: Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas, and Jim Gilstrap.
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