Inner City Blues is the debut studio album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.

The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye released in June 1971.

The album also includes a cover of Bill Withers' hit "Ain't No Sunshine", released shortly before recording this album.

Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated: "This is an amazing debut in so many ways, and it was followed by a run of albums for the label through the end of the '70s when Washington left for Elektra.

Inner City Blues remains standing today as a landmark and a turning point in jazz.