Mother's Milk

Mother's Milk (1989) is the Red Hot Chili Peppers' fourth studio album and the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. It combines the band's funk foundations with harder rock and dance-rock elements, featuring tighter song structures, more melodic vocals, and heavier guitar textures than earlier records. Produced with a more polished sound, the record mixes original material and a notable cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground", marking a transitional step toward the broader, more song-oriented approach the band would continue to develop.