Lite Me Up
1982 studio album by Herbie Hancock
Lite Me Up is a pop album with a strong disco-funk feel by Herbie Hancock . It was Hancock's twenty-eighth album and first release without producer David Rubinson since 1969. On this album, Hancock was influenced by his long-time friend, producer Quincy Jones [ 4] and sessions included many musicians associated with Jones including Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto . The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier , a digital polyphonic synthesizer.
Track listing
"Lite Me Up!" (Rod Temperton ) - 3:41
"The Bomb" (Herbie Hancock, Temperton) - 3:59
"Gettin' to the Good Part" (Hancock, Temperton) - 6:12
"Paradise" (Bill Champlin , David Foster , Jay Graydon , Hancock) - 4:30
"Can't Hide Your Love" (Jeffrey Cohen , Hancock, Narada Michael Walden ) - 3:53
"The Fun Tracks" (Temperton) - 4:03
"Motor Mouth" (Temperton) -- 3:59
"Give It All Your Heart" (Hancock, Temperton) - 7:39
Personnel
Musicians
Herbie Hancock - lead vocals (4, 5), background vocals (1-3, 6-8), lead vocoder vocal (3, 7), Fender Rhodes , Clavitar , Yamaha CS-80 , Moog Source , Mini Moog , Waves Mini Moog, Prophet 5 , ARP 2600 , ARP Odyssey , Emu digital keyboard , Oberheim 8-voice synthesizer , Roland Jupiter-8 , Hohner Clavinet , Sennheiser vocoder , Synclavier digital synthesizer , Linn Drum synthesizer , piano
John Robinson - drums (1-3, 6-8)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (4)
Narada Michael Walden – drums (5), arrangements (5)
Louis Johnson – bass (1-3, 6-8)
Abraham Laboriel - bass (4)
Randy Jackson - bass (5)
Steve Lukather - guitar (1)
David Williams - guitar (2, 3, 6-8)
Jay Graydon - guitar (4)
Corrado Rustici – guitar (5)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (3), additional synthesizer programming (2, 3, 6)
David Foster - acoustic piano (4), background vocal and keyboard arrangements (4)
Rick Kelly – Synclavier programming (4)
Frank Martin - synthesizers (5)
Jerry Hey - trumpet and flugelhorn (1-3, 5-8), horn arrangements (1-4, 6-8), string arrangements (1, 3, 6-8)
"The Dr. Negroidal" – trumpet (1-3, 5-8)
Chuck Findley - trumpet and trombone (1-3, 5-8)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. - trombone (1-3, 5-8)
Gary Herbig - saxophone and woodwinds (1-3, 5-8)
Larry Williams - saxophone and woodwinds (1-3, 5-8)
Wayne Anthony - lead vocals (2, 6, 7)
Patti Austin - background vocals (1-3, 6-8)
Jim Gilstrap - background vocals (1-3, 5-8)
Paulette Williams - background vocals (1-3, 6-8)
John Lehman - background vocals (1-3, 5-8)
Edie Lehmann - background vocals (1-3, 6-8)
Bill Champlin – background vocals (4)
Richard Page – background vocals (4)
Venette Gloud – background vocals (4)
Scherrie Payne – background vocals (5)
Linda Lawrence - background vocals (5)
Patrice Rushen - vocoder vocals (8)
Rod Temperton – rhythm and vocal arrangements (1-3, 6-8)
Technical
Herbie Hancock – producer (1-3, 6-8)
Jay Graydon – producer (4), engineer [vocal track] (4)
Narada Michael Walden – producer (5)
George Massenburg – engineer, mixing, engineer [keyboard overdubs and background vocals] (4)
Leslie Ann Jones – engineer [basic track] (4)
Ron Pendragon – additional engineering, engineer [keyboard overdubs and background vocals] (4)
Murray Dvorkin – second engineer, second engineer [keyboard overdubs and background vocals] (4)
Barbara Rooney – second engineer
Robert Spano – second engineer
Sarco – second engineer [basic track] (4), second engineer [background vocals and additional keyboard overdubs] (5)
Ian Eales – second engineer [vocal track] (4)
Ken Kessie – engineer and mixing (5)
Maureen Droney – second engineer [basic track and overdubs] (5)
Wayne Lewis – second engineer [basic track and overdubs] (5)
David Frazer – second engineer [basic track and overdubs] (5)
Tony Meilandt – associate producer
Bryan Bell – keyboard engineer
Lee Ethier – keyboard engineer
Mike Reese – mastering
Mick Haggerty – front cover design
Kaz Tsuruta – back cover photography
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