Lite Me Up
| Lite Me Up | ||||
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| Released | April 15, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 by George Massenburg | |||
| Studios | George Massenburg Studio, L.A. Additional recording at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood; Garden Rake Studios, Studio City | |||
| Genres | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 37:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producers | Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, Narada Michael Walden | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
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 songwriter Rod Temperton, and Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto.[5] The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier, a digital polyphonic synthesizer.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Songwriter(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lite Me Up!" | Rod Temperton | 3:41 |
| 2. | "The Bomb" | Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Gettin' to the Good Part" | Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Paradise" | Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Herbie Hancock | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Can't Hide Your Love" | Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock, Narada Michael Walden | 3:53 |
| 6. | "The Fun Tracks" | Rod Temperton | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Motor Mouth" | Rod Temperton | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Give It All Your Heart" | Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton | 7:39 |
| Total length: | 37:56 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Herbie Hancock – lead vocals (4, 5), background vocals (1–3, 6–8), lead vocoder vocal (3, 7–8), 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 (1, 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
References
[edit]- ↑ Elias, Jason. "Lite Me Up - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ "Album".
- ↑ Pitman, Jed. The Invisible Man: The Rod Temperton Story (2022), pp. 145-150
