Lite Me Up Explained
| Lite Me Up |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Herbie Hancock |
| Cover: | Lite_Me_Up.jpg |
| Released: | April 15, 1982 |
| Recorded: | 1981–1982 by George Massenburg |
| Studio: | George Massenburg Studio, L.A. Additional recording at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood; Garden Rake Studios, Studio City |
| Genre: | R&B, pop |
| Length: | 37:56 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, Narada Michael Walden |
| Prev Title: | Quartet |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Future Shock |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
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[1] 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Album.
