Lite Me Up
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
ReleasedApril 15, 1982
Recorded1981-1982 by George Massenburg
StudioGeorge Massenburg Studio, L.A. Additional recording at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood; Garden Rake Studios, Studio City
GenreR&B, pop
Length37:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, Narada Michael Walden
Herbie Hancock chronology
Quartet
(1982) 		Lite Me Up
(1982) 		Future Shock
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[1]

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

  1. "Lite Me Up!" (Rod Temperton) - 3:41
  2. "The Bomb" (Herbie Hancock, Temperton) - 3:59
  3. "Gettin' to the Good Part" (Hancock, Temperton) - 6:12
  4. "Paradise" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Hancock) - 4:30
  5. "Can't Hide Your Love" (Jeffrey Cohen, Hancock, Narada Michael Walden) - 3:53
  6. "The Fun Tracks" (Temperton) - 4:03
  7. "Motor Mouth" (Temperton) -- 3:59
  8. "Give It All Your Heart" (Hancock, Temperton) - 7:39

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References

  1. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  2. ^ Elias, Jason. "Lite Me Up - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Album".
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