1982 Herbie Hancock – Lite Me Up

Lite Me Up! is the thirty-third album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, in 1982. It would be the last of his disco/pop albums.

Because the huge amount of instruments Herbie played on this record, the list will be posted here: Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Clavinet (Clavitar), Synthesizer (Yamaha-cs 80, The Source By Moog, Mini Moog, Prophet 5, Arp 2600, Arp Odyssey), Keyboards (Emu Digital Keyboard), Synthesizer (Oberheim 8-voice Synthesizer, Roland Jupiter 8), Clavinet (Hohner), Vocoder (Sennheiser), Synthesizer (Synclavier Digital Synthesizer, Linn Drum Synthesizer), Piano.

Tracks

1  Lite Me Up! (Rod Temperton) 3:41
2  The Bomb (Rod Temperton, Herbie Hancock) 3:58
3  Gettin To The Good Part (Rod Temperton, Herbie Hancock) 6:13
4  Paradise (Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, David Foster, Bill Champlin) 4:29
5  Can’t Hide Your Love (Herbie Hancock, Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen) 3:54
6  The Fun Tracks (Rod Temperton) 4:03
7  Motor Mouth (Rod Temperton) 3:58
8  Give It All Your Heart (Rod Temperton, Herbie Hancock) 7:40

Musicians

1 Lite Me Up!

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarSteve Lukather
HornJerry Hey
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TrumpetChuck Findley
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsHerbie Hancock
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams

2 The Bomb

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDavid Williams
HornJerry Hey
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TromboneChuck Findley
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsHerbie Hancock
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams
VocalsWayne Anthony

3 Getting To The Good Part

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDavid Williams
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TromboneChuck Findley
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsHerbie Hancock
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams

4 Paradise

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsDavid Foster
Background VocalsRichard Page
Background Vocals Venette Gloud

5 Can’t Hide Your Love

BassRandy Jackson
GuitarCorrado Rustici
SynthesizerFrank Martin
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TromboneChuck Findley
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsLynda Laurence
Background VocalsSheri Payne

6 The Fun Tracks

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDavid Williams
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TromboneChuck Findley
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsHerbie Hancock
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsJohn Lehman
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams

7 Motor Mouth

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDavid Williams
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TromboneChuck Findley
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsHerbie Hancock
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams

8 Give It All Your Heart

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDavid Williams
SaxGary Herbig
HornLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TromboneChuck Findley
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsHerbie Hancock
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
Background VocalsEddie Lehman
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams

Liner Notes

Producer – Herbie Hancock (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Producer – Jay Graydon (Track 4)
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Track 5)
Producer – Patrice Rushen (Track 8)
Producer (Associate) – Tony Meilandt
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Track 5)
Arranged By (Keyboard) – David Foster (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocals) – Rod Temperton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Engineer (Additional) – Ron Pendragon
Engineer (Second) – Barbara Rooney, Murray Dvorkin, Roberto Spano
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Recorded By – George Massenburg

Design – Mick Haggerty

Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At George Massenburg Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At George Massenburg Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At El Dorado Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At (Overdubs) The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc