1982 Herbie Hancock – Lite Me Up

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Bill Champlin, Chuck Findley, David Foster, Gary Herbig, Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jerry Hey, JR Robinson, Larry Williams, Louis Johnson, Michael Boddicker, Narada Michael Walden, Patrice Rushen, Richard Page, Steve Lukather

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

Media

Musicians

1 Lite Me Up!

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Horn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Herbie Hancock
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	John Lehman
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams

2 The Bomb

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	David Williams
Horn	Jerry Hey
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Herbie Hancock
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	John Lehman
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams
Vocals	Wayne Anthony

3 Getting To The Good Part

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	David Williams
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Herbie Hancock
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	John Lehman
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams

4 Paradise

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Jay Graydon
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	David Foster
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Netty Gloud

5 Can’t Hide Your Love

Bass	Randy Jackson
Guitar	Corrado Rustici
Synthesizer	Frank Martin
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	John Lehman
Background Vocals	Lynda Laurence
Background Vocals	Sheri Payne

6 The Fun Tracks

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	David Williams
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Herbie Hancock
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	John Lehman
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams

7 Motor Mouth

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	David Williams
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Herbie Hancock
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams

8 Give It All Your Heart

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	David Williams
Sax	Gary Herbig
Horn	Larry Williams
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Herbie Hancock
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Background Vocals	Paulette 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 Producer) – Tony Meilandt
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Track 5)
Arranged By (Keyboard Arrangement) – David Foster (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horn Arrangement) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement) – Rod Temperton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (String Arrangement) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Engineer (Additional Engineering) – Ron Pendragon
Engineer (Recorded By), Mixed By – George Massenburg
Engineer (Second Engineering) – Barbara Rooney, Murray Dvorkin, Roberto Spano
Mastered By – Mike Reese

Recorded and mixed at George Massenburg Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at The Mastering Lab
Management: Adam’s Dad Management Company, San Francisco, CA
‘Paradise’ basic track recorded at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood, CA
‘Can’t Hide Your Love’ basic track and overdubs recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA