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
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