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!

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 VocalsNetty 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 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