1980 Herbie Hancock – Monster

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Monster is the twenty-ninth album by pianist Herbie Hancock. As a follow-up to the “Feets” album, it avoided jazz and funk in favor of disco songs only. The track “Stars In Your Eyes” was issued as an extended (11:20) 12″ single.

Tracks

1  Saturday Night (Herbie Hancock; David Rubinson; Jeffrey Cohen) 7:17
2  Stars In Your Eyes (Ray Parker Jr; Gavin Christopher; Herbie Hancock; Lisa Capuano) 7:07
3  Go For It (Herbie Hancock; Alphonse Mouzon; Jeffrey Cohen; David Rubinson) 7:37
4  Don’t Hold It In (Wah Wah Watson; Jeffrey Cohen) 8:05
5  Making Love (Alphonse Mouzon; Jean Hancock) 6:26
6  It All Comes Round (Wah Wah Watson; Jeffrey Cohen; David Rubinson) 5:53

Musicians

ClavinetHerbie Hancock
ClavitarHerbie Hancock
KeyboardsHerbie Hancock
Mini MoogHerbie Hancock
PianoHerbie Hancock
SynthesizerHerbie Hancock
VocalsHerbie Hancock

Other Musicians

1 Saturday Night

BassFreddie Washington
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarCarlos Santana
PercussionSheila Escovedo
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsGreg Walker


2 Stars In Your Eyes

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsAlphonse Mouzon
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarRay Parker Jr
PercussionSheila Escovedo
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsGavin Christopher


3 Go For It

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsAlphonse Mouzon
GuitarWah Wah Watson
SynthesizerAlphonse Mouzon
PercussionSheila Escovedo
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
VocalsOren Waters


4 Don’t Hold It In

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsAlphonse Mouzon
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarRandy Hansen
PercussionSheila Escovedo
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsGavin Christopher


5 Making Love

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsAlphonse Mouzon
GuitarWah Wah Watson
PercussionSheila Escovedo
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsGreg Walker


6 It All Comes Round

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsAlphonse Mouzon
GuitarWah Wah Watson
GuitarRandy Hansen
PercussionSheila Escovedo
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
VocalsBill Champlin

Liner Notes

Producer – Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Producer (Associate) – Jeffrey Cohen
Engineer – David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Bryan Bell, Bob Kovach, Barbara Issak, David Kulka, Gary Boatner, Jim DeMarco
Mastered By – Paul Stubblebine

Cover Art – Graham Wilson
Photography – Ray Rogers

Mastered At The Automatt
Mixed At The Automatt
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At United Western Studios
Recorded At The Automatt
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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