1978 Herbie Hancock – Sunlight
Sunlight is an album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock. It features Hancock’s vocals through a Sennheiser VSM-201 vocoder, as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius on one track.
Herbie plays: Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Clavinet (Hohner-d6), Piano, Synthesizer (Oberheim Polyphonic, Oboe 1, Yamaha Cp-30, Arp 2600, Mini-moog, Arp String Ensemble, Yamaha Polyphonic, Arp Odyssey, Poly-moog, Micro-moog, E Mu Polyphonic) on this album.
Tracks
1 I Thought It Was You (Herbie Hancock; Jeffrey Cohen; Wah Wah Watson) 08:59
2 Come Running To Me (Herbie Hancock; Allee Willis) 08:27
3 Sunlight (Herbie Hancock) 07:11
4 No Means Yes (Herbie Hancock) 06:20
5 Good Question (Herbie Hancock) 08:33
Musicians
1 I Thought It Was You
| Bass | Byron Miller |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Brass | Bobby Shew |
| Brass | Garnett Brown |
| Brass | Maurice Spears |
| Brass | Robert O’Bryant |
| Woodwinds | Dave Riddles |
| Woodwinds | Ernie Watts |
| Woodwinds | Fred Jackson |
| Woodwinds | Jack Nimitz |
| Congas | Raul Rekow |
2 Come Running To Me
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | James Levi |
| Brass | Bobby Shew |
| Brass | Garnett Brown |
| Brass | Maurice Spears |
| Brass | Robert O’Bryant |
| Woodwinds | Dave Riddles |
| Woodwinds | Ernie Watts |
| Woodwinds | Fred Jackson |
| Woodwinds | Jack Nimitz |
| Congas | Raul Rekow |
| Tablas | Baba Duru |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
3 Sunlight
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | James Levi |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Brass | Bobby Shew |
| Brass | Garnett Brown |
| Brass | Maurice Spears |
| Brass | Robert O’Bryant |
| Sax | Bennie Maupin |
| Woodwinds | Dave Riddles |
| Woodwinds | Ernie Watts |
| Woodwinds | Fred Jackson |
| Woodwinds | Jack Nimitz |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
4 No Means Yes
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Congas | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
5 Good Question
| Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Synthesizer | Patrick Gleeson |
| Congas | Raul Rekow |
| Percussion | Bill Summers |
Other Musicians
Strings – Emily Van Valkenburgh, Lawrence Granger, Linda Wood, Nathan Rubin, Roy Malan, Teresa Adams (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Liner Notes
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Herbie Hancock
Arranged By (String, Brass, Woodwind) – Herbie Hancock (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Engineer – Steve Mantoani, David Rubinson, Fred Catero
Engineer (Assistant) – Cheryl Ward, Chris Minto, Terry Becker
Mastered By – Phil Brown
Design – Tommy Steele
Photography – Kaz Tsurata
Mastered At The Automatt
Recorded At The Automatt
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Different Fur Studios
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