Lite Me Up is a pop album with a strong disco-funk feel by Herbie Hancock. It was Hancock's twenty-eighth album and first release without producer David Rubinson since 1969. On this album, Hancock was influenced by his long-time friend, producer Quincy Jones[4] and sessions included many musicians associated with Jones including Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto. The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier, a digital polyphonic synthesizer.

Lite Me Up
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 1982
Recorded1981–1982 by George Massenburg
StudioGeorge Massenburg Studio, L.A. Additional recording at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood; Garden Rake Studios, Studio City
GenreR&B, pop
Length37:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, Narada Michael Walden
Herbie Hancock chronology
Quartet
(1982)
Lite Me Up
(1982)
Future Shock
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Lite Me Up!" (Rod Temperton) - 3:41
  2. "The Bomb" (Herbie Hancock, Temperton) - 3:59
  3. "Gettin' to the Good Part" (Hancock, Temperton) - 6:12
  4. "Paradise" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Hancock) - 4:30
  5. "Can't Hide Your Love" (Jeffrey Cohen, Hancock, Narada Michael Walden) - 3:53
  6. "The Fun Tracks" (Temperton) - 4:03
  7. "Motor Mouth" (Temperton) - 3:59
  8. "Give It All Your Heart" (Hancock, Temperton) - 7:39

Personnel

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Musicians

Technical

  • Herbie Hancock – producer (1–3, 6–8)
  • Jay Graydon – producer (4), engineer [vocal track] (4)
  • Narada Michael Walden – producer (5)
  • George Massenburg – engineer, mixing, engineer [keyboard overdubs and background vocals] (4)
  • Leslie Ann Jones – engineer [basic track] (4)
  • Ron Pendragon – additional engineering, engineer [keyboard overdubs and background vocals] (4)
  • Murray Dvorkin – second engineer, second engineer [keyboard overdubs and background vocals] (4)
  • Barbara Rooney – second engineer
  • Robert Spano – second engineer
  • Sarco – second engineer [basic track] (4), second engineer [background vocals and additional keyboard overdubs] (5)
  • Ian Eales – second engineer [vocal track] (4)
  • Ken Kessie – engineer and mixing (5)
  • Maureen Droney – second engineer [basic track and overdubs] (5)
  • Wayne Lewis – second engineer [basic track and overdubs] (5)
  • David Frazer – second engineer [basic track and overdubs] (5)
  • Tony Meilandt – associate producer
  • Bryan Bell – keyboard engineer
  • Lee Ethier – keyboard engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Mick Haggerty – front cover design
  • Kaz Tsuruta – back cover photography

References

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  1. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  2. ^ Elias, Jason. "Lite Me Up - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Album".