Sunlight (album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Sunlight (jazz album))
| Sunlight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Herbie Hancock | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 The Automatt, San Francisco The Village Recorder, Los Angeles (brasses) |
|||
| Genre | Funk, Disco | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Sunlight is a 1978 jazz-funk, fusion album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock. Originally a UK import album, it features Hancock's vocals through a vocoder as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius.
The album produced a UK single entitled "I Thought It Was You" which was mildly received at the time by jazz listeners. As a whole the album tends to lay more toward funk than a jazz record, and is reminiscent of much of the electro-funk of the time. This release marks the beginning of the 1980s electro-era style that was more refined in Herbie's later albums such as Future Shock and Sound-System.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks composed by Herbie Hancock, except where indicated.
[edit] Side one
- "I Thought It Was You" (Hancock, Melvin Ragin, Jeffrey Cohen) – 8:56
- "Come Running to Me" (lyrics by Allee Willis) – 8:25
[edit] Side two
- "Sunlight" – 7:12
- "No Means Yes" – 6:21
- "Good Question" – 8:32
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Herbie Hancock – keyboards, producer, synthesizer, vocals, background vocals
- Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone
- Fred Jackson, Jr., Jack Nimitz – woodwind
- Jaco Pastorius, Byron Miller – electric bass
- James Levi, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums
- Raul Rekow, Bill Summer – percussion
- Terry Adams, Roy Malan, Nathan Rubin, Linda Wood, Emily VanValkenburgh – strings
- Bobby Shew, Maurice Spears, Robert O'Bryant, Garnett Brown – brass
[edit] Production
- Herbie Hancock – composer, producer, string arrangements
- David Rubinson – engineer, producer
- Fred Catero, Steve Mantoani – engineer
- Terry Becker, Chris Minto, Cheryl Ward – assistant engineer
- Phill Brown – mastering
- Henri Renaud – producer
- Allee Willis – composer
[edit] External links
- "Herbie Hancock - Sunlight (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.discogs.com/Herbie-Hancock-Sunlight/release/527548. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011 [last update]). "Sunlight - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r164340. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
