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Monster (Herbie Hancock album)

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Released
  
1980

Monster(1980)
  
Mr. Hands(1980)

Release date
  
1980

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

Length
  
42:07

Artist
  
Herbie Hancock

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
1979-1980The Village Recorder, Los AngelesUnited Western Studios, LAThe Automatt, San Francisco

Producers
  
Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson

Similar
  
Herbie Hancock albums, Jazz fusion albums

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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Saturday Night" (Cohen, Hancock, Rubinson) - 7:13
  2. "Stars in Your Eyes" (Capuano, Christopher, Hancock, Parker) - 7:05
  3. "Go for It" (Cohen, Hancock, Mouzon, Rubinson) - 7:35
  4. "Don't Hold It In" (Cohen, Ragin) - 8:02
  5. "Making Love" (Hancock, Mouzon) - 6:23
  6. "It All Comes Around" (Cohen, Ragin, Rubinson) - 5:49

Personnel

  • Herbie Hancock - synthesizer, acoustic piano, keyboards, vocals, clavinet, Minimoog, Oberheim 8 Voice, Prophet 5, clavitar
  • Carlos Santana (1), Randy Hansen (6), Wah Wah Watson - guitar
  • Freddie Washington, - bass
  • Alphonse Mouzon - drums, synthesizer (3), keyboards
  • Sheila Escovedo - percussion
  • Gavin Christopher (2, 4), Greg Walker (1, 5), Oren Waters (3) - lead vocals
  • Bill Champlin - backing vocals, lead vocals (6)
  • Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals

    • Songs

    1Saturday Night7:14
    2Stars in Your Eyes7:05
    3Go for It7:35

    References

    Monster (Herbie Hancock album) Wikipedia
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