On April 15, 1982, “Columbia” label released “Lite Me Up”, the 28th Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “George Massenburg Studio” in Los Angeles, “El Dorado Studios” in Hollywood, “Garden Rake Studios”, and was produced by Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon and Narada Michael Walden.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock – vocals, clavinet, keyboards, Minimoog, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer drums, vocoder
- Steve Lukather, David Williams, Jay Graydon – guitar
- David Foster – piano
- Michael Boddicker, Corrado Rustici, Frank Martin – synthesizer
- Louis Johnson, Randy Jackson, Abraham Laboriel, Sr. – bass
- Narada Michael Walden, Jeff Porcaro, John “J.R.” Robinson – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Gary Herbig – saxophone, woodwind
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Chuck Findley – trombone, trumpet
- William Frank “Bill” Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone
- Wayne Anthony – lead vocals
- Patrice Rushen – vocals, vocoder
- Patti Austin, Paulette Williams, Jim Gilstrap, Venette Gloud, Linda Lawrence, John Lehman, Richard Page – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Lite Me Up! – Rod Temperton
- The Bomb – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton
- Gettin’ to the Good Part – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton
- Paradise – Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Herbie Hancock
- Can’t Hide Your Love – Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock, Narada Michael Walden
- The Fun Tracks – Rod Temperton
- Motor Mouth – Rod Temperton
- Give It All Your Heart – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton