In August 1983, “Columbia” label released “Future Shock”, the thirty-fifth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1983, at “OAO Studios” and “RPM Studios” in New York City, “Garage Sale Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Herbie Hancock and material. The album’s cover art was derived from a work by David Em. In 1984, Herbie Hancock won “Grammy” award for best R&B performance. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– piano, synthesizer, Fairlight CMI, keyboards
- Bill Laswell– electric bass
- S.T.– turntables, “FX”
- Pete Cosey– electric guitar
- Michael Beinhorn– keyboards
- Daniel Poncé – percussion
- Sly Dunbar– drums, percussion
- Dwight Jackson Jr. – lead vocals
- Lamar Wright – lead vocals
- Bernard Fowler, S.T., Roger Trilling, Nicky Skopelitis– backing vocals
- Dominick Maita – engineer
- Martin Bisi – engineer
- Dave Jerden – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock, Michael James Beinhorn and Bill O. Laswell, except where noted.
- Rockit
- Future Shock – Curtis Mayfield
- TFS
- Earth Beat
- Autodrive
- Rough
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