On September 29, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Magic Windows”, the twenty-fifth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, “Kendun Recording”, “Village Recorders”, “Ameraycan Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

• Herbie Hancock – E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim Eight Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass, backing vocals
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Ray Parker Jr., George Johnson, Al McKay, Wah-Wah Watson, Adrian Belew – guitar
• Freddie Washington, Louis Johnson, Ed Watkins – bass
• John Robinson, Ray Parker Jr., James Gadson, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
• Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III – bells, Ghanaian drums
• Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Sylvester, Vicki Randle, Gavin Christopher – lead vocals
• Jeanie Tracy, Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer, Vicki Randle, David Bottom, Jeffrey Cohen, Julia, Luther, Maxine, Oren Waters – backing vocals

Track listing:

1. Magic Number – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
2. Tonight’s the Night – Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.
3. Everybody’s Broke – Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
4. Help Yourself – David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
5. Satisfied with Love – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
6. The Twilight Clone – Adrian Belew, Herbie Hancock