On April 15, 1982, “Columbia” label released “Lite Me Up”, the 28^th 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:

1. Lite Me Up! – Rod Temperton
2. The Bomb – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton
3. Gettin’ to the Good Part – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton
4. Paradise – Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Herbie Hancock
5. Can’t Hide Your Love – Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock, Narada Michael Walden
6. The Fun Tracks – Rod Temperton
7. Motor Mouth – Rod Temperton
8. Give It All Your Heart – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton