Monster (Herbie Hancock album)
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979-1980 The Village Recorder, Los Angeles United Western Studios, Los Angeles The Automatt, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Disco, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Monster is the twenty-ninth album by pianist Herbie Hancock. As a follow-up to the album Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (1979), 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.
Track listing
- "Saturday Night" (Cohen, Hancock, Rubinson) - 7:13
- "Stars in Your Eyes" (Capuano, Christopher, Hancock, Parker) - 7:05
- "Go for It" (Cohen, Hancock, Mouzon, Rubinson) - 7:35
- "Don't Hold It In" (Cohen, Ragin) - 8:02
- "Making Love" (Hancock, Mouzon) - 6:23
- "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
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Monster - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.