Sunlight (album)

Sunlight
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	1978
Recorded	July 23, 1977
Genre	Funk, Disco
Label	Columbia
Producer	Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
VSOP: Tempest in the Colosseum (1977) Sunlight (1978) Directstep (1978)

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Allmusic	[1]

Sunlight is a 1978 jazz-funk fusion album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock. Originally a UK import album, it features Hancock's vocals through a vocoder as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius.

The album produced a UK single entitled "I Thought It Was You" which was mildly received at the time by jazz listeners. As a whole the album tends to lay more toward funk than a jazz record, and is reminiscent of much of the electro-funk of the time. This release marks the beginning of the 1980s electro-era style that was more refined in Herbie's later albums such as Future Shock and Sound-System.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Herbie Hancock, except where indicated.

Side one

1. "I Thought it Was You" (Hancock, Melvin Ragin, Jeffrey Cohen) – 8:54
2. "Come Running to Me" (lyrics by Allee Willis) – 8:23

Side two

1. "Sunlight" – 7:09
2. "No Means Yes" – 6:18
3. "Good Question" – 6:31

Personnel

Musicians

• Terry Adams – strings
• Garnett Brown – brass
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
• Herbie Hancock – keyboards, producer, synthesizer, vocals, background vocals
• Fred Jackson, Jr. – woodwind
• James Levi – drums
• Roy Malan– strings
• Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums
• Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone
• Byron Miller – electric bass
• Jack Nimitz – woodwind
• Robert O'Bryant – brass
• Jaco Pastorius – eletric bass
• Raul Rekow – percussion
• Nathan Rubin – strings
• Bobby Shew – brass
• Maurice Spears – brass
• Bill Summer – percussion
• Emily VanValkenburgh – strings
• Linda Wood – strings

Production

• Terry Becker – assistant engineer
• Phill Brown – mastering
• Fred Catero – engineer
• Herbie Hancock – composer, producer, string arrangements
• Steve Mantoani – engineer
• Chris Minto – assistant engineer
• Henri Renaud – producer
• David Rubinson – engineer, producer
• Cheryl Ward – assistant engineer
• Allee Willis – composer

External links

• "Herbie Hancock - Sunlight (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.discogs.com/Herbie-Hancock-Sunlight/release/527548. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 

References

1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011 [last update]). "Sunlight - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r164340. Retrieved 18 July 2011.