Sunlight (Herbie Hancock album)

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Sunlight is an album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock.[1] It features Hancock's vocals through a Sennheiser VSM-201 vocoder, as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius on “Good Question”.[2]

Sunlight
Studio album by
Released1978
GenreJazz, funk
Length39:26
LabelColumbia
ProducerHerbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
VSOP: Tempest in the Colosseum
(1977)
Sunlight
(1978)
An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
(1978)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [2]

The Globe and Mail wrote that Hancock "has returned to directionless electronic funk, saved only by a medium-tempo jazz number, 'Come Running to Me'."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Herbie Hancock, except where indicated.

Side one

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  1. "I Thought It Was You" (Hancock, Melvin Ragin, Jeffrey Cohen) – 8:56
  2. "Come Running to Me" (lyrics: Allee Willis) – 8:25

Side two

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  1. "Sunlight" – 7:12
  2. "No Means Yes" – 6:21
  3. "Good Question" – 8:32

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Herbie Hancock and David Rubinson – producers
  • David Rubinson, Fred Catero (with Chris Minto and Cheryl Ward) – engineers at The Automatt
  • Steve Mantoani – engineer at Different Fur Trading Co.
  • Terry Becker – assistant engineer (brass)
  • Phill Brown – mastering

References

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  1. ^ Tompkins, David (2011). How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop: The Machine Speaks. Melville House. p. 241.
  2. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Herbie Hancock: Sunlight". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ McGrath, Paul (12 July 1978). "Herbie Hancock". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
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