Monster [Bonus Tracks]

by Herbie Hancock

Overview

Despite the PR hype about this being Herbie Hancock's first "rock" album, Monster is really another disco album, though more varied in texture, somewhat more subtle in execution, and blessedly rid of those vocoder vocals, though not of the real ones. "Saturday Night," despite the distinctive presence of Carlos Santana, sets the album's dancefloor tone. The rock element is supposedly supplied by Hancock on the newly developed Clavitar, where try as he might to articulate like a guitarist, the sound is still that of a mutated synthesizer. Alphonze Mouzon is on drums, and guitarist Wah Wah Watson has a field day on his eponymous specialty. [A 2015 CD re-release added six bonus tracks.] ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2015
Label:	Funky Town Grooves
UPC:	0810736021732
Rank:	34051

Tracks

1. Saturday Night
2. Stars in Your Eyes
3. Go for It
4. Don't Hold It In
5. Making Love
6. It All Comes Round
7. Making Love
8. It All Comes Round
9. Go for It
10. Go for It
11. Stars in Your Eyes
12. Stars in Your Eyes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Herbie Hancock   Primary Artist,Clavitar,Keyboards,Mini Moog,Prophet 5,Synthesizer,Oberheim 8 Voice,Oberheim Synthesizer,Piano,Vocals,Clavinet
Alphonse Mouzon   Synthesizer,Drums
Sheila Escovedo   Percussion
Bill Champlin   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass (Electric)
Carlos Santana   Guitar
Wah Wah Watson   Guitar
Julia Waters   Vocals (Background)
Fred Washington   Bass
Maxine Waters   Vocals (Background)
Randy Hansen   Guitar
Ray Parker, Jr.   Guitar
Greg Walker   Vocals,Lead Vocals
Gavin Christopher   Vocals,Lead Vocals
Oren Waters   Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Luther Waters   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Paul Stubblebine   Mastering
Fred Catero   Engineer
David Rubinson   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Melvin Ragin   Composer
Herbie Hancock   Composer,Producer
Barbara Isaak   Assistant Engineer
Bryan Bell   Engineer
David Kulka   Assistant Engineer
Lisa Capuano   Composer
Gary Boatner   Assistant Engineer
Jean Hancock   Composer
Jeffrey Cohen   Composer,Associate Producer
Ray Rogers   Back Cover
Ray Parker, Jr.   Composer
Henri Renaud   Producer
Bob Kovach   Assistant Engineer
Gavin Christopher   Composer
Alphonse Mouzon   Composer