Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry HeyArranged By [Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement] – Rod TempertonArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jerry HeyLead Vocals – Wayne Anthony Lyrics By, Music By – Rod TempertonVocals [Vocoder] – Herbie Hancock
3:58
2
Give It All Your Heart
Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry HeyArranged By [Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement] – Rod TempertonArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jerry HeyLyrics By, Music By – Herbie Hancock, Rod TempertonVocals [Vocoder] – Herbie Hancock, Patrice Rushen
7:42
3
Gettin' To The Good Part
Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry HeyArranged By [Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement] – Rod TempertonArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jerry HeyLyrics By, Music By – Herbie Hancock, Rod TempertonProgrammed By [Additional Synthesizer Programming] – Michael BoddickerSynthesizer – Michael BoddickerVocals [Lead Vocoder] – Herbie Hancock
6:12
4
Can't Hide Your Love
Arranged By – Narada Michael WaldenArranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry HeyBacking Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Lynda Laurence, Sheri PayneBass – Randy Jackson Drums – Narada Michael WaldenEngineer [Basic Track And Overdubs] – Ken KessieGuitar – Carrado RusticiLead Vocals – Herbie HancockLyrics By, Music By – Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael WaldenSynthesizer – Frank Martin
3:55
5
The Fun Tracks
Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry HeyArranged By [Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement] – Rod TempertonArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jerry HeyLead Vocals – Wayne Anthony Lyrics By, Music By – Rod TempertonProgrammed By [Additional Synthesizer Programming] – Michael Boddicker
4:03
6
Paradise
Arranged By [Background Vocal And Keyboard Arrangement] – David FosterBacking Vocals – Bill Champlin, Richard Page, Vennette GloudBass – Abe LaborielDrums – Jeff PorcaroGuitar – Jay GraydonLead Vocals – Herbie HancockLyrics By, Music By – Bill Champlin, David Foster, Herbie Hancock, Jay GraydonPiano – David FosterProgrammed By [Synclavier Programming] – Rick Kelly
4:30
7
The Bomb
Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry HeyArranged By [Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement] – Rod TempertonLead Vocals – Wayne Anthony Lyrics By, Music By – Herbie Hancock, Rod TempertonProgrammed By [Additional Synthesizer Programming] – Michael Boddicker
3:58
8
Lite Me Up
Arranged By [Horn & String Arrangement] – Jerry HeyArranged By [Rhythm And Vocal Arrangement] – Rod TempertonLyrics By, Music By – Rod Temperton
3:40
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
FC 37928
Herbie Hancock
Lite Me Up (LP, Album)
Columbia
FC 37928
US
1982
SRCS 9507
Herbie Hancock
Lite Me Up (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)
Sony Records
SRCS 9507
Japan
1998
CBS 85650, 85650
Herbie Hancock
Lite Me Up (LP, Album)
CBS, CBS
CBS 85650, 85650
Europe
1982
40-32474
Herbie Hancock
Lite Me Up (Cass, Album)
CBS
40-32474
Spain
1985
CBS 32474
Herbie Hancock
Lite Me Up (LP, Album)
CBS
CBS 32474
UK
1982
Credits
Backing Vocals – Edi Lehman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8), Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8), John Lehman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8), Patti Austin (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8), Paulette McWilliams (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Bass – Louis Johnson (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 8)
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Tony Meilandt
Design [Front Cover] – Mick Haggerty
Drums – John Robinson (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 8)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet [Clavitar], Synthesizer [Yamaha-cs 80, The Source By Moog, Mini Moog, Waves Mini Moog, Prophet 5, Arp 2600, Arp Odyssey], Keyboards [Emu Digital Keyboard], Synthesizer [Oberheim 8-voice Synthesizer, Roland Jupiter 8], Clavinet [Hohner], Vocoder [Sennheiser], Synthesizer [Synclavier Digital Synthesizer, Linn Drum Synthesizer], Piano – Herbie Hancock
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Ron Pendragon
Engineer [Basic Track] – Leslie Ann Jones (tracks: 4)
Engineer [Keyboard] – Bryan Bell, Lee Ethier
Engineer [Second Engineering] – Barbara Rooney, Murray Dvorkin, Robert Spano
Guitar – David Williams (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 8), Steve Lukather (tracks: 1)
Management – Adam's Dad Management Co.
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Photography By [Back Cover] – Kaz Tsuruta
Producer – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 8), Jay Graydon (tracks: 4), Narada Michael Walden (tracks: 5), Patrice Rushen (tracks: 8)
Recorded By, Mixed By – George Massenburg
Saxophone, Woodwind – Gary Herbig (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8), Larry Williams (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Trumpet – The "Dr. Negroidal" (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Trumpet, Trombone – Chuck Findley (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Notes
Recorded and mixed at George Massenburg Studios, Los Angeles, CA Mastered at The Mastering Lab Management: Adam's Dad Management Company, San Francisco, CA 'Paradise' basic track recorded at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood, CA 'Can't Hide Your Love' basic track and overdubs recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Ⓒ 1982 CBS Inc. Ⓟ 1982 CBS Inc. Manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan)