Monster (Herbie Hancock album)

Monster
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	1980
Recorded	1979-1980 The Village Recorder, Los Angeles United Western Studios, LA The Automatt, San Francisco
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:07
Label	Columbia
Producer	Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
VSOP: Live Under the Sky (1979) Monster (1980) Mr. Hands (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 "Feets" album, 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

1. "Saturday Night" (Cohen, Hancock, Rubinson) - 7:13
2. "Stars in Your Eyes" (Capuano, Christopher, Hancock, Parker) - 7:05
3. "Go for It" (Cohen, Hancock, Mouzon, Rubinson) - 7:35
4. "Don't Hold It In" (Cohen, Ragin) - 8:02
5. "Making Love" (Hancock, Mouzon) - 6:23
6. "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

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