Monster (Herbie Hancock album)

Monster is the 29th album by pianist Herbie Hancock. As a follow-up to the album Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (1979), 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. The album features vocals on each track, and also includes an appearance by Carlos Santana on the opening track 'Saturday Night' which was the first of many eventual collaborations with Carlos Santana including the 1980 Santana album The Swing of Delight.

Monster
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	March 2,1980
Recorded	1979-1980 The Village Recorder, Los Angeles United Western Studios, Los Angeles The Automatt, San Francisco
Genre	Disco, 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]

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

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Monster - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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