Herbie HancockSunlight

Label:

CBS – 82240

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1 I Thought It Was You
BassByron Miller
CongasRaul Rekow
GuitarRay Parker, Jr.*
Music ByMelvin Ragin
Words ByJeffrey Cohen
8:54
A2 Come Running To Me
BassPaul Jackson (2)
CongasRaul Rekow
DrumsJames Levi
Music ByHerbie Hancock
PercussionBill Summers
TablaBaba Duru
Words ByAllee Willis
8:23
B1 Sunlight
BassPaul Jackson (2)
DrumsJames Levi
GuitarRay Parker, Jr.*
PercussionBill Summers
Soprano SaxophoneBennie Maupin
Words By, Music ByHerbie Hancock
7:09
B2 No Means Yes
BassPaul Jackson (2)
CongasRaul Rekow
DrumsHarvey Mason
PercussionBill Summers
Written-ByH. Hancock*
6:18
B3 Good Question
BassJaco Pastorius
CongasRaul Rekow
DrumsTony Williams*
PercussionBill Summers
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizers]Patrick Gleeson
Written-ByH. Hancock*
8:31

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.
  • Copyright ©CBS Inc.
  • Recorded AtThe Automatt
  • Recorded AtThe Village Recorder
  • Recorded AtDifferent Fur Studios
  • Mastered AtThe Automatt
  • Mastered AtCustomatrix
  • Pressed ByCBS, Haarlem – 01-82240
  • Published ByHancock Music
  • Published ByWah Watson Music
  • Published ByIrving Music, Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged By [String, Brass And Woodwind Arrangements]Herbie Hancock (tracks: A1 to B1)
  • BrassRobert O'Bryant, Sr. (tracks: A1 to B1)
  • DesignTommy Steele (2)
  • Engineer [Assistant, The Automatt]Chris Minto
  • Engineer [Assistant, The Village Recorder]Terry Becker
  • Engineer [Different Fur Trading Co.]Steve Mantoani
  • Engineer [The Automatt]Fred Catero
  • Mastered ByPhil Brown
  • Photography ByKaz Tsurata
  • ProducerHerbie Hancock
  • StringsTerry Adams* (tracks: A1 to B1)
  • Vocals, Backing Vocals, Vocoder [Sennheiser Vocoder VSM 201], Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic, Obie 1, Yamaha -30], Clavinet [Hohner D6], Synthesizer [ARP 2600, Mini-Moog, ARP String Ensemble, Yamaha Polyphonic, ARP Odyssey, Poly-Moog, Micro-Moog], Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [E Mu Polyphonic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]Herbie Hancock
  • WoodwindJack Nimitz (tracks: A1 to B1)

Notes

Recorded at: The Automatt, San Francisco
Mastered at: The Automatt, San Francisco
A product of Catero Sound Co., San Francisco
Brass recorded at: The Village Recorder, Los Angeles.
Additional synthesizers recorded at: Different Fur Trading Co., San Francisco
Harvey Mason, Paul Jackson and Ray Parker, Jr., appear courtesy of Arista Records. Bill Summers appears courtesy of Prestige Records.

© 1978 Hancock Music and Wah Watson Music (BMI) [A1]
© 1978 Hancock Music and Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) [A2]
© 1978 Hancock Music (BMI) [B1 to B3]
Herbie's suit by Edward Sexton of Nutters of Savile Row Ltd.

℗ 1978 CBS Inc. / © 1978 CBS Inc.
Printed in Holland

(:34) [intro A1]
(:47) [intro A2]
(:20) [intro B1]
(:00) [intro B2]
(:00) [intro B3]
℗ 1978 CBS Inc.
Made in Holland

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): CBS 82240-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL 34907
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): CBS 82240-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL 34907
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): [stamped] CBS 01_82240_ ̷1̷B̷ _1A_1 o [etched] 2T [stamped] P AL 34907-1C V
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): [stamped] CBS 01_82240_ ̷1̷A̷ _1B_1 o [etched] 1T [stamped] P BL 34907-1C C
  • Label Code (Back cover): LC 0149
  • Label Code (Center labels): LC -0149
  • Rights Society (Mechanical rights): BIEM/STEMRA
  • Rights Society (Performance rights): BMI
  • Price Code (Circled): 54
  • Price Code (Circled): SE
  • Other (Columbia cat# referrer): (JC 34907)

Other Versions (5 of 38)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Sunlight (LP, Album, Stereo) Columbia PC 34907, 34907 Canada 1978
Sunlight (LP, Album) CBS CBS 82240, S CBS 82240 UK 1978
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Sunlight (LP, Album, Pitman Pressing) Columbia JC 34907 US 1978
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Sunlight (LP, Advance, Album, Promo) Columbia JC 34907 US 1978
Sunlight (Cassette, Album) CBS 40-82240 Europe 1978

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Reviews

  • 12lve's avatar
    12lve
    Agree with discopath. Underrated album. Vocoder ftw! Word. Words. More words.
    • The-Discopath's avatar
      The-Discopath
      excellent pressing, clear, powerful, nice separation of instruments. great, go for it!

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