Lite Me Up

Lite Me Up
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 1982
Recorded1981–1982 by George Massenburg
StudioGeorge Massenburg Studio, L.A. Additional recording at El Dorado Studios, Hollywood; Garden Rake Studios, Studio City
GenreR&B, pop
Length37:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Jay Graydon, Narada Michael Walden
Herbie Hancock chronology
Quartet
(1982)
Lite Me Up
(1982)
Future Shock
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Lite Me Up is a pop album with a strong disco-funk feel by Herbie Hancock. It was Hancock's twenty-eighth album and first release without producer David Rubinson since 1969. On this album, Hancock was influenced by his long-time friend, producer Quincy Jones and sessions included many musicians associated with Jones including Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto. The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier, a digital polyphonic synthesizer.