Monster (Herbie Hancock album)

Monster
Monster
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Studio	The Village Recorder, Los Angeles; United Western Studios, Los Angeles; The Automatt, San Francisco;
Genre	Disco
Length	42:07
Label	Columbia
Producer	Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology

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AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Monster is the twenty-third album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. As a follow-up to the album Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (1979), it continued the trend of disco songs. The album features vocals on each track, this time without vocoder processing. The album also includes an appearance by Carlos Santana on the opening track "Saturday Night";^[1] this track was the first of many eventual collaborations with Santana, including the 1980 album The Swing of Delight. The track "Stars In Your Eyes" was issued as an extended 12" single.

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

[AllMusic-1] Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Monster - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

[RSJRG-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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