{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-sunlight-holland-import","title":"Herbie Hancock - Sunlight [Holland Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHerbie Hancock found his singing voice on Sunlight, even if it came out through a vocoder. This 1978 album arrives here as a Holland import.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComing off his run of jazz-funk landmarks, Hancock pushed even further toward the dance floor, routing his vocals through a Sennheiser vocoder to give them a robotic, shimmering sheen. He produced the album with longtime partner David Rubinson, layering synthesizers, brass, woodwinds and strings around a stellar cast that includes guitarists Ray Parker Jr. and Wah Wah Watson and saxophonist Bennie Maupin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide one opens with \"I Thought It Was You\", nearly nine minutes of glossy disco-funk that gives the vocoder hooks plenty of room to breathe, followed by the slower, string-laced \"Come Running to Me\", with lyrics by Allee Willis. The title track adds a soaring soprano saxophone solo from Maupin, while \"Good Question\" closes the record with Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams joining Hancock for some thrilling fusion fireworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurists grumbled at the time, but Sunlight sounds remarkably ahead of its curve today, a bridge between jazz, funk and the electronic pop that followed in its wake. It is a fascinating snapshot of a restless innovator who never wanted to stand still, and five long tracks that reward a full, uninterrupted listen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67761806573858,"sku":"8719262004733","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Herbie_Hancock-Sunlight_Holland_Import.jpg?v=1794309578","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/herbie-hancock-sunlight-holland-import","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}