Label: CBS – CBS 26062 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Europe Released: 1984 Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul Style: Electro, Jazz-Funk
A1 Hardrock Bass, Drum Machine [DMX], Tape – Bill Laswell Bata – Daniel Ponce Drums [Simmons], Percussion [Sound Plates], Cuica – Anton Fier Guitar – Henry Kaiser, Nicky Skopelitis Programmed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will Alexander Programmed By [XMD] – Rob Stevens Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Rhodes Chroma, Apple IIe, Yamaha DX7, Emu 4060 Digital Keyboard] – Herbie Hancock Turntables – D.St* Written-By – B. Laswell*, D. Showard*, H. Hancock* 6:08 A2 Metal Beat Drum Machine [DMX], Electronics [Shortwave] – Bill Laswell Drums [Simmons], Percussion [Sound Plates], Cymbal, Gong – Anton Fier Guitar – Henry Kaiser Harp [Dusunguni], Balafon – Foday Musa Suso Lyricon – Wayne Shorter Programmed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will Alexander Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX7] – Herbie Hancock Talking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Bells – Aïyb Dieng* Turntables – D.St* Voice – Bernard Fowler Voice [Speaker] – Toshinori Kondo Written-By – B. Laswell*, H. Hancock* 4:53 A3 Karabali Bata, Bells, Shekere – Daniel Ponce Cymbal – Hamid Drake Piano, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Herbie Hancock Programmed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will Alexander Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Bernard Fowler Written-By – D. Ponce*, H. Hancock* 5:17 B1 Junku Bass, Drum Machine [DMX], Tape – Bill Laswell Kora, Kalimba, Harp [Dusunguni] – Foday Musa Suso Piano, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX 7, Rhodes Chroma, Memorymoog] – Herbie Hancock Programmed By [Praxis Processing, XMD] – Rob Stevens Talking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Percussion [Don Don], Cowbell – Aïyb Dieng* Written-By – A. Dieng*, B. Laswell*, F.M. Suso*, H. Hancock* 5:30 B2 People Are Changing Electronic Drums [TR-808], Wood Block, Percussion – Anton Fier Piano, Synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] – Herbie Hancock Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Bernard Fowler Written-By – T. Thomas* 6:03 B3 Sound-System Bass, Drum Machine [DMX] – Bill Laswell Cymbal – Hamid Drake Drums [Simmons], Percussion [Sound Plates], Electronic Drums [Synare], Timpani – Anton Fier Guitar – Nicky Skopelitis Kora, Guitar, Talking Drum – Foday Musa Suso Programmed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will Alexander Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX7], Clavinet – Herbie Hancock Talking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Bells – Aïyb Dieng* Trumpet – Toshinori Kondo Turntables – D.St* Written-By – B. Laswell*, F.M. Suso*, H. Hancock*
CGI Artist – David Em Engineer – Billy Youdelman, Lawrence A. Duhart, Rob Stevens Engineer [Assistant, Eldorado] – Carolyn Collins Engineer [Assistant, Evergreen] – Hahn Rowe, Lothar Segeler Engineer [Assistant, Studio Media] – Sam Fishkin Lacquer Cut By – HW* Management – Adam's Dad Management Co. Management [Agency] – Creative Artists Agency Mastered By – Howie Weinberg Mixed By – Dave Jerden Other [Alpha Syntauri] – Ellen Lapham Other [Compu - Mod] – Peter Butt Other [Emu] – Kevin Kent, Kevin Monahan Other [Instrument Manufacturer Korg] – Jim Raynor Other [Instrument Manufacturer Yamaha] – Doug Buttleman Other [Instrument Manufacturers Fairlight CMI] – David Bross, Geordie Hormel, Will Alexander Other [Instrument Manufacturers Moog] – Nancy Kewin, Robbie Konikoff Other [Instrument Manufacturers Oberheim] – Todd McKinney, Tom Oberheim Other [Instrument Manufacturers Rhodes] – Harold Rhodes, John Shykun Other [Soundcraft] – Betty Bennett Other [Studio Maintenance Service] – David Michaels Photography By [Back Cover] – Norman Seeff Producer – Bill Laswell, Herbie Hancock Producer [Associate] – Tony Meilandt Recorded By [Evergreen Studio] – Rob Stevens