Herbie Hancock - Feets Don't Fail Me Now (1979) [2015/FLAC]

 

Herbie Hancock's electric records up until this point were marked by intelligence and adventure, even at their most earthy. But no, this one doesn't have an ounce of either. Herbie falls hook, line and sinker for the disco fad and submerges his personality underneath the plastic vocals and four-on-the-floor disco beat. Hancock's own gauzy vocals through a Sennheiser vocoder are embarrassing, and even his synthesizer work sounds coarse and gimmicky. This time, even the purists were right; this is of no interest to jazz listeners and it isn't even good disco.

  • Keyboards, Vocals – Herbie Hancock
  • Bass – Ed Watkins
  • Drums – James Gadson
  • Guitar – Ray Obiedo
  • Percussion – Bill Summers
  • Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters







01. You Bet Your Love (7:40)
02. Trust Me (5:46)
03. Ready Or Not (6:47)
04. Tell Everybody (7:14)
05. Honey From The Jar (6:55)
06. Knee Deep (5:43)
07. You Bet Your Love (Special Disco Version) (8:14)
08. You Bet Your Love (7'' Version) (4:01)
09. Tell Everybody (7'' Version) (4:00)
10. Tell Everybody (Disco Version) (7:51)
11. Honey From The Jar (7'' Version) (4:43)
12. Honey From The Jar (Special Disco Version) (5:37)
13. Ready Or Not (7'' Version) (4:01)