Perfect Machine

Perfect Machine
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released May 1988
Recorded 1988
Genre

Electro-funk Synthpop New wave

Length = 35:48 (Original LP)
Label Columbia
Producer Bill Laswell/Material
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Round Midnight
(1986)Round Midnight1986		 Perfect Machine
(1988)		 A Tribute to Miles
(1994)A Tribute to Miles1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]

Perfect Machine is the thirty-seventh album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, and the last with the Rockit Band.

About

The last of the three Rockit band albums an considered the least popular, Perfect Machine was also Hancock's final album for Columbia Records.

The album was released in 1988, following Sound-System, which won Hancock's second Grammy award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance in 1985, and Round Midnight, which won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score in 1986.

Even though this album produced a unique music video for "Vibe Alive", it received unfavorable reviews.

Track listing

All songs by Hancock, Laswell, Collins and Bonner, except where noted.

  1. "Perfect Machine" (Hancock, Laswell, Skopelitis) - 6:35
  2. "Obsession" - 5:20
  3. "Vibe Alive" (Hancock, Laswell, Collins, Bonner, Mico Wave) - 5:26
  4. "Beat Wise" - 5:52
  5. "Maiden Voyage/P. Bop" - 6:34
  6. "Chemical Residue" (Hancock) - 6:01
  7. "Vibe Alive" (Extended Dance Mix)* - 8:13
  8. "Beat Wise" (12-Inch Edit)* - 6:28
  • Tracks marked with an asterisk(*) available only on the CD re-issue.

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Perfect Machine - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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