Sunlight

by Herbie Hancock

Sunlight cover art

Heavily emphasizing the vocoder for lead vocal melodies, 'Sunlight' finds Hancock diving headfirst into highly polished, dancefloor-oriented jazz-funk. The glossy, synthesizer-driven grooves drew significant criticism from jazz purists but became massively influential within the burgeoning electro and boogie scenes.

Genres

  • Jazz-Funk
  • Jazz Fusion

Tracklist

  1. I Thought It Was You
  2. Come Running to Me
  3. Sunlight
  4. No Means Yes
  5. Good Question