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Perfect Machine
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	May 15, 1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	Garage Sale, Los Angeles; OAO Studios, Quad Studios, RPM Studios, New York
Genre	Electro-funk
Length	36:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell
Herbie Hancock chronology
Jazz Africa (1987) Perfect Machine (1988) A Tribute to Miles (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	C+
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Perfect Machine is the thirty-second album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. It was the third and final album in Hancock’s series co-produced by Bill Laswell. Guests include bassist Bootsy Collins.

Background

The album was produced with Bill Laswell and performed with Bootsy Collins, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner of the Ohio Players, and Grand Mixer DXT. It marked the end of his "Rockit" phase in the 1980s. Richard S. Ginnell at AllMusic called the album "mostly thumping, funk-drenched techno-pop".

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

Personnel

Musicians

• Herbie Hancock – piano, Fairlight CMI Series I & II, Rhodes Chroma, Macintosh Plus, Yamaha DX1, Yamaha DX7 and DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K250, Yamaha TX816, Oberheim Matrix–12, Akai S900, vocoder
• Jeff Bova, Pete Sturge – synth programming
• Bootsy Collins – bass guitar, vocoder
• Mico Wave – Minimoog bass, talk box, vocoder
• Pete Sturge – keyboards, samples and editing
• Nicky Skopelitis – Fairlight drums
• Grand Mixer DXT – turntables, sound effects
• Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner – vocals

Production

• Herbie Hancock – producer
• Bill Laswell – producer
• Tony Meilandt – associate producer
• Martin Bisi, Mike Krowiak, Dave Jerden, Billy Yodelman, Bryan Bell – engineers
• Dave Jerden – mixing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Perfect Machine". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. "Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 645. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1988 albums
• Columbia Records albums
• Herbie Hancock albums
• Albums produced by Bill Laswell