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Review by Jim Newsom: Perhaps the funkiest album of Herbie Hancock's early- to mid-'70s jazz/funk/fusion era, Man-Child starts off with the unforgettable "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," and the beat just keeps coming until the album's end. "Sun Touch" and "Bubbles" are slower, but funky nonetheless. Hancock is the star on his arsenal of keyboards, but guitarist Wah Wah Watson's presence is what puts a new sheen on this recording, distinguishing it from its predecessors, Head Hunters and Thrust. Others among the all-star cast of soloists and accompanists include Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica, and longtime Hancock cohort Bennie Maupin on an arsenal of woodwinds.

Man-Child Credits: Bass -- Henry Davis, Louis Johnson, Paul Jackson (2)
Drums -- Harvey Mason, James Gadson, Mike Clark (2)
Engineer -- David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Jack Leahy
Guitar -- David T. Walker, Blackbird McKnight*
Guitar, Talkbox [Voice Bag], Synthesizer [Maestro Universal Synthesizer System], Effects [Maestro Sample And Hold Unit], Other [Special Thanks] -- Wah Wah Watson
Harmonica -- Stevie Wonder
Percussion -- Bill Summers
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Pro Soloist, 2600, String Ensemble, Oberheim Polyphonic], Clavinet [Hohner D6] -- Herbie Hancock
Saxophone, Flute -- Ernie Watts, Jim Horn
Soprano Saxophone -- Wayne Shorter
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Bass Clarinet, Flute [Bass, Alto] -- Bennie Maupin
Trombone -- Garnett Brown
Trumpet -- Bud Brisbois, Jay DaVersa
Tuba, Trombone [Bass] -- Dick Hyde