Watermelon Man (Head Hunters version)
~ Recording by Herbie Hancock
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | PC 32731 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | KC 32731 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | SOPL 238 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CQ 32731 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 32731 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 471239 2 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:35 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 471239 2, COL 471239 2 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 47478 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 65123 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS 9339 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65123 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65123 |
| 1.1 | Watermelon Man | 6:30 | Herbie Hancock | Mr Funk | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 492786 2 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”) | SRGS 4510 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:30 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits! | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 65963 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:30 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits! | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65963 |
| 3.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:30 | Herbie Hancock | The Herbie Hancock Box | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 90928 |
| 2.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:39 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CH 65123 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:33 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CH 65123 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP 10073 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697127682, CK65123 |
| 1.10 | Watermelon Man | 6:28 | Herbie Hancock | Then and Now: The Definitive | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | B0012110-02 |
| 1.10 | Watermelon Man | 6:28 | Herbie Hancock | Then and Now: The Definitive | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) | 0602517809666 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697269991 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Headhunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697392181 |
| 1.10 | Watermelon Man | 6:28 | Herbie Hancock | Then and Now: The Definitive | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) | B001176302 |
| 1.10 | Watermelon Man | 6:28 | Herbie Hancock | Then and Now: The Definitive (Deluxe (CD + DVD)) | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 0602517809710 |
| 20.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | The Perfect Jazz Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Jazz, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697720092, 886977200922-01, 886977200922-02, 886977200922-03, 886977200922-04, 886977200922-05, 886977200922-06, 886977200922-07, 886977200922-08, 886977200922-09, 886977200922-10, 886977200922-11, 886977200922-12, 886977200922-13, 886977200922-14, 886977200922-15, 886977200922-16, 886977200922-17, 886977200922-18, 886977200922-19, 886977200922-20, 886977200922-21, 886977200922-22, 886977200922-23, 886977200922-24, 886977200922-25 | |
| 1.5 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Playlist: The Very Best of Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Watermelon Man | 6:30 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697983782 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697843472 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:30 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters (96kHz/24bit) | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:28 | Herbie Hancock | The Complete Columbia Album Collection: 1972–1988 | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697724082 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Analogue Productions | APJ 084 |
| 1.9 | Watermelon Man | 6:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Collection: An Adventure in Sound | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ5 240 |
| 2.9 | Watermelon Man | 6:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Collection: An Adventure in Sound | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ5 240 |
| 2.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:33 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Analogue Productions | CAPJ 084 SA |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:33 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Analogue Productions | CAPJ 084 SA |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:33 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICJ 10014 |
| 2.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:33 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICJ 10014 |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:28 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:32 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
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| 1.2 | Watermelon Man | 6:29 | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 065123 |
Relationships
| producer: | Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) David Rubinson |
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| agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], percussion [log drum], shekere, surdo, tambourine and whistle: | Bill Summers (in 1973-09) |
| alto flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone: | Bennie Maupin (in 1973-09) |
| clavinet, Rhodes piano and synthesizer: | Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1973-09) |
| drums (drum set): | Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1973-09) |
| electric bass guitar and marímbula: | Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) (in 1973-09) |
| arranger: | Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1973) |
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| recorded at: | Different Fur Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1973-09) Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1973-09) |
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| sampled by: | Sanctuary by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) |
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| recording of: | Watermelon Man (in 1973-09) |
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Related works
Watermelon Man
| composer: | H. Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) |
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| publisher: | Hancock Music Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Mashup |
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| later versions and is the basis for: | Watermelon Man (with Lyrics) |
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