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'''Possibilities''' is a ] album by ] featuring a variety of guest musicians such as ] and ]. Herbie Hancock is a ] musician, however, he is known for experimenting with styles of music, and this album is ].
{{Infobox album
| name = Possibilities
| type = studio
| artist = ]
| cover = Herbie Hancock - Possibilities.png
| alt =
| released = August 30, 2005
| recorded = 2005
| studio = {{hlist|The Shed (New York City){{efn|name=Track 1|Track 1}}|Stagg Street (Van Nuys, California){{efn|name=Track 1}}|] (Berkeley, California){{efn|Track 2}}|Garage Sale (West Hollywood){{efn|Tracks 3 and 9}}|] (Hollywood){{efn|name=Track 3|Track 3}}|] (Hollywood){{efn|name=Track 3}}|] (Hollywood){{efn|Tracks 3 and 8}}|Clinton (New York City){{efn|Track 4}}|] (London){{efn|Track 5}}|Phase One (Toronto){{efn|Track 6}}|] (Los Angeles){{efn|name=Track 7|Track 7}}|Glenwood Place (Burbank, California){{efn|name=Track 7}}|] (London){{efn|name=Track 7}}|] (New York City){{efn|name=Track 9|Track 9}}|] (Hollywood){{efn|name=Track 9}}|The Barn (Burlington, Vermont){{efn|name=Track 10|Track 10}}|Numedia (New York City){{efn|name=Track 10}}}}
| genre = ]
| length = 58:31
| label =
* ]
* Vector
| producer =
* Herbie Hancock
* Alan Mintz
* {{nowrap|]}}
| prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ]
| rev1score = C<ref>{{cite web |last=Hull |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Hull (critic) |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Herbie+Hancock |website=TomHull.com |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = '']''
| rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |title-link=The Penguin Guide to Jazz |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=645}}</ref>
}}
'''''Possibilities''''' is the thirty-ninth studio album by American ] pianist ], released on August 30, 2005, by ] and Vector Recordings.


== Background ==
]
The album features a variety of guest musicians such as ] and ]. It earned Hancock two nominations at the ]: ] for "]" (featuring ]) and ] for "Gelo na Montanha" (featuring Anastasio). A motion picture entitled '''''Herbie Hancock: Possibilities''''', released on DVD-Video on April 18, 2006, depicts the recording of this album in many different discussions and performances with the collaborating artists. The DVD-Video also includes a demo CD with four of the 10 songs on the album.


==Track listing==
'''CD'''
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)


| title1 = Stitched Up
{{2000s-rock-album-stub}}
| note1 = featuring ]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mayer|]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Hancock|Alan Mintz|]{{ref|a|}}|]{{ref|b|}}|Yaron Fuchs{{ref|b|}}}}
| length1 = 5:27

| title2 = Safiatou
| note2 = featuring ] and ]
| writer2 = Harold Alexander
| extra2 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}
| length2 = 5:25

| title3 = ]
| note3 = featuring ]
| writer3 = ]
| extra3 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|Brockmann{{ref|b|}}}}
| length3 = 7:05

| title4 = I Do It for Your Love
| note4 = featuring ]
| writer4 = ]
| extra4 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|]{{ref|a|}}|Simon{{ref|a|}}}}
| length4 = 5:58

| title5 = Hush, Hush, Hush
| note5 = featuring ]
| writer5 = ]
| extra5 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}
| length5 = 4:46

| title6 = Sister Moon
| note6 = featuring ]
| writer6 = Sting
| extra6 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}
| length6 = 6:54

| title7 = ]
| note7 = featuring ] and ]
| writer7 = {{hlist|]|]|]|]}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|]{{ref|a|}}}}
| length7 = 8:41

| title8 = ]
| note8 = featuring ] and ]
| writer8 = {{hlist|]|]}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}
| length8 = 4:53

| title9 = ]
| note9 = featuring ]
| writer9 = ]
| extra9 = {{hlist|Phillinganes|Hancock}}
| length9 = 5:27

| title10 = Gelo na Montanha
| note10 = featuring ]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Anastasio|Hancock|]}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|]{{ref|a|}}|Brockmann{{ref|a|}}|Fuchs{{ref|a|}}}}
| length10 = 3:48
}}
Notes:
* {{sup|{{note|a|}}}} signifies a co-producer
* {{sup|{{note|b|}}}} signifies an additional producer

'''DVD-Video (2006)'''
{{col-start}}{{col-2}}
# Introduction
# Christina Aguilera "A Song for You"
# Opening Credits/John Mayer "Stitched Up"
# Raul Midón "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
# Trey Anastasio "Gelo na Montanha (Ice On The Mountain)"
# Damian Rice & Lisa Hannigan "Don't Explain"
# Carlos Santana & Angélique Kidjo "Safiatou"
# Wayne Shorter
{{col-2}}
#<li value=9> Paul Simon "I Do It for Your Love"</li>
# Brian Eno
# Annie Lennox "Hush, Hush, Hush"
# Jonny Lang & Joss Stone "When Love Comes to Town"
# Sting "Sister Moon"
# Hiroshima, Japan
# Nagasaki, Japan
# End Credits
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Possibilities''
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Hitseekers Albums (])<ref name="aria">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue811.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150824225314/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150825-0851/issue811.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-08-24 |title=ARIA Hitseekers / ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums – Week Commencing 12th September 2005 |magazine=] |issue=811 |date=September 12, 2005 |pages=18, 22 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |via=]}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| 17
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (])<ref name="aria"/>
| 11
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|45|artist=Herbie Hancock|album=Possibilities|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|33|artist=Herbie Hancock|album=Possibilities|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|80|id=23025|artist=Herbie Hancock|album=Possibilities|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|74|artist=Herbie Hancock|album=Possibilities|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|95|artist=Herbie Hancock|album=Possibilities|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UKJazz|23|date=20050918|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|22|artist=Herbie Hancock|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardContemporaryJazz|1|artist=Herbie Hancock|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2005 year-end chart performance for ''Possibilities''
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2005/2005-12-24-Billboard-Page-0118.pdf |title=The 2005 Year in Music and Touring – Top Contemporary Jazz Albums |magazine=Billboard |volume=117 |issue=52 |date=December 24, 2005 |page=YE-68 |issn=0006-2510 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2006 year-end chart performance for ''Possibilities''
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA20-IA36 |title=The Year in Music & Touring 2006 – Top Contemporary Jazz Albums |magazine=Billboard |volume=118 |issue=51 |date=December 23, 2006 |page=YE-80 |issn=0006-2510 |via=]}}</ref>
| 2
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Possibilities''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Herbie Hancock|title=Possibilities|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2011|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Herbie Hancock}}

{{Authority control}}

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Latest revision as of 23:13, 6 August 2024

For other uses, see Possibilities (disambiguation). 2005 studio album by Herbie Hancock
Possibilities
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005
Recorded2005
Studio
  • The Shed (New York City)
  • Stagg Street (Van Nuys, California)
  • Fantasy (Berkeley, California)
  • Garage Sale (West Hollywood)
  • Record Plant (Hollywood)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • Henson (Hollywood)
  • Clinton (New York City)
  • Mayfair (London)
  • Phase One (Toronto)
  • The Village (Los Angeles)
  • Glenwood Place (Burbank, California)
  • The Town House (London)
  • Right Track (New York City)
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
  • The Barn (Burlington, Vermont)
  • Numedia (New York City)
GenreJazz
Length58:31
Label
Producer
Herbie Hancock chronology
Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
(2002) 		Possibilities
(2005) 		River: The Joni Letters
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tom HullC
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Possibilities is the thirty-ninth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on August 30, 2005, by Hear Music and Vector Recordings.

Background

The album features a variety of guest musicians such as Trey Anastasio and John Mayer. It earned Hancock two nominations at the 2006 Grammy Awards: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "A Song for You" (featuring Christina Aguilera) and Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Gelo na Montanha" (featuring Anastasio). A motion picture entitled Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, released on DVD-Video on April 18, 2006, depicts the recording of this album in many different discussions and performances with the collaborating artists. The DVD-Video also includes a demo CD with four of the 10 songs on the album.

Track listing

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stitched Up" (featuring John Mayer)5:27
2."Safiatou" (featuring Santana and Angélique Kidjo)Harold Alexander
  • Hancock
  • Mintz
5:25
3."A Song for You" (featuring Christina Aguilera)Leon Russell
  • Hancock
  • Mintz
  • Brockmann
7:05
4."I Do It for Your Love" (featuring Paul Simon)Paul Simon5:58
5."Hush, Hush, Hush" (featuring Annie Lennox)Paula Cole
  • Hancock
  • Mintz
4:46
6."Sister Moon" (featuring Sting)Sting
  • Hancock
  • Mintz
6:54
7."When Love Comes to Town" (featuring Jonny Lang and Joss Stone)8:41
8."Don't Explain" (featuring Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan)
  • Hancock
  • Mintz
4:53
9."I Just Called to Say I Love You" (featuring Raul Midón)Stevie Wonder
  • Phillinganes
  • Hancock
5:27
10."Gelo na Montanha" (featuring Trey Anastasio)3:48

Notes:

  • signifies a co-producer
  • signifies an additional producer

DVD-Video (2006)

  1. Introduction
  2. Christina Aguilera "A Song for You"
  3. Opening Credits/John Mayer "Stitched Up"
  4. Raul Midón "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
  5. Trey Anastasio "Gelo na Montanha (Ice On The Mountain)"
  6. Damian Rice & Lisa Hannigan "Don't Explain"
  7. Carlos Santana & Angélique Kidjo "Safiatou"
  8. Wayne Shorter
  2. Paul Simon "I Do It for Your Love"
  3. Brian Eno
  4. Annie Lennox "Hush, Hush, Hush"
  5. Jonny Lang & Joss Stone "When Love Comes to Town"
  6. Sting "Sister Moon"
  7. Hiroshima, Japan
  8. Nagasaki, Japan
  9. End Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Possibilities
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) 17
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA) 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 80
Italian Albums (FIMI) 74
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 95
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) 23
US Billboard 200 22
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

2005 year-end chart performance for Possibilities
Chart (2005) Position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 2
2006 year-end chart performance for Possibilities
Chart (2006) Position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 2

Certifications

Certifications for Possibilities
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ Track 1
  2. Track 2
  3. Tracks 3 and 9
  4. ^ Track 3
  5. Tracks 3 and 8
  6. Track 4
  7. Track 5
  8. Track 6
  9. ^ Track 7
  10. ^ Track 9
  11. ^ Track 10

References

  1. Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock". TomHull.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 645. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "ARIA Hitseekers / ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums – Week Commencing 12th September 2005" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 811. September 12, 2005. pp. 18, 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-24. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Herbie Hancock – Possibilities" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Herbie Hancock – Possibilities" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Herbie Hancock – Possibilities" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  7. "Italiancharts.com – Herbie Hancock – Possibilities". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Herbie Hancock – Possibilities". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  9. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. "Herbie Hancock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  11. "Herbie Hancock Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  12. "The 2005 Year in Music and Touring – Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. December 24, 2005. p. YE-68. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  13. "The Year in Music & Touring 2006 – Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 51. December 23, 2006. p. YE-80. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  14. "American album certifications – Herbie Hancock – Possibilities". Recording Industry Association of America. October 11, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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