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{{Infobox album

| name = Possibilities

| type = studio

| artist = Herbie Hancock

| 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}}|Fantasy (Berkeley, California){{efn|Track 2}}|Garage Sale (West Hollywood){{efn|Tracks 3 and 9}}|Record Plant (Hollywood){{efn|name=Track 3|Track 3}}|Ocean Way (Hollywood){{efn|name=Track 3}}|Henson (Hollywood){{efn|Tracks 3 and 8}}|Clinton (New York City){{efn|Track 4}}|Mayfair (London){{efn|Track 5}}|Phase One (Toronto){{efn|Track 6}}|The Village (Los Angeles){{efn|name=Track 7|Track 7}}|Glenwood Place (Burbank, California){{efn|name=Track 7}}|The Town House (London){{efn|name=Track 7}}|Right Track (New York City){{efn|name=Track 9|Track 9}}|Capitol (Hollywood){{efn|name=Track 9}}|The Barn (Burlington, Vermont){{efn|name=Track 10|Track 10}}|Numedia (New York City){{efn|name=Track 10}}}}

| genre = Jazz

| length = 58:31

| label =

| producer =

| prev_title = Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = River: The Joni Letters

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Tom Hull

| rev1score = C{{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}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

| rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{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=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=645}}

}}

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

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Stitched Up

| note1 = featuring John Mayer

| writer1 = {{hlist|Mayer|Herbie Hancock}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Hancock|Alan Mintz|Steve Jordan{{ref|a|[a]}}|"Bassy" Bob Brockmann{{ref|b|[b]}}|Yaron Fuchs{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length1 = 5:27

| title2 = Safiatou

| note2 = featuring Santana and Angélique Kidjo

| writer2 = Harold Alexander

| extra2 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}

| length2 = 5:25

| title3 = A Song for You

| note3 = featuring Christina Aguilera

| writer3 = Leon Russell

| extra3 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|Brockmann{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length3 = 7:05

| title4 = I Do It for Your Love

| note4 = featuring Paul Simon

| writer4 = Paul Simon

| extra4 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|John Alagía{{ref|a|[a]}}|Simon{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length4 = 5:58

| title5 = Hush, Hush, Hush

| note5 = featuring Annie Lennox

| writer5 = Paula Cole

| extra5 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}

| length5 = 4:46

| title6 = Sister Moon

| note6 = featuring Sting

| writer6 = Sting

| extra6 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}

| length6 = 6:54

| title7 = When Love Comes to Town

| note7 = featuring Jonny Lang and Joss Stone

| writer7 = {{hlist|Adam Clayton|David Evans|Paul David Hewson|Lawrence Mullen Jr.}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|Greg Phillinganes{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 8:41

| title8 = Don't Explain

| note8 = featuring Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan

| writer8 = {{hlist|Arthur Herzog Jr.|Billie Holiday}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz}}

| length8 = 4:53

| title9 = I Just Called to Say I Love You

| note9 = featuring Raul Midón

| writer9 = Stevie Wonder

| extra9 = {{hlist|Phillinganes|Hancock}}

| length9 = 5:27

| title10 = Gelo na Montanha

| note10 = featuring Trey Anastasio

| writer10 = {{hlist|Anastasio|Hancock|Cyro Baptista}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Hancock|Mintz|Bryce Goggin{{ref|a|[a]}}|Brockmann{{ref|a|[a]}}|Fuchs{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length10 = 3:48

}}

Notes:

  • {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
  • {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer

DVD-Video (2006)

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  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

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  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

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Possibilities

! scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Hitseekers Albums (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=The ARIA Report |issue=811 |date=September 12, 2005 |pages=18, 22 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| 17

scope="row"| Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (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}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ 2005 year-end chart performance for Possibilities

! scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard){{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}}

| 2

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|+ 2006 year-end chart performance for Possibilities

! scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard){{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=Google Books}}

| 2

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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

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References

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{{Herbie Hancock}}

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Category:2005 albums

Category:Herbie Hancock albums

Category:Hear Music albums

Category:Vector Recordings albums

Category:Albums recorded at Capitol Studios

Category:Albums recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles)

Category:Albums recorded at the Village (studio)