Speak Like A Child (studio album) by Herbie Hancock

Speak Like A Child by Herbie Hancock
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 11,735th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 37 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (161st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (850th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,735th)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Herbie Hancock Speak Like A Child Blue Note GXK-8001 Original Japan Press Mint
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
HERBIE HANCOCK - SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - VINYL LP - OG 1968 PRESSING - BST-84279
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
Herbie Hancock - Speak Like A Child (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) [New Vinyl
Condition: New


  My favourite store:  

Herbie Hancock bestography

Speak Like A Child is ranked 11th best out of 42 albums by Herbie Hancock on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Herbie Hancock is Head Hunters which is ranked number 507 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,490.

Herbie Hancock album bestography « Higher ranked (10,549th) This album (11,735th) Lower ranked (13,652nd) »
Man-ChildSpeak Like A ChildCrossings

Upcoming concerts

Oct
17
Fri
20:00
Herbie Hancock: 2025 North American Fall Tour
Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Oct
18
Sat
20:00
Herbie Hancock
Germantown Performing Arts, Germantown, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Oct
21
Tue
20:00
Herbie Hancock
Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Speak Like A Child on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Speak Like A Child track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Rating: 82 (10 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
3.
Rating: 81 (9 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Rating: 81 (10 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Rating: 81 (8 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Speak Like A Child rankings

Speak Like A Child collection

Speak Like A Child ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 37 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 37 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
80/100
 Report rating
01/03/2025 21:18 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,07373/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
10/06/2024 20:11 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 7,23471/100
 
40/100
 Report rating
06/04/2024 19:57 thepardunk  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,48269/100
 
70/100
 Report rating
05/16/2024 10:49 Aramis  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,26466/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
04/21/2024 12:42 AAL2014  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,27675/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Speak Like A Child favourites

Showing all 2 members who have added this album as a favourite

Speak Like A Child comments

Showing all 2 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
85/100
From 02/14/2023 14:59
I just did not remember how good this album is. It is cool. clear and solemn. An evident departure from hard bop hotness and partial dissonance.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 10/22/2019 04:18
My quibble with this album is that I think the horn charts are played a little loose, almost sloppy in places. I think those parts would have sounded better with more defined, tighter playing. But it's just a quibble; Herbie's own playing is completely incredible, as always--definitely nothing sloppy there!--and the rhythm section swings beautifully.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Speak Like A Child

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1968
1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
5. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
6. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
7. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
8. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
9. Music From Big Pink by The Band
10. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
11. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
12. Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
13. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
14. We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
15. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
16. Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company
17. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
18. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
Back to Top