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Head Hunters is the twelfth studio album by American pianist, keyboardist and composer Herbie Hancock, released October 26, 1973, on Columbia Records.

The album was a commercial and artistic breakthrough for Hancock, crossing over to funk and rock audiences and bringing jazz-funk fusion to mainstream attention, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing:
All tracks are written by Herbie Hancock, except “Chameleon” by Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, & Bennie Maupin.

Side one
1. “Chameleon” 15:41
2. “Watermelon Man” 6:29
Side two
3. “Sly” 10:15
4. “Vein Melter” 9:09

Personnel:
Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 Clavinet, ARP Odyssey & ARP Pro Soloist synthesizers
Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute
Paul Jackson – bass guitar, marímbula
Harvey Mason – drums, arrangement on “Watermelon Man”
Bill Summers – agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, log drum, shekere, surdo, tambourine, beer bottle on “Watermelon Man”

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Released: October 26, 1973
Recorded: September 1973
Studio: Wally Heider and Different Fur (San Francisco)
Length: 41:52
Label: Columbia
Producer: Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson