Album
Give Me The Night
1980 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Give Me The Night is a Soul & Funk album by George Benson, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 53 pressings tracked.
About
This is the peak of George Benson's courtship of the mass market -- a superbly crafted and performed pop album with a large supporting cast -- and wouldn't you know that Quincy Jones, the master catalyst, is the producer. Q's regular team, including the prolific songwriter Rod Temperton and the brilliant engineer Bruce Swedien, is in control, and Benson's voice, caught beautifully in the rich, floating sound, had never before been put to such versatile use. On Moody's Mood, Benson really exercises his vocalese chops and proves that he is technically as fluid as just about any jazz vocalist, and.
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Tracklist
- 1Love X Love4:46
- 2Off Broadway5:26
- 3Moody's Mood3:24
- 4Give Me the Night5:01
- 5What's On Your Mind4:04
- 6Dinorah, Dinorah3:43
- 7Love Dance3:18
- 8Star of a Story4:42
- 9Midnight Love Affair3:34
- 10Turn Out the Lamplight4:44
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- groovy
- celebratory
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Label variation: Columbia styrene pressing with 'TM' after the Quincy Jones Logo. RE-1 on side A label.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Claus OgermanARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ORCHESTRATED BY, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 53 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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