Album
The George Benson Collection
1981 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
25 collectors on Gatefold own this
The George Benson Collection is a Jazz album by George Benson, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 111 pressings tracked, owned by 25 collectors.
About
When George Benson was making these recordings in the 1970s, he was considered a talented jazz guitarist who had crossed over to pop-soul vocals. While there's certainly pure pop and an emphasis on vocals here, there's also something else: smooth jazz. Included are classics of the genre like the instrumental "Breezin'" and the King Pleasure vocalese "Moody's Mood." Benson's hit versions of songs like "On Broadway" and "This Masquerade" are memorable, too, with him singing scat in unison with his guitar. In Benson's hands, Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" becomes a quasi-symphonic instrumental with touches of flamenco, and the vocal duets "Love All the Hurt Away" with Aretha Franklin and "We Got the Love" with Chaka Khan are solid soul ballads. --Adam Rains.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Turn Your Love Around3:49
- A2Love All The Hurt Away4:08
- A3Give Me The Night3:42
- A4Cast Your Fate To The Wind6:58
Side B
- B1Never Give Up On A Good Thing4:04
- B2On Broadway5:14
- B3White Rabbit6:57
- B4This Masquerade3:17
Side C
- C1Love Ballad4:15
- C2Nature Boy4:17
- C3Last Train To Clarksville5:00
- C4Livin' Inside Your Love6:38
Side D
- D1Here Comes The Sun2:32
- D2Breezin'5:39
- D3Moody's Mood3:25
- D4We Got The Love3:26
- D5The Greatest Love Of All5:33
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- warm
- laid-back
- groovy
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Abraham LaborielBASS
- Airto MoreiraPERCUSSION VOCALS PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Aretha FranklinVOCALS FEATURING FEATURING , LEAD VOCALS
- Arthur JenkinsPIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
- Bill ChamplinVOCALS BACKING VOCALS WRITTEN-BY, BACKING VOCALS
- Bill ReichenbachTROMBONE
- Billy CobhamDRUMS
- Bob JamesKEYBOARDS PIANO, ORGAN , HARPSICHORD PIANO, ORGAN, HARPSICHORD
- Bobby LyleKEYBOARDS
- Buddy LucasSAXOPHONE
- Burt CollinsTRUMPET
- Buzzy FeitenGUITAR
- Chaka KhanVOCALS FEATURING FEATURING , VOCALS
- Charles ConvintonKEYBOARDS ORGAN
- Chuck FindleyTRUMPET
- Claus OgermanORCHESTRA, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- David FosterSYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
- David FriedmanPERCUSSION
25 collectors on Gatefold own this · 111 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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