GEORGE BENSON: GIVE ME THE NIGHT
QWEST RECORDS, BSK 3453(LP)
(C)(P)1980 WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC., USA
RELEASED: 1980, USA
RE-ISSUED: WARNER BROS. RECORDS, 3453-2(CD)
RELEASED: USA
| GEORGE BENSON |
| FUSION, AOR / GUITAR, VOCAL 1980 |
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GEORGE BENSON: GIVE ME THE NIGHT QWEST RECORDS, BSK 3453(LP) (C)(P)1980 WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC., USA RELEASED: 1980, USA RE-ISSUED: WARNER BROS. RECORDS, 3453-2(CD) RELEASED: USA |
| CREDITS (productions) : |
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Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions |
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Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien using the Acusonic Recording Process |
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Assisted by Ralph Osborne at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California Assisted by Sherokee Eldridge and Mark Sackett at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California |
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Recorded at Kendun Recorders |
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Strings recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios Concert master: Sid Sharp |
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Mastered by Kent Duncan at Kendun Recorders |
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This recording digitally mastered from the Soundstream. Inc. Digital Tape Recorder George Benson plays Ibanez guitars exclusively |
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John Robinson appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records Louis Johnson, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams appears courtesy of A&M Records David Foster appears courtesy of RCA Records Herbie Hancock appears courtesy of Columbia Records Richard Tee appears courtesy of Tappan Zee and CBS Records George Duke appears courtesy of Epic Records |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| lead guitar, vocals | : | George Benson |
| guitar | : | Lee Ritenour |
| vocals | : | Patti Austin |
| bass | : | Louis Johnson, Abraham Laboriel |
| drums | : | John Robinson, Carlos Vega |
| keyboards | : |
Greg Phillinganes, Herbie Hancock, Richard Tee, Michael Boddicker, Claire Fischer, George Duke |
| percussion | : | Paulinho da Costa |
| background vocals | : |
Patti Austin, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Brown, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
| TRACKS (total time 42:51) : |
| 1. | Love x Love (4:43) [Rod Temperton] |
| 2. | Off Broadway (5:23) [Rod Temperton] |
| 3. | Moody's Mood (3:24) [James Moody, Eddie Jefferson] |
| 4. | Give Me The Night (4:58) [Rod Temperton] |
| 5. | What's On Your Mind (4:02) [Kerry Chater, Glen Ballard] |
| 6. | Dinorah, Dinorah (3:39) [Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins] |
| 7. | Love Dance (3:18) [Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Paul Williams] |
| 8. | Star Of A Story (X) (4:40) [Rod Temperton] |
| 9. | Midnight Love Affair (3:31) [David "Hawk" Wolinski] |
| 10. | Turn Out The Lamplight (4:43) [Rod Temperton] |
| TRACK CREDITS : |
| Love x Love | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, lead vocals |
| Louis Johnson | : | bass |
| Abraham Laboriel | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Greg Phillinganes | : | keyboards |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
| background vocals | : |
Patti Austin, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Brown, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
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strings arranged by David Foster and Jerry Hey horns arranged by Jerry Hey rhythm and vocal arrangements by Rod Temperton | ||
| Off Broadway | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar |
| Lee Ritenour | : | guitar |
| Louis Johnson | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Greg Phillinganes | : | keyboards, synthesizers |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
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strings and horns arranged by Jerry Hey rhythm arrangement by Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones | ||
| Moody's Mood | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, vocals |
| Patti Austin | : | vocal solo |
| Greg Phillinganes | : | keyboards, synthesizers |
| Abraham Laboriel | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
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strings arranged and conducted by Marty Paich rhythm arrangements by Quincy Jones | ||
| Give Me The Night | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, lead vocals |
| Lee Ritenour | : | guitar |
| Abraham Laboriel | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Herbie Hancock | : | electric piano |
| Richard Tee | : | synthesizer bass |
| Michael Boddicker | : | synthesizer |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
| background vocals | : |
Patti Austin, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Brown, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
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strings and horns arranged by Jerry Hey rhythm arrangements by Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones vocal arrangements by Rod Temperton | ||
| What's On Your Mind | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, lead vocals |
| Lee Ritenour | : | guitar |
| Abraham Laboriel | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Richard Tee | : | electric piano |
| Michael Boddicker | : | synthesizer |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
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strings/horns arranged by Jerry Hey rhythm and vocal arrangements by Quincy Jones | ||
| Dinorah, Dinorah | ||
| George Benson | : | lead guitar, scat vocals |
| Louis Johnson | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Greg Phillinganes | : | Fender Rhodes electric piano |
| Herbie Hancock | : | synthesizer, synthesizer programming |
| Claire Fischer | : | Yamaha YC-30, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
| background vocals | : | Patti Austin |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
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strings and horns arranged by Jerry Hey rhythm arrangements by Quincy Jones | ||
| Love Dance | ||
| George Benson | : | lead vocals |
| Lee Ritenour | : | acoustic guitar |
| Abraham Laboriel | : | bass |
| Herbie Hancock | : | Fender Rhodes, synthesizer |
| Carlos Vega | : | drums |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
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rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones and Lee Ritenour | ||
| Star Of A Story (X) | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, lead vocals |
| Lee Ritenour | : | guitar |
| Abraham Laboriel | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Herbie Hancock | : | Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizer, synthesizer programming |
| Richard Tee | : | synthesizer |
| Michael Boddicker | : | synthesizer |
| background vocals | : |
Patti Austin, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Brown, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap |
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strings arranged and conducted by Marty Paich rhythm and vocal arrangements by Quincy Jones | ||
| Midnight Love Affair | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, lead vocals |
| Lee Ritenour | : | guitar |
| George Duke | : | keyboards |
| Richard Tee | : | synthesizer |
| Herbie Hancock | : | synthesizer, synthesizer programming |
| Carlos Vega | : | drums |
| Patti Austin | : | vocals |
| horns | : |
Jerry Hey (trumpet) Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute) |
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horns arranged by Jerry Hey rhythm and vocal arrangements by Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones synthesizer arrangement by David Foster and Jerry Hey | ||
| Turn Out The Lamplight | ||
| George Benson | : | guitar, lead vocals |
| Lee Ritenour | : | electric guitar |
| Louis Johnson | : | bass |
| John Robinson | : | drums |
| Greg Phillinganes | : | keyboards |
| Richard Tee | : | synthesizer |
| Paulinho da Costa | : | percussion |
| background vocals | : | Patti Austin, Tom Bahler |
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rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones vocal background arrangement by Tom Bahler | ||