George Benson "The George Benson Collection" (1981) -Westcoast Soul / Smooth Jazz / Smooth Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 1

01 - Turn Your Love Around (Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather & Bill Champlin)
02 - Love All The Hurt Away (Sam L. Dees)
03 - Give Me The Night (Rod Temperton)
04 - Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Vince Guaraldi & Carel Weber)

2

01 - Never Give Up On A Good Thing (Tom Shapiro & Michael Garvin)
02 - On Broadway (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
03 - White Rabbit (Grace Slick)
04 - This Masquerade (Leon Russell)

3

01 - Love Ballad (Skip Scarborough)
02 - Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez)
03 - Last Train To Clarksville (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart)
04 - Livin' Inside Your Love (Earl Klugh)

4

01 - Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
02 - Breezin' (Bobby Womack)
03 - Moody's Mood (James Moody & Eddie Jefferson)
04 - We Got The Love (George Benson)
05 - The Greatest Love Of All (Michael Masser & Linda Creed)


Album Compiled, Sequenced & Edited by Tommy LiPuma
Album Concept by Bob Krasnow
Executive Producer : Bob Krasnow
Mastered at Mastering Lab, 1981, by Mike Reese

Production Coordinator : Marcie Gorman


01 - Turn Your Love Around

Produced by Jay Graydon
Vocals : George Benson
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes : Jaï Winding
Guitar, Synthesizer : Jay Graydon
Synthesizer : David Foster
Bass Synthesizer : David Paich
Cymbals (Payette) : Mike Baird
Horn Arrangements, Trumpet : Jerry Hey
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Saxophone, Flutes : Gary Herbig
Background vocals : Bill Champlin, Venette Gloud, Carmen Twillie
Arranged by Jay Graydon

02 - Love All The Hurt Away

Produced by Arif Mardin
Duet with Aretha Franklin 
Lead vocals : George Benson, Aretha Franklin
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Louis Johnson
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Electric Piano, Synthesizers : David Foster
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Alto Sax : Eddie Daniels
Additional Background vocals : Marcy Levy, Mark Stevens
Arranged by Arif Mardin

03 - Give Me The Night

Produced by Quincy Jones
Guitar, Lead vocals : George Benson
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Electric Piano : Herbie Hancock
Synthesizer Bass : Richard Tee
Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Patti Austin, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Allen, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap
Trumpet : Jerry Hey
Saxophone & Flute : Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams
String & Horn Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Rhythm Arrangements by Rod Temperton, Quincy Jones
Vocal Arrangements by Rod Temperton 

04 - Cast Your Fate To The Wind

Produced by Creed Taylor

Guitars : George Benson, Eric Gale

Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Bass : Gary King

Drums : Andy Newmark

Percussion : Sue Evans, David Friedman

Saxophone : Ronnie Cuber, Frank Vicari

Flute : Joe Farrell

Violin : Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, David Nadien, John Pintavalle, Max Pollikoff

Viola : Harold Coletta, Theodore Israel

Cello : Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman

Arranged by David Matthews

2

01 - Never Give Up On A Good Thing

Produced by Jay Graydon
Guitar, Vocals : George Benson
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Fender Rhodes : Greg Phillinganes
Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer : Michael Omartian
Guitars : Steve Lukather
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Arranger : Jay Graydon
Horn Arrangements, Trumpet : Jerry Hey
Trumpet : Chuck Findley
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Saxophone, Flutes : Gary Herbig 

02 - On Broadway

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Guitar, Vocals : George Benson
Bass : Stanley Banks
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Keyboards : Ronnie Foster
Rhythm Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Acoustic Piano, Keyboards : Jorge Dalto

03 - White Rabbitt

Produced by Creed Taylor
Guitar : George Benson
Acoustic Guitar : Jay Berliner
Bass : Ron Carter
Electric Piano : Herbie Hancock
Drums : Billy Cobham
Percussion, Vocals : Airto Moreira
Vibes, Percussion : Phil Kraus
Arranged, Conducted by Don Sebesky

04 - This Masquerade

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Lead Guitar : George Benson
Bass : Stanley Banks
Rhythm Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Acoustic Piano Solo : Jorge Dalto
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Orchestra Arranged, Conducted by Claus Ogerman 

3

01 - Love Ballad

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Guitars, Vocals : George Benson
Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CP 30, Mini-Moog, Polymoog : Ronnie Foster
Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Wurlitzer : Jorge Dalto
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Robert Popwell
Rhythm Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Orchestrated, Conducted by Mike Mainieri

02 - Nature Boy

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Lead Guitar, Vocals : George Benson
Rhythm Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Electric Piano, Mini-Moog : Ronnie Foster
Clavinet, Acoustic Piano : Jorge Dalto
Bass : Stanley Banks
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Orchestra Arranged, Conducted by Claus Ogerman

03 - Last Train To Clarksville

Produced by Creed Taylor
Guitar : George Benson
Organ : Charles Convinton
Bass : Ron Carter
Drums : Leo Morris
Conga : Johnny Pacheco
Trumpet : Burt Collins
Piccolo, Flugelhorn : Joe Shepley
Trombone, Baritone Horn : Wayne Andre
Trombone, Tuba : Alan Raph
Saxophone : Buddy Lucas

04 - Livin' Inside Your Love

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Guitars, Vocals : George Benson
Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CP 30, Mini-Moog, Polymoog : Ronnie Foster
Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer : Jorge Dalto
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Will Lee
Acoustic Guitar Solo : Earl Klugh
Orchestrated, Conducted by Mike Mainieri

4

01 - Here Comes The Sun

Produced by Creed Taylor
Guitar : George Benson
Bass Clarinet : Don Ashworth
Clarinet : Jerome Richardson
Piano, Organ, Harpsichord : Herbie Hancock, Ernie Hayes, Bob James
Bass : Ron Carter, Jerry Jemmott
Viola : Emanuel Vardi
Cello : George Ricci
Violin : Raoul Polikian, Max Pollikoff
Flute : Herbert Laws, Jerome Richardson
Flute, Oboe : Phil Bodner

02 - Breezin'

Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Lead Guitar : George Benson
Bass, Rhythm Guitar : Phil Upchurch
Electric Piano, Mini-Moog : Ronnie Foster
Clavinet, Acoustic Piano : Jorge Dalto
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Orchestra Arranged, Conducted by Claus Ogerman

03 - Moody's Mood

Produced by Quincy Jones
Guitar, Vocals : George Benson
Vocal Solo : Patti Austin
Keyboards, Synthesizer : Greg Phillinganes
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Strings Arranged, Conducted by Marty Paich
Rhythm Arrangements by Quincy Jones

04 - We Got The Love

Produced by Arif Mardin
Duet with Chaka Khan 
Vocals : George Benson, Chaka Khan
Electric Piano : Arthur Jenkins
Drums : Stephen 'Steve' Ferrone
Bass : Phil Upchurch
Guitar : Hamish Stuart
Congas : Raphael Cruz
Flute : Eddie Daniel, Phil Bodner
Alto Flute : George Marge
S.R.M. Synthesizer : Ken Bichel
Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Alto Sax : George Young
Tenor Sax : Michael Brecker
Trombone : Barry Rogers
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber

05 - The Greatest Love Of All

Produced by Michael Masser
Vocals : George Benson
Piano : Michael Masser
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Drums : Harvey Mason
Bass : Stanley Banks
Rhythm Arrangements by Michael Masser
Orchestrated, Conducted by Lee Holdridge