George Benson "Give Me The Night" (1980) -Westcoast Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 1

01 - Love x Love (Rod Temperton)
02 - Off Broadway (Rod Temperton)
03 - Moody's Mood (James Moody & Eddie Jefferson)
04 - Give Me The Night (Rod Temperton)

2

01 - What's On Your Mind (Kerry Chater & Glen Ballard))
02 - Dinorah, Dinorah (Ivan Lins & Vitor Martins)
03 - Love Dance (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins & Paul Williams)
04 - Star Of A Story (X) (Rod Temperton)
05 - Midnight Love Affair (David 'Hawk' Wolinski)
06 - Turn Out The Lamplight (Rod Temperton)


Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Assisted by Ralph Osborne at Kendun Recorders Burbank, California
Assisted by Sheridan Eldridge & Mark Sackett at Cherokke Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recorded at Kendun Recorders
Strings recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios
°Concert Master : Sid Sharp
Mastered by Ken Duncan at Kendun Recorders


1 

01 - Love x Love

George Benson : Guitar & Lead vocals
Louis Johnson & Abraham Laboriel : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Patti Austin, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Brown, Tom Bahler & Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft & Larry Williams : Saxophone & Flute
Strings arranged by David Foster & Jerry Hey
Horns arranged by Jerry Hey
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Rod Temperton

02 - Off Broadway

George Benson & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft & Larry Williams : Saxophone & Flute
Strings & Horns arranged by Jerry Hey°
Rhythm Arrangement by Rod Temperton & Quincy Jones

03 - Moody's Mood

George Benson : Guitar & Vocals
Patti Austin : Vocal Solo
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards & Synthesizer
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Strings arranged & conducted by Marty Paich°
Rhythm Arrangement by Quincy Jones

04 - Give Me The Night

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

2

01 - What's On Your Mind

George Benson : Guitar & Lead vocals
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Richard Tee : Electric Piano
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft & Larry Williams : Saxophone & Flute
String & Horn Arrangements by Jerry Hey°
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Quincy Jones 

02 - Dinorah, Dinorah

George Benson : Lead Guitar & Scat vocals
Louis Johnson : Bass
John 'JR' 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
Patti Austin : Background vocals
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft & Larry Williams : Saxophone & Flute
String & Horn Arrangements by Jerry Hey°
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Quincy Jones

03 - Love Dance

George Benson : Lead vocal
Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Herbie Hancock : Fender Rhodes & Synthesizer
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Quincy Jones & Lee Ritenour
 
04 - Star Of A Story (X)

George Benson : Guitar & Lead vocals
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Herbie Hancock : Fender Rhodes, Electric Piano, Synthesizer & Synthesizer Programming
Richard Tee & Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Patti Austin, Diva Grey, Jocelyn Brown, Tom Bahler & Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals
Strings arranged & conducted by Marty Paich°
Rhythm, Synthesizer & Vocal Arrangements by Quincy Jones
 
05 - 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
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft & Larry Williams : Saxophone & Flute
Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Quincy Jones
Synthesizer Arrangement by David Foster & Jerry Hey

06 - Turn Out The Lamplight 

George Benson : Guitar & Lead vocals
Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards
Richard Tee : Synthesizer
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Patti Austin & Tom Bahler : Background vocals
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Rhythm Arrangement by Quincy Jones
Vocal Background Arrangement by Tom Bahler