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George Benson certainly is a good soul vocalist, fervently turning every phrase as if he meant every lovelorn syllable.
Here on 20/20, though, he is shackled by stale pop/soul sentiments and one hack arrangement after another, assembled in no less than 17 studios! Russ Titelman, who shows only a flickering awareness of Benson's huge talent, is the producer, spelled twice by the even more commercial Michael Masser.
The only bright spots are the tense high-tech title track and -- surprise -- an elegant Count Basie-like treatment of "Beyond the Sea," and with several jazz luminaries in the all-star band and Frank Foster and Ralph Burns handling the chart.
There's only one instrumental, "Stand Up," and it ain't much.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No One EmotionTommy Keane, Clif Magness, Mark Mueller | George Benson | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Please Don't Walk AwayJames Newton Howard, Steve Lukather | George Benson | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | I Just Wanna Hang Around YouDanny Sembello, Michael Sembello | George Benson | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for YouGerry Goffin, Michael Masser | George Benson | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Beyond the Sea (La Mer)Jack Lawrence, Charles Trénet | George Benson | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | 20/20Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner | George Benson | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | New DayCecil Womack, Linda Womack | George Benson | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Hold MeDanny Sembello, Michael Sembello | George Benson | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Stand UpNeil Larsen | George Benson | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | You Are the Love of My LifeLinda Creed, Michael Masser | George Benson | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 244 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Abbott | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Michael Allaire | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Patti Austin | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Nelson Ayres | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Errol Crusher Bennett | Cymbals, Finger Cymbals |
| 6 | George Benson | Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals |
| 7 | Michael Birnholz | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Dick Bogert | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Richard Bomersheim | Photography |
| 10 | Jim Boyer | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Kendall Brown | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Paul Brown | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Robbie Buchanan | Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 14 | Ralph Burns | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 15 | Dean Burt | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Cliff Carter | Drum Machine, Keyboards, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 17 | Wells Christy | Synclavier |
| 18 | Dave Cochran | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | George Coleman | Sax (Tenor) |
| 20 | John Convertino | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Ollie Cotton | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Linda Creed | Composer |
| 23 | Paulinho Da Costa | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 24 | Nick Delre | Assistant Engineer |
| 25 | Kav DeLuxe | Design |
| 26 | Nathan East | Bass |
| 27 | Bobby Eldridge | Sax (Baritone) |
| 28 | Robin Eubanks | Guest Artist, Trombone |
| 29 | Jon Faddis | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 30 | Steve Ferrone | Drums |
| 31 | Barnaby Finch | Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer |
| 32 | Roberta Flack | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Frank Foster | Conductor, Horn Arrangements |
| 34 | Jim Gallagher | Assistant Engineer |
| 35 | Earl Gardner | Trumpet |
| 36 | Josiah Gluck | Assistant Engineer |
| 37 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 38 | Randy Goodrum | Composer, Drum Machine, Programming, Sequencing, Synthesizer |
| 39 | Gary Grant | Horn |
| 40 | Freddie Green | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 41 | Gordon Grody | Vocals (Background) |
| 42 | Lani Groves | Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Dave Grusin | Flute, Synthesizer |
| 44 | Slide Hampton | Trombone |
| 45 | Jimmy Heath | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 46 | Gary Herbig | Horn |
| 47 | Lee Herschberg | Engineer |
| 48 | Jerry Hey | Horn, Horn Arrangements |
| 49 | Paul Higgins | Assistant Engineer |
| 50 | Steve Hirsch | Assistant Engineer |
| 51 | Cliff Hodsdon | Assistant Engineer |
| 52 | James Newton Howard | Composer, Piano, String Arrangements, Synthesizer |
| 53 | Dann Huff | Guitar |
| 54 | Kim Hutchcroft | Horn |
| 55 | Barbara Ivone | Assistant Engineer |
| 56 | Anthony Jackson | Bass |
| 57 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 58 | Bryan Lee Janszen | Drum Programming, Programming |
| 59 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 60 | Cliff Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 61 | Tommy Keane | Composer |
| 62 | Randy Kerber | Keyboards |
| 63 | Steve Kipner | Composer, Drum Machine, Sequencing, Synthesizer |
| 64 | Gary Ladinsky | Engineer |
| 65 | Robin Laine | Assistant Engineer |
| 66 | Bruce Lampcov | Assistant Engineer |
| 67 | Neil Larsen | Composer, Synthesizer |
| 68 | Jack Lawrence | Composer |
| 69 | Simon Levy | Art Direction |
| 70 | Steve Lukather | Composer |
| 71 | Ralph MacDonald | Percussion, Triangle |
| 72 | Clif Magness | Arranger, Composer, Drum Machine |
| 73 | Michael Mancini | Engineer |
| 74 | Richard Marx | Vocals (Background) |
| 75 | Michael Masser | Composer, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 76 | Earl May | Bass |
| 77 | Marcus Miller | Bass |
| 78 | Rob Mounsey | Synclavier, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals |
| 79 | Mark Mueller | Composer |
| 80 | Joe Newman | Trumpet |
| 81 | James Nichols | Assistant Engineer |
| 82 | Gene Page | Rhythm Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 83 | Darryl Phinnessee | Vocals (Background) |
| 84 | Benny Powell | Trombone |
| 85 | Ed Rak | Mixing |
| 86 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 87 | John Rollo | Assistant Engineer |
| 88 | Joe Sample | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 89 | Elliot Scheiner | Engineer, Mixing |
| 90 | Russell Schmitt | Engineer |
| 91 | Danny Sembello | Composer, Drum Machine, Fender Rhodes, Producer, Ride Cymbal, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass |
| 92 | Michael Sembello | Composer, Drum Machine, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 93 | Rick Shlosser | Drums |
| 94 | Lew Soloff | Trumpet |
| 95 | Nick Spigel | Assistant Engineer |
| 96 | Neil Stubenhaus | Bass |
| 97 | David Taylor | Trombone |
| 98 | James Taylor | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 99 | Richard Tee | Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass |
| 100 | Deborah Thomas | Vocals (Background) |
| 101 | Russ Titelman | Arranger, Drum Machine, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 102 | Charles Trénet | Composer |
| 103 | Carlos Vega | Drums |
| 104 | Felix Vega | Trumpet |
| 105 | Randy Waldman | Arranger, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 106 | Bobby Warner | Assistant Engineer |
| 107 | Dave Weckl | Cymbals, Drums, Guest Artist |
| 108 | Frank Wess | Sax (Alto) |
| 109 | Charles Williams | Sax (Alto) |
| 110 | David Williams | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 111 | Jay Willis | Assistant Engineer |
| 112 | Thom Wilson | Engineer |
| 113 | Cecil Womack | Composer, Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 114 | Linda Womack | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 115 | George Young | Flute |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |