This mysterious album was supposed to be A&M/CTI's last release but it lay fallow until 1984 when it came out on A&M's Audio Master series along with a bunch of A&M/CTI reissues.
Why was it shelved? A subjective guess is that it just isn't that good; it's as patchy and disjointed as The Other Side of Abbey Road is brilliantly unified.
Even the title seems like an afterthought 15 years after the fact.
No personnel or arrangers are listed, but some of the tracks sound like outtakes from Tell It Like It Is; the charts have the same sharp reeds/trumpet attack.
The best cut by far is Benson's own Latin-flavored instrumental "Durham's Turn." "Out of the Blue" has a rare acoustic/electric guitar duet under Benson's romantic vocal, and the great guitarist always comes through with something worth hearing when asked.
Still, as Yul Brynner puts it in The King and I, a puzzlement.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Got a WomanRay Charles, Renald Richard | George Benson | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Out of the BlueWill Jason, Henry Nemo | George Benson | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | BluesadelicGeorge Benson | George Benson | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Durham's TurnGeorge Benson | George Benson | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Good Morning BluesBilly Vera | George Benson | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | I Worry 'Bout YouNorman Mapp | George Benson | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | Without HerHarry Nilsson | George Benson | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | She Went a Little Bit FartherMerle Kilgore, Mack Vickery | George Benson | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Goodbye, ColumbusJim Yester | George Benson | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 29 mins | 68 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 163 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Benson | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Ray Charles | Composer |
| 3 | Will Jason | Composer |
| 4 | Merle Kilgore | Composer |
| 5 | Norman Mapp | Composer |
| 6 | Henry Nemo | Composer |
| 7 | Harry Nilsson | Composer |
| 8 | Renald Richard | Composer |
| 9 | Creed Taylor | Producer |
| 10 | Billy Vera | Composer |
| 11 | Mack Vickery | Composer |
| 12 | Jim Yester | Composer |
| 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). |