In the wake of "This Masquerade," the balance of power shifted for the first time toward George Benson's suddenly marketable voice; four of the six tracks on In Flight are vocals.
By this time, Benson was tailoring his tenor toward soulful pitch-bending à la Stevie Wonder on tunes as diverse as "Nature Boy" and "The World Is a Ghetto," and the unison scatting with the guitar that caught fire with the public on Masquerade is now pulled out whenever possible.
Benson's backing band from Breezin', still set in its funk mode, is intact, and Claus Ogerman again contributes gentle orchestral cushions.
The two instrumentals, particularly Donny Hathaway's "Valdez in the Country," prove that Benson remained a brilliantly inventive melodist on guitar, in full possession of his powers.
Yet there is every indication here that Benson was set upon becoming primarily a pop star.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature Boy | George Benson | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | The World Is a Ghetto | George Benson | Play | 09:48 | 22 MB | 54 MB |
| 3 | Gonna Love You More | George Benson | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Valdez in the Country | George Benson | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Everything Must Change | George Benson | Play | 08:09 | 18 MB | 40 MB |
| 6 | The Wind And I | George Benson | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 209 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Banks | Bass |
| 2 | George Benson | Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 3 | Jorge Dalto | Clavinet, Guest Artist, Piano |
| 4 | Frank DeCaro | Contractor |
| 5 | Mike Doud | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Ronnie Foster | Guest Artist, Mini Moog, Piano (Electric) |
| 7 | Don Henderson | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Antonin Kratochvil | Photography |
| 9 | Tommy LiPuma | Producer |
| 10 | Ralph MacDonald | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 11 | Michael Manoogian | Lettering |
| 12 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 13 | Noel Newbolt | Production Assistant |
| 14 | Claus Ogerman | Conductor, Guest Artist, Orchestration |
| 15 | Joe Reagoso | Reissue Producer, Remastering |
| 16 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 17 | Al Schmitt | Engineer, Mixing |
| 18 | Phil Upchurch | Bass, Guest Artist, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 19 | Ken Veeder | Photography |
| 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). |