Trying to shake things up, producer Creed Taylor brought in arranger Marty Sheller from Mongo Santamaria's Afro-Cuban band, reduced the sizes of the servings (no track is longer than 3:45), cranked up the decibels to a raucous level, and presented Benson in what he hoped would be a radio-friendly setting.
The wonder is that Benson manages to transcend the blasting Latin-percussion-spiced production, the tight time limits, and all with often brilliantly tasty guitar fills and brief solos in many styles and three reverb-heavy vocals.
The most attractive - and most frustrating - track is Eumir Deodato's lovely "Jackie, All;" George states the tune twice and just as he starts a beautiful solo, the faders go down at the 2:15 mark! Damn.
Worth hearing despite the long production knives.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soul Limbo | George Benson | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Are You Happy | George Benson | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | Tell It Like It IsGeorge Davis, Lee Diamond | George Benson | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Land of 1000 Dances | George Benson | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Jackie, All | George Benson | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya | George Benson | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Water Brother | George Benson | Play | 02:11 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | My Woman's Good to MeSheryl Sutton | George Benson | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Jama Joe | George Benson | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | My Cherie AmourHenry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | George Benson | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Out in the Cold Again | George Benson | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 33 mins | 75 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 208 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Alicea | Percussion |
| 2 | Paul Alices | Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 3 | Angel Allende | Congas, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 4 | Sam Antupit | Design |
| 5 | George Benson | Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Bob Bushnell | Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 7 | Arthur "Babe" Clarke | Main Personnel, Saxophone |
| 8 | Henry Cosby | Composer |
| 9 | George Davis | Composer |
| 10 | Lee Diamond | Composer |
| 11 | Jerry Dodgion | Flute, Main Personnel |
| 12 | Joe Farrell | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Reeds, Saxophone, Woodwind |
| 13 | Jim Fielder | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 14 | Sonny Fortune | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Sax (Alto), Saxophone, Soloist |
| 15 | Rodgers Grant | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 16 | Joe Henderson | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Saxophone |
| 17 | Jerry Jemmott | Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 18 | Hollis King | Art Direction |
| 19 | Andy Kman | Production Coordination |
| 20 | Hubert Laws | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Reeds, Saxophone, Woodwind |
| 21 | Leo Morris | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 22 | Sylvia Moy | Composer |
| 23 | Johnny Pacheco | Congas, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 24 | Bobby Porcelli | Flute, Main Personnel, Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 25 | Kevin Reeves | Mastering |
| 26 | Jerome Richardson | Flute, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Reeds, Saxophone, Woodwind |
| 27 | Don Sebesky | Arranger, Conductor |
| 28 | Marty Sheller | Arranger, Conductor |
| 29 | Lew Soloff | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 30 | Sheryl Sutton | Composer |
| 31 | Creed Taylor | Audio Production, Producer |
| 32 | Richard Tee | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 33 | Rudy Van Gelder | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 34 | Harry Weinger | Reissue Producer, Reissue Supervisor |
| 35 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 36 | Isabelle Wong | Design |
| 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). |