Golden Hits

~ Release by George Benson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Give Me The Night
3:53
2Love X Love
3:48
3In Your Eyes
additional recording engineer:
John Agallo, Danny Caccavo (engineer), Bill Dooley (engineer), Jay Messina and Bobby Warner
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
synthesizer programming:
Joe Mardin
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric piano:
Richard Tee
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and David Spinozza
piano and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
strings:
Jonathan Abramowitz, Al Brown (viola), Julien Barber, Frederick Buldrini, E. Vardi, Ted Hoyle, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, Richard Maximoff, Gerald Tarack, Marilyn Wright, Richard Young (viola player) and Frederick Zlotkin (cellist)
background vocals:
Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
lead vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
strings arranger:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
concertmaster:
Andre Granat (Hungarian violinist) and Gene Orloff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
additionally recorded at:
Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
In Your Eyes (George Benson song)
lyricist:
Dan Hill (Canadian singer/songwriter)
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
If Dreams Had Wings Music Ltd., Prince Street Productions, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:18
420/20
synclavier programming:
Wells Christie
producer:
Russ Titelman
additional cymbal:
Dave Weckl
additional synthesizer:
Randy Waldman
drum machine [DMX] and synthesizer [DSX sequencer]:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Kipner
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synclavier:
Rob Mounsey
synthesizer:
Randy Goodrum
background vocals:
Patti Austin and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
mixed at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave till 2010) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
20/20
writer:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Kipner
publisher:
California Phase Music, EMI April Music Inc., Randy Goodrum Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:06
5Love Ballad
4:15
6Kisses In The Moonlight
3:54
7Feel Like Making Love
additional recording engineer:
John Agallo, Danny Caccavo (engineer), Bill Dooley (engineer), Jay Messina and Bobby Warner
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
synthesizer programming:
Joe Mardin
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
baritone saxophone:
Lew Delgatto
bass guitar:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
bass synthesizer, electric piano and synthesizer and electric piano:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
David Spinozza
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
piano:
Jorge Dalto
solo guitar and lead vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
trombone:
Tom “Bones” Malone (US trombonist) and Alan Raph
trumpet:
Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis
background vocals:
Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
brass [horns] arranger:
Randy Brecker
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
additionally recorded at:
Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Feel Like Makin’ Love
lyricist and composer:
Eugene McDaniels
publisher:
Skyforest Music Co., Inc. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4:22
8Shiver
recording of:
Shiver
writer:
Preston Glass and Suzanne Valentine
43:35
9Never Give Up On A Good Thing
recording of:
Never Give Up on a Good Thing
writer:
Michael Garvin (Nashville songwriter and producer), Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality) and Tom Shapiro
3:39
10I Just Wanna Hang Around You
4:27
11Lady Love Me (One More Time)
3:58
12Midnight Love Affair
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
assistant engineer:
Sheridan Eldridge, Ralph Osborne (engineer) and Mark Sackett
producer:
Quincy Jones
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
flute and saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
keyboard:
George Duke
synthesizer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Richard Tee
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight Love Affair
lyricist and composer:
David “Hawk” Wolinski
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Overdue Music, State of the Arts Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
3:32
13Nature Boy
4:17
14Breetin´
3:30
15Last Train To Clarksville
4:58
16That´s Right
4:58
17Standing Together
guitar:
Mike Sims
keyboard:
Tim Heintz
percussion:
Lenny Castro
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
4:06
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1The Geatest Love Of All
producer:
Michael Masser
bass:
Stanley Banks (bassist)
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
membranophone:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
piano:
Michael Masser
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Michael Masser
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
The Greatest Love of All
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Limited), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30), Golden Horizon Music Corp. (in 1986), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
George Benson5:34
2I'll Be Good To You
George Benson5:06
3Love of my life
recording of:
(You Are the) Love of My Life
writer:
Linda Creed and Michael Masser
publisher:
DeCreed Music Publishing Company, Prince Street Productions, Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
George Benson4:12
4On Broadway (live)
live cover recording of:
On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters)
additional writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)
George Benson3:51
5Livin' inside your love
George Benson6:38
6Turn your love around
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass synthesizer:
David Paich
cymbal [Cymbals (payette)]:
Mike Baird (drummer)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
flute and saxophone:
Gary Herbig
guitar:
Jay Graydon
piano and Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Carmen Twillie
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Jay Graydon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1981)
recording of:
Turn Your Love Around
writer:
Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
publisher:
Garden Rake Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Rehtakul Veets Music, Universal Music–MGB Songs, ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
George Benson3:48
7This Masquerade
George Benson3:16
8White Rabbit
George Benson6:57
9Love remembers
George Benson5:40
10Marvin Said
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
keyboard:
Ricky Peterson (American keyboardist)
membranophone:
Michael Bland (drummer aka Michael B.)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
George Benson5:18
11All I know
bass:
Larry Kimpel (bassist)
electric guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Ricky Peterson (American keyboardist)
membranophone:
Lil' John Roberts (drums)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Sue Ann Carwell and Jeff Pescetto
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
George Benson4:35
12How do you keep the music playing
George Benson5:01
13Collaboration
keyboard programming:
Rhett Lawrence
synthesizer programming:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
additional engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer), Eric Calvi, Randy Goodrum, Ross Pallone, Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes), Al Schmitt and Steven Strassman
assistant engineer:
Mark Cretella, “Iron” Mike Crowiak, Peter Doell, Dan Garcia (engineer/producer), Mike Iacopelli (engineer), Michael Mason (producer), Dave O’Donnell, Ray Pyle, Joe Schiff, Stephen Shelton (Engineer, late '80s) and Bart Stevens
engineer and mixer:
Bill Schnee
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
assistant mixer:
Dan Garcia (engineer/producer) and Bart Stevens
bass guitar:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
classical guitar:
Earl Klugh
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
electric guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Jackson (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer arranger:
Greg Phillinganes
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Broadway Productions in Englewood, New Jersey, United States, California Phase Music in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States, Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Circle Seven Recording in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States, Lion Share Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recorded at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Collaboration
composer:
Randy Goodrum and Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
publisher:
California Phase Music, Masong Music, Randy Goodrum Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
George Benson with Earl Klugh6:16
14Theme Frome Good King Bad
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn (on 1975-12-04)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1975-12-04)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1975-12-04) and Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (on 1975-12-04)
clavinet and keyboard:
Don Grolnick (on 1975-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark (on 1975-12-04)
flute:
Joe Farrell (on 1975-12-04)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1975-12-04) and Eric Gale (on 1975-12-04)
keyboard:
Bobby Lyle (on 1975-12-04)
percussion:
Sue Evans (on 1975-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer) (on 1975-12-04) and Frank Vicari (on 1975-12-04)
trombone:
Fred Wesley (on 1975-12-04)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker (on 1975-12-04)
vibraphone:
David Friedman (US jazz percussionist, mainly vibraphone and marimba) (on 1975-12-04)
viola:
Harold Coletta (on 1975-12-04) and Theodore Israel (on 1975-12-04)
violin:
Max Ellen (on 1975-12-04), Paul Gershman (on 1975-12-04), Harry Glickman (on 1975-12-04), Emanuel Green (on 1975-12-04), Harold Kohon (on 1975-12-04), David Nadien (on 1975-12-04), John Pintavalle (on 1975-12-04) and Max Pollikoff (on 1975-12-04)
George Benson5:55