On August 9, 1980, “Qwest Records” label released “Give Me The Night”, the 18th George Benson album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Kendun Recorders” in Burbank, and “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones. in 1981 Benson won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance”, the track “Moody’s Mood” won “Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male” and track “Off Broadway” won “Best R&B Instrumental Performance”. Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey also won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement” for the song “Dinorah, Dinorah”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- George Benson– lead and backing vocals, guitar and lead guitar, scat
- Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals
- Lee Ritenour– acoustic and electric guitar
- Greg Phillinganes– keyboards, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
- Michael Boddicker– synthesizer
- Richard Tee– synthesizer bass, electric piano, synthesizer
- Herbie Hancock– synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
- Clare Fischer– Yamaha CS30, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes
- George Duke– keyboards
- Louis Johnson, Abe Laboriel– bass guitar
- John Robinson, Carlos Vega – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa– percussion
- Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams– saxophone, flute
- Jerry Hey– trumpet
- Marty Paich– string arrangements, conductor
- Sid Sharp – concertmaster
- Jim Gilstrap, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Allen, Tom Bahler– backing vocals
- Bruce Swedien – recording, mixing
- Sheridan Eldridge, Ralph Osbourne, Mark Sackett – engineer assistant
- Jim Sintetos, Kent Duncan – mastering
- Quincy Jones – liner notes
- Richard Seireeni – art direction
- Paul Jasmin – illustration
- Norman Seeff – cover photography
- Peter Brill – sleeve photography
- Anderson Typographics – typohraphics
Track listing:
All tracks by Rod Temperton except where noted.
- Love X Love
- Off Broadway
- Moody’s Mood – Eddie Jefferson, James Moody
- Give Me the Night
- What’s On Your Mind – Glen Ballard, Kerry Chater
- Dinorah, Dinorah – Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins
- Love Dance – ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta, Paul Williams
- Star of a Story (X)
- Midnight Love Affair – David “Hawk” Wolinski
- Turn Out the Lamplight
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