Album
Give Me The Night
1980 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
29 collectors on Gatefold own this
Give Me The Night is a Soul & Funk album by George Benson, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 175 pressings tracked, owned by 29 collectors.
About
This is the peak of George Benson's courtship of the mass market -- a superbly crafted and performed pop album with a large supporting cast -- and wouldn't you know that Quincy Jones, the master catalyst, is the producer. Q's regular team, including the prolific songwriter Rod Temperton and the brilliant engineer Bruce Swedien, is in control, and Benson's voice, caught beautifully in the rich, floating sound, had never before been put to such versatile use. On Moody's Mood, Benson really exercises his vocalese chops and proves that he is technically as fluid as just about any jazz vocalist, and.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Love X Love4:43
- A2Off Broadway5:23
- A3Moody's Mood3:24
- A4Give Me The Night4:58
Side B
- B1What's On Your Mind4:02
- B2Dinorah, Dinorah3:39
- B3Love Dance3:18
- B4Star Of A Story (X)4:40
- B5Midnight Love Affair3:31
- B6Turn Out The Lamplight4:43
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Contemporary R&B
- velvety
- laid-back
- urban
Originally released in the U.S. on August 9, 1980, the first release on Qwest Records, Quincy Jones' joint-venture label with Warner Bros. Records. It reached No. 1 on both the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.
Similar European CD reissue versions:
Give Me The Night (UK, Europe & US 1983) (opens in a new tab): GEMA and catalogue number 256 823 with U.S. catalogue number 03453-2
Give Me The Night (UK, Europe & US) (opens in a new tab): GEMA and catalogue number 256 823 with U.S. catalogue number 03453-2
Give Me The Night (USA & Europe 1983) (opens in a new tab): GEMA and catalogue number 256 823 with U.S. catalogue number 03453-2
Give Me The Night (Europe) (opens in a new tab): GEMA and only catalogue number 256 823
Give Me The Night (Germany) (opens in a new tab): GEMA/BIEM and only catalogue number 256 823
Give Me The Night (Europe) (opens in a new tab): GEMA/BIEM and only catalogue number 256 823
Give Me The Night (Europe) (opens in a new tab): GEMA/BIEM and only catalogue number 256 823
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Abraham LaborielBASS
- Carlos VegaDRUMS
- Clare FischerPIANO, KEYBOARDS ELECTRIC ORGAN , PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
- David FosterSYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY, STRINGS
- David PaichSYNTHESIZER
- Diva GrayBACKING VOCALS
- George BensonGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
- George DukeKEYBOARDS
- Greg PhillinganesKEYBOARDS PIANO, KEYBOARDS SYNTHESIZER
- Herbie HancockELECTRIC PIANO SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS
- Jerry HeyTRUMPET TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN ARRANGED BY
- Jim GilstrapBACKING VOCALS
- Jocelyn AllenBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Jocelyn BrownBACKING VOCALS
- John RobinsonDRUMS
- Kim HutchcroftSAXOPHONE, FLUTE
- Larry WilliamsSAXOPHONE, FLUTE
- Lee RitenourACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
29 collectors on Gatefold own this · 175 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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