2009 George Benson – Songs And Stories
Songs and Stories is a studio album by jazz musician George Benson. The album was released by Concord on August 25, 2009.
George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He began his professional career at 21 as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt.
A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin’ was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Tracks
1 Don\’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor) 3:47
2 Family Reunion (Catero Colbert, Rod Temperton) 4:18
3 Show Me The Love (Steve Lukather, Marcus Miller, David Paich) 4:17
4 A Telephone Call Away (Bill Withers) 5:56
5 Someday We\’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard) 6:21
6 Nuthin\’ But A Party (Robert Harris, Christopher Lomax, Marlon McClain, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman) 5:31
7 Come In From The Cold (Marc Broussard, Radney Foster, Justin Tocket) 4:32
8 Exotica (Marcus Miller) 5:30
9 Rainy Night In Georgia (Tony Joe White) 4:51
10 One Like You (David Garfield, Smokey Robinson) 4:43
11 Living In High Definition (Lamont Dozier) 7:15
12 Sailing (Christopher Cross) 5:16
Media
Musicians
1 Don\’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | Toninho Horta |
Fender Rhodes | William Magalhaes |
Organ | Bruno Cardozo |
Guitar | George Benson |
Human Beatbox | Butterscoth |
Vocals | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 Family Reunion
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Keyboards | Marcus Miller |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Percussion | Marcus Miller |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Perry |
Background Vocals | Lori Perry |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Sharon Perry |
Vocals | George Benson |
3 Show Me The Love
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | David Paich |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
Vocals | George Benson |
4 A Telephone Call Away
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Sax | Gerald Albright |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Perry |
Background Vocals | Lori Perry |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Sharon Perry |
Vocals | George Benson |
Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
5 Someday We\’ll All Be Free
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Vocals | George Benson |
6 Nuthin\’ But A Party
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Drums (programming) | Marcus Miller |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | Norman Brown |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Vocals | George Benson |
7 Come In From The Cold
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | George Benson |
Fender Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
Sax | Tom Scott |
Vocals | George Benson |
8 Exotica
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | WahWah Watson |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Percussion | Marcus Miller |
Vocals | George Benson |
Vocals | Patti Austin |
9 Rainy Night In Georgia
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | George Benson |
Fender Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
Vocals | George Benson |
10 One Like You
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Acoustic Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | David Garfield |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | JJ Blair |
Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
Background Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
Vocals | George Benson |
11 Living In High Definition
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | George Benson |
Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
Guitar | WahWah Watson |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Vibraphone | Marcus Miller |
Vocals | George Benson |
12 Sailing
Drums | Maguinho Alcantara |
Guitar | George Benson |
Acoustic Guitar | Marcelo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Toninho Horta |
Fender Rhodes | William Magalhaes |
Keyboards | Bruno Cardozo |
Vocals | George Benson |
Wind Chimes | Noel Lee |
Liner Notes
Producer – Marcus Miller, John Burk
Co-producer – David Paich, Steve Lukather (Tracks 3)
Producer (Associate) – Forest Sprague, Michael O\’Neill, Toninho Horta (Tracks 1, 12)
Producer (Executive) – Noel Lee, John Burk
Arranged By – Rod Temperton (Track 2)
Arranged By – Marcus Miller (Tracks 6, 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 3)
Arranged By (Horns) – Victor Vanacore (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Marcus Miller (Tracks 4, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Scott (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Victor Vanacore (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Marcus Miller (Tracks 2, 10, 11)
Arranged By (Strings & Horns) – David Paich (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Aaron Walk, Martin Cooke, Steve Cohen, Tom Syrowski
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Sangwook Nam
Mixed By – Don Murray
Recorded By – Guilherme Canaes, J.J. Blair, Jeff Harris, John Wroble, Noel Zancanella, Seth Presant, Stefan Nordin, Taka Honda, Don Murray
Photography, Design (Packaging), Art Direction – Greg Allen
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Concord Music Group, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Monster LLC
Copyright (c) – Concord Music Group, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Monster LLC
Marketed By – Concord Music Group, Inc.
Distributed By – Universal Music Group International
Recorded At – Henson Recording Studios
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – The Village Studios
Recorded At – Porcupine Studios, Chandler, AZ
Recorded At – Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica
Recorded At – ATS Studios, Calabasas
Recorded At – Mega Studio, Rio de Janeiro
Recorded At – Fox Force Five
Mixed At – G Studio Digital
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab