1980 George Benson – Give Me The Night (US:#4 & UK:#7)
“Give Me the Night” is a song recorded by American jazz musician George Benson, which he released from his 1980 studio album of the same title. It was written and composed by Heatwave’s keyboard player Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. Patti Austin provides the backing and scat vocals that are heard throughout, and one of Benson’s fellow jazz guitarists, Lee Ritenour, also performs on the selection.
The song was a commercial success, and was Benson’s first single to hit number one on the US Billboard Soul Singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his most successful pop entry. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Disco Singles chart and at number seven in the UK Singles Chart.”Give Me the Night” was one of the last disco singles to become a major success, with the steady decline of the genre in the early 1980s.
Album
Give Me The Night is a 1980 album recorded and released by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson. Released in the summer of 1980, Give Me The Night was produced by Quincy Jones and released on Jones’s start-up label Qwest Records, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Records. It charted at number one on both […]
Musicians
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Richard Tee |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Diva Gray |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Jocelyn Allen |
| Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Bahler |
Produced By
Quincy Jones
Songwriters
Rod Temperton
Charts
US:#4
UK:#7