1977 Average White Band & Ben E King – Benny And Us
Benny & Us is an album by Average White Band & Ben E King, released in 1977 on Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Tracks
1 Get It Up For Love (Ned Doheny) 04:34
2 Fool For You Anyway (Mick Jones) 05:38
3 A Star In The Ghetto (Phillip Mitchell) 07:01
4 The Message (Average White Band; Ben E King) 05:17
5 What Is Soul (Ben E King; Bob Gallo) 04:34
6 Someday We’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway; Edward Howard) 05:14
7 Imagine (John Lennon) 04:57
8 Keepin’ It To Myself (Alan Gorrie) 04:28
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Alan Gorrie |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Alan Gorrie |
| Guitar | Hamish Stuart |
| Guitar | Onnie McIntyre |
| Keyboards | Malcolm Duncan |
| Keyboards | Roger Ball |
| Sax | Roger Ball |
| Sax | Malcolm Duncan |
| Percussion | Steve Ferrone |
| Background Vocals | Alan Gorrie |
| Background Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Vocals | Ben E King |
Other Musicians
1 Get It Up For Love
| Congas | Nicky Marrero |
| Percussion | Nicky Marrero |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
2 Fool For You Anyway
| Guitar (solo) | Jim Mullen |
| Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
3 A Star In The Ghetto
| Percussion | Ray Barretto |
4 The Message
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
5 What Is Soul
| Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
6 Someday We’ll All Be Free
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Debra Gray |
| Background Vocals | Robin Clark |
7 Imagine
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Debra Gray |
| Background Vocals | Robin Clark |
8 Keepin’ It To Myself
| Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Congas | Nicky Marrero |
| Percussion | Nicky Marrero |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin, Jerry Greenberg
Producer (Assistant) – Average White Band
Arranged By [Horns] – Roger Ball (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Arif Mardin (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 3, 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Cengiz Yaltkaya (Tracks 6, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Klein, Tom Heid
Mastered By – Dennis King
Recorded By – Gene Paul (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Recorded By – Bobby Warner (Tracks 4, 6)
Recorded By (Additional) – Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn
Art Direction, Artwork – Bob Defrin
Photography – Steinbicker/Houghton, David Gahr
Mastered At Atlantic Studios
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation