George Benson discography
| George Benson discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 36 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 21 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Singles & EPs | 72 |
| As a sideman | 115 |
The discography of George Benson consists of the original releases of thirty-six studio albums and five live albums on Prestige Records, Columbia Records, Verve Records, A&M Records, CTI Records, Warner Bros. Records, GRP Records, Concord Records, and Provogue Records, as well as two music DVDs.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
US Blues [4] |
UK [5] | |||||
| 1964 | The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet) |
Prestige | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | It's Uptown (as The George Benson Quartet) |
Columbia | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | The George Benson Cookbook (as The George Benson Quartet) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | Giblet Gravy | Verve | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Shape of Things to Come | A&M | — | 38 | 11 | — | — | |||
| Goodies | Verve | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | Tell It Like It Is | A&M | 145 | 43 | 16 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | The Other Side of Abbey Road | 125 | — | 18 | — | — | |||
| 1971 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | CTI | — | — | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | White Rabbit | — | — | 7 | — | — | |||
| 1973 | Body Talk | — | — | 10 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | Bad Benson a | 78 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Good King Bad b | 51 | 18 | 3 | — | — | |||
| Benson & Farrell (with Joe Farrell) |
100 | 27 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| Breezin' | Warner Bros. | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | In Flight | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | |||
| 1979 | Livin' Inside Your Love | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 |
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| 1980 | Give Me the Night | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| 1983 | In Your Eyes | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| Pacific Fire | CTI | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | I Got a Woman and Some Blues | A&M | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | 20/20 | Warner Bros. | 45 | 20 | 3 | — | 9 | ||
| 1986 | While the City Sleeps... | 124 | 21 | 8 | — | 13 |
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| 1987 | Collaboration (with Earl Klugh) |
59 | 28 | 1 | — | 47 |
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| 1988 | Twice the Love | 76 | 17 | 10 | — | 16 |
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| 1989 | Tenderly | 140 | — | 1 | — | 52 | |||
| 1990 | Big Boss Band (with the Count Basie Orchestra) |
— | — | 3 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Love Remembers | — | 50 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1996 | That's Right | GRP | 150 | 33 | 1 | — | 61 | ||
| 1998 | Standing Together | — | 47 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | Absolute Benson | 125 | 24 | 1 | — | 77 | |||
| 2003 | Irreplaceable | 195 | 22 | 5 | — | 58 | |||
| 2006 | Givin' It Up (with Al Jarreau) |
Concord | 58 | 14 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Songs and Stories | 96 | 15 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 2011 | Guitar Man | 109 | — | 2 | — | — | |||
| 2013 | Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole | 89 | — | 2 | — | 80 | |||
| 2019 | Walking to New Orleans | Provogue | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions | Certifications[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
UK [5] | ||||||
| 1976 | In Concert-Carnegie Hall c | CTI | 122 | 43 | 6 | — | |||
| 1978 | Weekend in L.A. | Warner Bros. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | |||
| 1981 | Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. I (with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker) d |
Accord | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. II (with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker) d |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. III (with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker) d |
— | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | Round Midnight (with McCoy Tyner) |
Jazz Door | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Best of George Benson Live e | GRP | — | — | 4 | — |
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| 2007 | Live from Montreux f | IMC | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | Weekend in London | Provogue | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
- ^c Reissued as In Concert – Summertime in 1982.
- ^d Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon (Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III) was reissued many times with such titles as: Lil Darlin' , Masquerade, The Masquerade Is Over, Live at Casa Caribe, All Blues, Blue Bossa, After Hours, Golden Legends Live, Jazz After Hours with George Benson, and others.
- ^e Video album available as Absolutely Live on DVD (2000).
- ^f Video album available as Live at Montreux 1986 on DVD (2005).
Compilation albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions | Certifications[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
UK [5] | ||||||
| 1976 | Benson Burner g | Columbia | — | — | — | — | |||
| Blue Benson g | Polydor | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | Summertime (UK and Netherlands release) |
CBS | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | Space g | CTI | — | — | — | — | |||
| Mr. Mellow George Benson Greatest Hits (Japan release) g |
King | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | The Best | A&M | — | — | — | — | |||
| The George Benson Collection g | Warner Bros. | 14 | 5 | 33 | 19 | ||||
| 1985 | The Love Songs (UK, Germany, Netherlands and Japan release) |
— | — | — | 1 |
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| 1987 | Exclusive Benson (UK release) g |
Connoisseur Collection | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | The Best of Benson i | CBS Associated | — | — | 14 | — | |||
| 1990 | Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs (Japan release) g |
Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | Midnight Moods (Europe release) |
— | — | — | 25 |
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| 1994 | Jazz Masters 21: George Benson | Verve | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | The Best of George Benson | Warner Bros. | — | — | 14 | — | |||
| 1997 | The Best of George Benson: The Instrumentals | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | Talkin' Verve: George Benson d | Verve | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | Best of George Benson in the CTI/Kudu Years (Japan release) h | CTI | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | The Greatest Hits of All | Rhino | 138 | 74 | 3 | — | |||
| The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All (Europe, Brazil and Indonesia release) |
Warner Bros. | — | — | — | 4 |
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| 2004 | Jazz Moods – Hot: George Benson | Columbia/Legacy | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | The Essential George Benson | Columbia/Legacy | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | Classic Love Songs | Rhino | — | — | — | 13 |
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| 2011 | The Essential Collection i | Music Club Deluxe | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | The Ultimate Collection g | Rhino | — | — | — | 37 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
- ^b Compilation containing previously unreleased material.
- ^c Compilation containing all compositions released for the first time on DVD-audio. The very first DVD-audio release of George Benson.
- ^d Compilation containing previously unreleased on CD material.
Original recordings for motion picture soundtracks
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Song titles | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Muhammad Ali In The Greatest (Original Soundtrack) |
The Greatest Love of All, I Always Knew I Had It in Me (version 1), I Always Knew I Had It in Me (version 2) |
Arista | LP, CD |
| 1979 | Boulevard Nights (Original Soundtrack) | Street Tattoo | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1992 | Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Original Soundtrack) | I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive (with Patti Austin) | Great Pyramid | CD |
As sideman
[edit]| Rel. | Performer | Title | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Brother Jack McDuff | Brother Jack McDuff Live! | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1963 | Brother Jack McDuff | Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live! | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1964 | Brother Jack McDuff | Prelude | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1964 | Red Holloway with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet | Cookin' Together | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1964 | Brother Jack McDuff | The Dynamic Jack McDuff | Prestige | LP |
| 1964 | Joe Dukes | The Soulful Drums of Joe Dukes | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1964 | Brother Jack McDuff | The Concert McDuff | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1965 | Brother Jack McDuff | Hot Barbeque | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1965 | Brother Jack McDuff | Silk and Soul | Prestige | LP |
| 1965 | Red Holloway | Red Soul | Prestige | LP |
| 1966 | Lonnie Smith | Finger-Lickin' Good | Columbia | LP |
| 1967 | Lou Donaldson | Alligator Bogaloo | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1967 | Brother Jack McDuff | Hallelujah Time! | Prestige | LP |
| 1967 | Roberta Peck | Extraordinary | Columbia | LP |
| 1968 | Hank Mobley | Reach Out! | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1968 | Brother Jack McDuff | The Midnight Sun | Prestige | LP |
| 1968 | Larry Young | Heaven on Earth | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1968 | Brother Jack McDuff | Soul Circle | Prestige | LP |
| 1968 | Lee Morgan | Taru | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1968 | Lou Donaldson | Midnight Creeper | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1968 | Jaki Byard | Jaki Byard with Strings! | Prestige | LP, CD |
| 1968 | Miles Davis | Miles in the Sky | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1968 | Jimmy Smith | The Boss | Verve | LP, CD |
| 1969 | Hubert Laws | Crying Song | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1969 | Brother Jack McDuff | I Got a Woman | Prestige | LP |
| 1969 | J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding | Stonebone | A&M (Japan) | LP |
| 1969 | Brother Jack McDuff | Steppin' Out | Prestige | LP |
| 1970 | Stanley Turrentine | Sugar | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1970 | Freddie Hubbard | Straight Life | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1970 | Willis "Gator" Jackson | Mellow Blues | Trip | LP |
| 1971 | Freddie Hubbard | First Light | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1971 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | Wild Horses Rock Steady | Kudu | LP, CD |
| 1972 | Freddie Hubbard | Sky Dive | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1972 | Airto | Free | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1972 | Hank Crawford | We Got a Good Thing Going | Kudu | LP, CD |
| 1972 | Esther Phillips | Alone Again (Naturally) | Kudu | LP, CD |
| 1973 | Don Sebesky | Giant Box | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1973 | Willis "Gator" Jackson | Funky Reggae | Trip | LP |
| 1974 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | Higher Ground | Kudu | LP, CD |
| 1975 | Freddie Hubbard | Polar AC | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1975 | Lonnie Smith | Afro–desia | Groove Merchant | LP |
| 1975 | Hubert Laws | The Chicago Theme | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1975 | Ronnie Foster | Cheshire Cat | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1975 | Brother Jack McDuff | Magnetic Feel | Cadet | LP |
| 1975 | Helen Humes | The Talk Of The Town | Columbia | LP |
| 1975 | Stanley Turrentine | The Sugar Man | CTI | LP |
| 1976 | Harlem Underground Band | Harlem Underground e | Paul Winley | LP, CD |
| 1976 | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | Motown | LP, CD |
| 1976 | Pee Wee Ellis | Home in the Country | Savoy | LP |
| 1976 | Claus Ogerman Orchestra | Gate of Dreams | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1977 | Maynard Ferguson | Conquistador | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1977 | Harvey Mason | Funk in a Mason Jar | Arista | LP, CD |
| 1978 | George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band | Erotic Moods e | Paul Winley | LP, CD- |
| 1978 | Tony Williams | The Joy of Flying | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1978 | Freddie Hubbard | Super Blue | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1978 | Deodato | Love Island | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1979 | Ronnie Foster | Delight | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1979 | Miles Davis | Circle in the Round | Columbia | 2xLP, 2xCD |
| 1979 | Chaka Khan | Chaka | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1980 | Minnie Riperton | Love Lives Forever | Capitol | LP, CD |
| 1980 | Dexter Gordon | Gotham City | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1980 | Sesame Street | In Harmony | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1981 | Aretha Franklin | Love All the Hurt Away | Arista | LP, CD |
| 1981 | Fuse One | Silk | CTI | LP, CD |
| 1981 | Greg Phillinganes | Significant Gains | Planet | LP, CD |
| 1981 | Sadao Watanabe | Orange Express | CBS/Sony (Japan) | LP, CD |
| 1982 | Jimmy Smith | Off the Top | Elektra | LP, CD |
| 1982 | Benny Goodman | Seven Come Eleven | Columbia | LP |
| 1982 | Geoff Tyus | Geoff Tyus in Hawaii | Tyusco | LP |
| 1983 | Jorge Dalto & Superfriends | Rendezvous | Eastworld | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Jorge Dalto & Superfriends | New York Nightline | Eastworld | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Kashif | Send Me Your Love | Arista | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Bobby Womack | Poet II | Razor & Tie | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Ivan Lins | Juntos | PolyGram | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Frank Sinatra | L.A. Is My Lady | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Jean-Luc Ponty | Open Mind | Atlantic | LP, CD |
| 1984 | Stanley Turrentine | Straight Ahead | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1985 | Chet Atkins | Stay Tuned | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1985 | Ronnie Cuber | Passion Fruit | King (Japan) | LP, CD |
| 1986 | Ornella Vanoni | Ornella &... | CGD | 2xLP, CD |
| 1986 | Barnaby Finch | Digital Madness | Baked Potato | LP, CD |
| 1987 | Tony Bennett | Bennett/Berlin | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1987 | Freddie Hubbard | Life Flight | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1988 | Chaka Khan | CK | Warner Bros. | LP, CD |
| 1989 | Quincy Jones | Back on the Block | Qwest | LP, CD |
| 1989 | Lou Rawls | At Last | Blue Note | LP, CD |
| 1990 | Jon Hendricks & Friends | Freddie Freeloader | Denon | CD |
| 1990 | Gwen Guthrie | Hot Times | Reprise | LP, CD |
| 1991 | Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff | Soul Survivors | Milestone | LP, CD |
| 1992 | Brother Jack McDuff | Color Me Blue | Concord Jazz | LP, CD |
| 1994 | Chet Atkins | Read My Licks | Columbia | CD |
| 1994 | Jorge Dalto | Listen Up! | Gaia | CD |
| 1994 | The Muppets | Kermit Unpigged | BMG Kidz | CD |
| 1995 | Lonnie Smith | Live at Club Mozambique | Blue Note | 2xLP, CD |
| 1997 | Nuyorican Soul | Nuyorican Soul | Giant Step | 6xLP, 4xLP, 2xLP, 2xCD, CD |
| 1997 | Mary J. Blige | Share My World | MCA | 2xLP, CD |
| 1998 | B.B. King | King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents B.B. King | King Biscuit Flower Hour | CD |
| 1998 | Nils | Blue Planet | Brajo/Ichiban | CD |
| 1998 | Lena Horne | Being Myself | Blue Note | CD |
| 1999 | Brother Jack McDuff | Bringin' It Home | Concord Jazz | CD |
| 1999 | Kenny G | Classics in the Key of G | Arista | CD |
| 1999 | Take 6 | Greatest Hits | Reprise | CD |
| 1999 | Gerald McCauley | The McCauley Sessions f | - | CD |
| 2001 | Tomatito | Paseo de los Castanos | Universal | CD |
| 2001 | Freddie Hubbard | Red Clay (Bonus Track) | CTI | CD |
| 2001 | Minnie Riperton | Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection | The Right Stuff/EMI | CD |
| 2003 | Kelly Price | Priceless | Def Soul | CD |
| 2003 | Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra | Small World Big Band Vol. 2: More Friends | Rhino | CD |
| 2005 | Vanessa Williams | Everlasting Love | Lava | CD |
| 2005 | Rod Stewart | Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV | J Records | CD |
| 2005 | The Embers | Beach Music Super Collaboration | Bluewater | CD |
| 2005 | Cafe Soul All Stars | Love Pages f | - | CD |
| 2006 | Boney James | Shine | Concord | CD |
| 2008 | Take 6 | The Standard | Heads Up | CD |
| 2010 | Preston Glass | Colors of Life | Expansion (UK) | CD |
| 2018 | Gorillaz | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. Records | LP, CD |
^e Harlem Underground Band "Harlem Underground" (1976) and George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band "Erotic Moods" (1978) are from the same session. "Erotic Moods" was credited to George Benson with The Harlem Underground Band following the success of Benson's albums Breezin' and In Flight, but is not considered a George Benson album. He wasn't the frontman and it was not his scheduled release. 2 tracks from the 1978 album were also on the 1976 album.
^f Gerald McCauley "The McCauley Sessions" and Cafe Soul All Stars "Love Pages" contains the same track with George Benson.
Various artists compilations
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Song titles | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CTI All-Stars California Concert – The Hollywood Palladium | CTI | 2xLP, CD, 2xCD | |
| 1972 | CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live One | CTI | LP, CD | |
| 1972 | CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Two | CTI | LP, CD | |
| 1972 | CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Three | CTI | LP, CD | |
| 1975 | Fire into Music | Supership (full version) (3:19) | CTI | LP |
| 1990 | Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol. 2 | The Shadow of Your Smile | Columbia | 2xLP, CD |
| 1995 | (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz | The Long and Winding Road | GRP | 2xLP, CD |
| 2003 | A Twist of Motown | GRP | CD | |
| 2003 | Songs for Life | EMI | CD | |
| 2004 | Society of Singers Presents: Great Voices, Great Songs | Shout! Factory | CD | |
| 2007 | Diggin' Deeper 7 – The Roots of Acid Jazz | Serbian Blue (edit) (6:30)g | Sony | LP |
| 2009 | Guitar Greats – Salute to Miles Davis | All Blues, Valdez in the Country, Being with You | IMC | CD |
| 2010 | Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory | My One and Only Love, Moon River | Concord | CD, DVD-A |
^g First time "Serbian Blue" was released on vinyl.
Singles / extended plays
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US R&B [13] |
US AC [14] |
US Dance [15] |
UK [5] | |||||
| 1954 | "It Should Have Been Me #2" (as Lil' Georgie Benson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "Just Another Sunday" | The New Boss Guitar of George Benson | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Ain't That Peculiar" (as The George Benson Quartet) | It's Uptown | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Borgia Stick" (as The George Benson Quartet) | The George Benson Cookbook | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" | Shape of Things to Come | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "My Woman's Good to Me" | Tell It Like It Is | 113 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Supership" (as George 'Bad' Benson) | — | 105 | 98 | — | — | 30 | ||
| 1976 | "Summertime/2001" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Masquerade" | Breezin' | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | — | |||
| "Breezin'" | 63 | 55 | 13 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "The World Is a Ghetto" | In Flight | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nature Boy" | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||||
| "Everything Must Change" | 106 | 34 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Gonna Love You More" | 71 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Greatest Love of All" | Muhammad Ali In The Greatest | 24 | 2 | 22 | — | 27 | |||
| 1978 | "On Broadway" | Weekend in L.A. | 7 | 2 | 25 | — | — | ||
| "Lady Blue" | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | "Unchained Melody" | Livin' Inside Your Love | — | 55 | 27 | — | — | ||
| "Love Ballad" | 18 | 3 | 12 | — | 29 | ||||
| "Hey Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Give Me the Night" | Give Me the Night | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 7 |
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| "Love X Love" | 61 | 9 | — | — | 10 | ||||
| "What's on Your Mind" | — | — | — | — | 45 | ||||
| "Turn Out the Lamplight" | 109 | 33 | 9 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Love All the Hurt Away" (with Aretha Franklin) | Love All the Hurt Away The George Benson Collection |
46 | 6 | — | — | 49 | ||
| "Turn Your Love Around" | The George Benson Collection | 5 | 1 | — | 32 | 29 | |||
| "Never Give Up on a Good Thing" | 52 | 16 | 29 | — | 14 | ||||
| 1983 | "Inside Love (So Personal)" | In Your Eyes | 43 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 57 | ||
| "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" | 30 | 21 | 4 | — | 11 | ||||
| "Feel Like Making Love" | — | — | — | — | 28 | ||||
| "In Your Eyes" | — | — | 30 | — | 7 | ||||
| "Late at Night" | — | — | — | — | 86 | ||||
| 1984 | "20/20" | 20/20 | 48 | 15 | 15 | — | 29 | ||
| 1985 | "No One Emotion (remix)" | — | — | — | — | 76 | |||
| "Beyond the Sea" | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||||
| "I Just Wanna Hang Around You" | 102 | 24 | 7 | — | 93 | ||||
| "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Kisses in the Moonlight" | While the City Sleeps... | — | 13 | 31 | — | 60 | ||
| "Shiver" | — | 16 | — | — | 19 | ||||
| 1987 | "Teaser" | — | — | — | — | 45 | |||
| "Since You're Gone" (with Earl Klugh) | Collaboration | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dreamin'"" (with Earl Klugh) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | "Twice the Love" | Twice the Love | — | 23 | — | 32 | 91 | ||
| "Let's Do It Again" | — | 8 | — | — | 56 | ||||
| "Good Habit" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "Here, There & Everywhere" | Tenderly | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Baby Workout" (with the Count Basie Orchestra) | Big Boss Band | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Grand New World" | Grand New World – Greatest Love Songs | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive" (with Patti Austin) | Freddie as F.R.O.7 | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||
| 1993 | "Love of My Life" | Love Remembers | — | 123 | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll Be Good to You" | — | 123 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "You Can Do It (Baby)" (with Nuyorican Soul) | Nuyorican Soul | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holdin' On" | That's Right | — | 109 | — | — | — | |||
| "Summer Love" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Song for My Brother (Masters at Work Mix)" | — | 115 | — | 6 | — | |||
| 1998 | "Standing Together" | Standing Together | 101 | 62 | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Cruise Control" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "My Father, My Son" | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | |||
| 2000 | "The Ghetto" (with Joe Sample) | Absolute Benson | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||
| 2004 | "Cell Phone (Blacksmith remix)" | Irreplaceable | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Irreplaceable" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | "Mornin'" (with Al Jarreau) | Givin' It Up | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ordinary People" (with Al Jarreau) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "New York City" | The Embers - Beach Music | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Family Reunion" | Songs and Stories | – | 105 | — | — | — | ||
| "Living in High Definition" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Show Me the Love" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles as sideman
[edit]| Rel. | Performer | Title | Album | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Nomos | Redwood City/Step Out and Get It | non-album single | Prestige | 7" |
| 1981 | Aretha Franklin and George Benson | Love All The Hurt Away | The George Benson Collection, Love All the Hurt Away | Arista | 12", 7" |
| 1998 | Mary J. Blige | Seven Days | Share My World | MCA | 12", CD |
| 2018 | Gorillaz featuring George Benson | Humility | The Now Now | Digital |
Extended plays
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Label | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Love of My Life | Warner Bros. | 12", CD | UK only |
| 1993 | Kiss and Make Up | Warner Bros. | 12" | - |
| 1996 | When Love Comes Calling | GRP | 12" | Europe only |
| 2004 | The Irreplaceable Session - EP | GRP | Download | E-Single |
Miscellaneous recordings
[edit]Remixes
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Song titles | Performer | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | House Nation 181 | Give Me the Night (DJ Phats Remix) | Various artists | DMC | 12", CDh |
| 2004 | What Is Hip? (Remix Project) Volume One | This Masquerade (N.O.W. Mix) | Various artists | Warner Bros. Records | 2xLP, CD |
| 2004 | Give Me the Nighti | Give Me the Night | George Benson & Lemar | Not on label | 12" (Promo) |
| 2005 | Give Me the Nighti | Give Me the Night (Soul Avengerz Piano Dub) Give Me the Night (Identity Full Vocal Mix) Give Me the Night (Soul Avengerz Classic Mix) |
George Benson & Lemar | Not on label | 12" (Promo) |
^h Later was released on CD on various artists' compilation "The Stress Decade: Adventures In Clubland 1990-99" in 1999 and on various artists' compilation "DMC Classic Remixes Volume One - Legendary Producer Mixes" in 2009.
^i George Benson & Lemar "Give Me the Night" is a kind of cover version and remake. It contains a vocals by Lemar and George Benson. It was released only as promo 12" vinyl single in 2004 (with original 2004 house mix) and in 2005 (with remixes by Soul Avengerz and Identity). The song was performed live in 2006 at UK Music Awards by Lemar & George Benson.
Recordings for commercials
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Song title | Rec. | Performer | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Great Cola Commercials Vol. 2 | Coke Is It! (1:04) | 1985 | Various artists | - | CD |
Radio shows
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Rec. | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Nightbird & Company w. Alison Steele | 1977 | U.S. Army Reserve (Narwood Productions) | LP |
| 1979 | The Robert W. Morgan: Special of the Week | 1979 | Watermark Inc. | LP |
| 1985 | The Hot Ones | 1985 | RKO & IS Inc | LP |
Interviews
[edit]| Rel. | Title | For the album | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Rolling Stones / George Benson | What's It All About? | What's It All About? | 7" |
| 1989 | Words and Music | Tenderly | Warner Bros. | CD |
| 1990 | Words and Music | Big Boss Band | Warner Bros. | CD |
| 1993 | Words and Music | Love Remembers | Warner Bros. | CD |
| 2006 | Givin' It Up Radio Special | Givin' It Up | Concord | 2xCD |
Productions
[edit]Albums produced by George Benson
[edit]| Rel. | Performer | Title | Song titles | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Ronnie Foster | On the Avenue | Blue Note | LP | |
| 1975 | Ronnie Foster | Cheshire Cat | Blue Note | LP, CD | |
| 1978 | Phil Upchurch | Phil Upchurch | It's Almost Five, Foolin' Around, Cyrenna | TK | LP |
| 1980 | Brother Jack McDuff | Kisses | Say Sumpin' Nice | Sugar Hill | LP |
| 1985 | Chet Atkins | Stay Tuned | Sunrise | Columbia | LP, CD |
| 1987 | Kevin Eubanks | The Heat of Heat | First Things First | GRP | LP, CD |
Singles produced by George Benson
[edit]| Rel. | Performer | Title | Song titles | From the album | Label | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brother Jack McDuff | Kisses / Say Sumpin' Nice | Say Sumpin' Nice | Kisses | Sugar Hill | 7" | Credited as Produced by George Benson & Jack McDuff |
| 1985 | Chet Atkins | Sunrise | Sunrise (Edited Version) (both sides) | Stay Tuned | Columbia | 12", 7" | Promo single |
Videography
[edit]Video albums
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Rec. | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Absolutely Live | 2000 | Eagle Rock | DVD, VHS, LD[17] (Japan only), 2xVCD (Hong Kong only) |
| 2005 | Live at Montreux 1986 | 1986 | Eagle Rock | DVD |
Educational courses
[edit]| Rel. | Title | Label | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Art of Jazz Guitar | Hot Licks | DVD | as "Hot Licks" series |
Video releases with George Benson's participation
[edit]| Rel. | Performer | Title | Rec. | Titles | Label | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra | Portrait of an Album | 1984 | - | MGM/UA | LD, VHS | - |
| 1988 | Various | Dance - October '88 | 1988 | Let's Do It Again (Music Video) | Lawrence | VHS | Promo VHS |
| 1997 | Nuyorican Soul | Nuyorican Soul EPK | 1997 | - | GRP | VHS | - |
| 2001 | Chet Atkins | A Life in Music | 2000 | - | Image | DVD, VHS | - |
| 2001 | Various | 42nd Grammy Awards | 2000 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live) (with Diana Krall & Erykah Badu) | Sony | DVD | - |
| 2003 | Various | Count Basie at Carnegie Hall | 1981 | - | - | DVD | - |
| 2003 | Various | Later... with Jools Holland: Legends | 1998 | On Broadway (Live) | Warner | DVD | - |
| 2006 | Various | The Midnight Special: 1976 | 1976 | This Masquerade (Live) | Guthy-Renker | DVD | - |
| 2007 | Various | The Midnight Special: More 1976 | 1976 | Breezin' (Live) (with Carlos Santana) | Guthy-Renke | DVD | - |
| 2006 | Tal Farlow | Talmage Farlow (a film by Lorenzo DeStefano) | 1981 | Interview | - | DVD | - |
| 2006 | Tal Farlow | The Legendary Guitar of Tal Farlow | 2006 | Interview | Hot Licks | DVD | - |
| 2010 | Michel Legrand & Friends | Fifty Years of Music & Movies | 2010 | - | - | DVD | - |
| 2011 | Various | Tribute to Miles Davis | 1992 | - | Imv Blueline | DVD | - |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Give Me the Night |
| 1981 | Never Give Up on a Good Thing |
| 1985 | 20/20 |
| 1986 | Kisses in the Moonlight |
| 1987 | Dreamin' |
| 1988 | Twice the Love |
| 1988 | Let's Do It Again |
| 1993 | Love of My Life |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Our Guests at Heartland | |
| 1985 | The New Mike Hammer | George Langdon | Episode: "Deadly Reunion" |
| 1986 | The New Mike Hammer | Sweet Billy Marvel | Episode: "Harlem Nocturne" |
| 1992 | Top of the Pops | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Better Nate Than Ever | Himself |
Live performances
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Breezin' |
| 1981 | Turn Your Love Around |
| 1983 | Lady Love Me (One More Time) |
| 1985 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You |
Music videos with George Benson's participation
[edit]| Year | Performer | Title |
|---|---|---|
| As performer | ||
| 1998 | Mary J. Blige | Seven Days |
| As actor | ||
| 1996 | Nuyorican Soul feat. India | Runaway |
References
[edit]General
- George Benson > Discography
- "Main Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "Compilations". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "Singles & EPs". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "DVDs & Videos". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
Specific
- ^ a b c "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c "George Benson: US R&B". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "George Benson: US Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "George Benson: US Blues". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "George Benson: UK". officialcharts.com. Official Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "American certifications – George Benson". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British certifications – George Benson". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 12, 2021. Type George Benson in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "George Benson: US 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "George Benson: US R&B". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "George Benson: US AC". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "George Benson: US Dance". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "George Benson - Give Me the Night". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "LaserDisc Database - George Benson: Live [VALJ-3254]". Lddb.com. April 28, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
