Standing Together (George Benson album)

Standing Together
Studio album by
George Benson
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
Studio
  • The Record Plant and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California)
  • Alpha Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
  • Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, California)
  • The Soul Shack (Van Nuys, California)
  • BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York)
  • Broadway Productions (New York City, New York)
GenreJazz
Length44:22
LabelGRP
Producer
George Benson chronology
That's Right
(1996) 		Standing Together
(1998) 		Absolute Benson
(2000)
Singles from Standing Together
  1. "Standing Together"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Cruise Control"
    Released: 1998
  3. "My Father, My Son"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.

The album includes a hidden track Benson recorded before Star of A Story.

Track listing

  1. "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
  2. "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
  3. "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
  4. "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
  5. "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
  6. "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
  7. "Fly by Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
  8. "Back to Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
  9. "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11

Bonus track

  2. "You Can Do It, Baby" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04

Japanese bonus track

  2. "Turn It Up" - 2:11

Personnel and credits

Musicians

  • George Benson – guitar (1, 3-5, 7-11), lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11), vocals (4, 7-9)
  • Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
  • Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
  • Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11), vibraphone (1), arrangements (3, 4, 6, 8, 11)
  • Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
  • Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
  • Paul Brown – arrangements (3, 6, 8, 11), programming (6)
  • Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
  • Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9), programming (9), arrangements (9)
  • DeChown Jenkins – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 7), arrangements (1)
  • Mike Sims – guitars (2)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (3)
  • Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
  • Nils Jiptner – rhythm guitar (9)
  • Alex Al – bass (1, 4, 9, 11)
  • Larry Kimpel – bass (3)
  • Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
  • Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (2-4, 6-8)
  • Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
  • Larry Williams – saxophones (3)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
  • Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
  • Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
  • Benny Diggs – backing vocals (5)
  • La India – backing vocals (5)
  • Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
  • Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (6)
  • Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
  • Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
  • Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
  • Fred White – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
  • Paul Brown – producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), mixing (1, 7, 9)
  • Steve Dubin – co-producer (2, 7)
  • Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
  • Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
  • Gerald McCauley – co-producer (9)
  • David Rideau – engineer (1-4, 6-9, 11), mixing (2-4, 6, 8, 11)
  • Dave Darlington – recording (5), mix engineer (5)
  • Martin Christianson – engineer (7)
  • Tim Tan – engineer (9)
  • Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-9, 11)
  • Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-9, 11)
  • Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-9, 11)
  • Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-9, 11)
  • Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer (5)
  • Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer (5)
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA)
  • Lexy Shroyer – production coordination (1-4, 6-9, 11)
  • Daniela Federici – photography
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – graphic design
  • Dennis Turner – career direction

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 47

References

  1. ^ Widran, Jonathan. Standing Together at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ^ "George Benson Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "George Benson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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