George Benson discography

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George Benson discography
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Studio albums36
Live albums8
Compilation albums21
Video albums2
Singles & EPs72
As a sideman115

The discography of George Benson consists 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.

Note: this discography consists only original releases. Reissues of previously released albums are not included into this discography. Among them are albums like "Willow Weep for Me", "Witchcraft", "Take Five", "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", "GB", "Live in Concert", "The Electrifying George Benson", "The Most Exciting New Guitarist on the Jazz Scene", "California Dreamin'", "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 many others.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

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
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
  • BPI: Silver[8]
1979 Livin' Inside Your Love 7 4 1 - 24
1980 Give Me the Night 3 1 1 - 3
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
  • BPI: Platinum[8]
1983 In Your Eyes 27 6 1 - 3
  • RIAA: Gold[6]
  • BPI: Platinum[8]
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
1987 Collaboration (with Earl Klugh) 59 28 1 - 47
1988 Twice the Love 76 17 10 - 16
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 -
  • ^a Reissued as Take Five in 1979.
  • ^b Reissued as Cast Your Fate to the Wind in 1982.

Live albums[]

Year Title Label Chart positions Certifications[6]
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
UK
[5]
1975 In Concert-Carnegie Hall c CTI 122 43 6 -
1978 Weekend in L.A. Warner Bros. 5 1 1 47
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
  • BPI: Silver[8]
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 -
  • ARIA: Gold (DVD)[9]
2007 Live from Montreux f IMC - - - -
2020 Weekend in London Provogue - - - -
  • ^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[]

Year Title Label Chart positions Certifications[6]
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
UK
[5]
1975 In Concert-Carnegie Hall c CTI - - - -
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
  • RIAA: Gold[6]
  • BPI: Platinum[8]
1985 The Love Songs (UK, Germany, Netherlands and Japan release) - - - -
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[8]
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
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
  • BPI: Platinum[8]
2004 Jazz Moods – Hot: George Benson Columbia/Legacy - - - -
2006 The Essential George Benson Columbia/Legacy - - - -
2010 Classic Love Songs Rhino - - - -
2011 The Essential Collection i Music Club Deluxe - - - -
2015 The Ultimate Collection g Rhino - - - -
  • ^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[]

Rel. Title Song titles Rec. 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) 1977 Arista LP, CD
1979 Boulevard Nights (Original Soundtrack) Street Tattoo 1979 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Original Soundtrack) I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive (with Patti Austin) 1992 Great Pyramid CD

As sideman[]

Rel. Performer Title Rec. Label Formats
1963 Brother Jack McDuff Brother Jack McDuff Live! 1963 Prestige LP, CD
1963 Brother Jack McDuff Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live! 1963 Prestige LP, CD
1964 Brother Jack McDuff Prelude 1963 Prestige LP, CD
1964 Red Holloway with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet Cookin' Together 1964 Prestige LP, CD
1964 Brother Jack McDuff The Dynamic Jack McDuff 1964 Prestige LP
1964 The Soulful Drums of Joe Dukes 1964 Prestige LP, CD
1964 Brother Jack McDuff The Concert McDuff 1964 Prestige LP, CD
1965 Brother Jack McDuff Hot Barbeque 1965 Prestige LP, CD
1965 Brother Jack McDuff Silk and Soul 1964, 1965 Prestige LP
1965 Red Holloway Red Soul 1965 Prestige LP
1966 Lonnie Smith Finger-Lickin' Good 1966, 1967 Columbia LP
1967 Lou Donaldson Alligator Bogaloo 1967 Blue Note LP, CD
1967 Brother Jack McDuff Hallelujah Time! 1963, 1964 Prestige LP
1967 Extraordinary 1967 Columbia LP
1968 Hank Mobley Reach Out! 1968 Blue Note LP, CD
1968 Brother Jack McDuff The Midnight Sun 1963, 1964, 1965 Prestige LP
1968 Larry Young Heaven on Earth 1968 Blue Note LP, CD
1968 Brother Jack McDuff Soul Circle 1964 Prestige LP
1968 Lee Morgan Taru 1968 Blue Note LP, CD
1968 Lou Donaldson Midnight Creeper 1968 Blue Note LP, CD
1968 Jaki Byard Jaki Byard with Strings! 1968 Prestige LP, CD
1968 Miles Davis Miles in the Sky 1968 Columbia LP, CD
1968 Jimmy Smith The Boss 1968 Verve LP, CD
1969 Hubert Laws Crying Song 1969 CTI LP, CD
1969 Brother Jack McDuff I Got a Woman 1964, 1965 Prestige LP
1969 J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding Stonebone 1969 A&M (Japan) LP
1969 Brother Jack McDuff Steppin' Out 1964, 1965 Prestige LP
1970 Stanley Turrentine Sugar 1970 CTI LP, CD
1970 Freddie Hubbard Straight Life 1970 CTI LP, CD
1970 Willis "Gator" Jackson Mellow Blues 1970 Trip LP
1971 Freddie Hubbard First Light 1971 CTI LP, CD
1971 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Wild Horses Rock Steady 1971 Kudu LP, CD
1972 Freddie Hubbard Sky Dive 1972 CTI LP, CD
1972 Airto Free 1972 CTI LP, CD
1972 Hank Crawford We Got a Good Thing Going 1972 Kudu LP, CD
1972 Esther Phillips Alone Again (Naturally) 1972 Kudu LP, CD
1973 Don Sebesky Giant Box 1973 CTI LP, CD
1973 Willis "Gator" Jackson Funky Reggae 197? Trip LP
1974 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Higher Ground 1974 Kudu LP, CD
1975 Freddie Hubbard Polar AC 1975 CTI LP, CD
1975 Lonnie Smith Afro–desia 1975 Groove Merchant LP
1975 Hubert Laws The Chicago Theme 1975 CTI LP, CD
1975 Ronnie Foster Cheshire Cat 1975 Blue Note LP, CD
1975 Brother Jack McDuff Magnetic Feel 1975 Cadet LP
1975 Helen Humes The Talk Of The Town 1975 Columbia LP
1975 Stanley Turrentine The Sugar Man 1971 CTI LP
1976 Harlem Underground Band Harlem Underground e 1976 Paul Winley LP, CD
1976 Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life 1976 Motown LP, CD
1976 Pee Wee Ellis Home in the Country 1976 Savoy LP
1976 Claus Ogerman Orchestra Gate of Dreams 1976 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1977 Maynard Ferguson Conquistador 1976, 1977 Columbia LP, CD
1977 Harvey Mason Funk in a Mason Jar 1977 Arista LP, CD
1978 George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band Erotic Moods e 1978 Paul Winley LP, CD-
1978 Tony Williams The Joy of Flying 1978 Columbia LP, CD
1978 Freddie Hubbard Super Blue 1978 Columbia LP, CD
1978 Deodato Love Island 1978 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1979 Ronnie Foster Delight 1979 Columbia LP, CD
1979 Miles Davis Circle in the Round 1968 Columbia 2xLP, 2xCD
1979 Chaka Khan Chaka 1979 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1980 Minnie Riperton Love Lives Forever 1980 Capitol LP, CD
1980 Dexter Gordon Gotham City 1980 Columbia LP, CD
1980 Sesame Street In Harmony 1980 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1981 Aretha Franklin Love All the Hurt Away 1981 Arista LP, CD
1981 Fuse One Silk 1981 CTI LP, CD
1981 Greg Phillinganes Significant Gains 1981 Planet LP, CD
1981 Sadao Watanabe Orange Express 1981 CBS/Sony (Japan) LP, CD
1982 Jimmy Smith Off the Top 1982 Elektra LP, CD
1982 Benny Goodman Seven Come Eleven 1975 Columbia LP
1982 Geoff Tyus in Hawaii 1982 Tyusco LP
1983 Jorge Dalto & Superfriends Rendezvous 1983 Eastworld LP, CD
1984 Jorge Dalto & Superfriends New York Nightline 1984 Eastworld LP, CD
1984 Kashif Send Me Your Love 1984 Arista LP, CD
1984 Bobby Womack Poet II 1984 Razor & Tie LP, CD
1984 Ivan Lins Juntos 1984 PolyGram LP, CD
1984 Frank Sinatra L.A. Is My Lady 1984 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1984 Jean-Luc Ponty Open Mind 1984 Atlantic LP, CD
1984 Stanley Turrentine Straight Ahead 1984 Blue Note LP, CD
1985 Chet Atkins Stay Tuned 1985 Columbia LP, CD
1985 Ronnie Cuber Passion Fruit 1985 King (Japan) LP, CD
1986 Ornella Vanoni Ornella &... 1986 CGD 2xLP, CD
1986 Digital Madness 198? Baked Potato LP, CD
1987 Tony Bennett Bennett/Berlin 1987 Columbia LP, CD
1987 Freddie Hubbard Life Flight 1987 Blue Note LP, CD
1988 Chaka Khan CK 1988 Warner Bros. LP, CD
1989 Quincy Jones Back on the Block 1989 Qwest LP, CD
1989 Lou Rawls At Last 1989 Blue Note LP, CD
1990 Jon Hendricks & Friends Freddie Freeloader 1990 Denon CD
1990 Gwen Guthrie Hot Times 1990 Reprise LP, CD
1991 Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff Soul Survivors 1986 Milestone LP, CD
1992 Brother Jack McDuff Color Me Blue 1992 Concord Jazz LP, CD
1994 Chet Atkins Read My Licks 1994 Columbia CD
1994 Jorge Dalto Listen Up! 1978 Gaia CD
1994 The Muppets Kermit Unpigged 1994 BMG Kidz CD
1995 Lonnie Smith Live at Club Mozambique 1970 Blue Note 2xLP, CD
1997 Nuyorican Soul Nuyorican Soul 1997 Giant Step 6xLP, 4xLP, 2xLP, 2xCD, CD
1997 Mary J. Blige Share My World 1997 MCA 2xLP, CD
1998 B.B. King King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents B.B. King 1978 King Biscuit Flower Hour CD
1998 Nils Blue Planet 1998 Brajo/Ichiban CD
1998 Lena Horne Being Myself 1998 Blue Note CD
1999 Brother Jack McDuff Bringin' It Home 1998 Concord Jazz CD
1999 Kenny G Classics in the Key of G 1999 Arista CD
1999 Take 6 Greatest Hits 1999 Reprise CD
1999 The McCauley Sessions f 1999 - CD
2001 Tomatito Paseo de los Castanos 2001 Universal CD
2001 Freddie Hubbard Red Clay (Bonus Track) 1970, 1971 CTI CD
2001 Minnie Riperton Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection 1977 The Right Stuff/EMI CD
2003 Kelly Price Priceless 2002 Def Soul CD
2003 Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Small World Big Band Vol. 2: More Friends 2003 Rhino CD
2005 Vanessa Williams Everlasting Love 2004 Lava CD
2005 Rod Stewart Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV 2005 J Records CD
2005 The Embers Beach Music Super Collaboration 2005 Bluewater CD
2005 Cafe Soul All Stars Love Pages f 2000 - CD
2006 Boney James Shine 2006 Concord CD
2008 Take 6 The Standard 2008 Heads Up CD
2010 Preston Glass Colors of Life 2010 Expansion (UK) 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[]

Rel. Title Song titles Rec. Label Formats
1971 CTI All-Stars California Concert – The Hollywood Palladium 1971 CTI 2xLP, CD, 2xCD
1972 CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live One 1972 CTI LP, CD
1972 CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Two 1972 CTI LP, CD
1972 CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Three 1972 CTI LP, CD
1975 Fire into Music Supership (full version) (3:19) 1975 CTI LP
1990 Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol. 2 The Shadow of Your Smile 1967 Columbia 2xLP, CD
1995 (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz The Long and Winding Road 1995 GRP 2xLP, CD
2003 A Twist of Motown 2003 GRP CD
2003 Songs for Life 2003 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 1974 Sony LP
2009 Guitar Greats – Salute to Miles Davis All Blues, Valdez in the Country, Being with You 1991 IMC CD
2010 Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory My One and Only Love, Moon River 2010 Concord CD, DVD-A


^g First time "Serbian Blue" was released on vinyl.

Singles / extended plays[]

Singles[]

Year Title Album Chart positions
US
[10]
US
R&B

[11]
US
AC

[12]
US
Dance

[13]
UK
[5]
1954 "It Should Have Been Me #2" (as Lil' Georgie Benson) N/A
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) N/A 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
"Love X Love" 61 9 10
"What's on Your Mind" 45
"Turn Out the Lamplight" 109 33 9
1981 "Never Give Up on a Good Thing" The George Benson Collection 52 16 29 14
"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
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
1993 "Love of My Life" Love Remembers 123
"I'll Be Good to You" 123
1995 "I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive" (with Patti Austin) Freddie as F.R.O.7 68
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" N/A 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" -

Singles as sideman[]

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[]

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[]

Remixes[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Albums produced by George Benson[]

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[]

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[]

Video albums[]

Rel. Title Rec. Label Formats
2000 2000 Eagle Rock DVD, VHS, LD[14] (Japan only), 2xVCD (Hong Kong only)
2005 1986 Eagle Rock DVD

Educational courses[]

Rel. Title Label Formats Notes
2006 Hot Licks DVD as "Hot Licks" series

Video releases with George Benson's participation[]

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[]

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

Live performances[]

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[]

Year Performer Title
As performer
1998 Mary J. Blige Seven Days
As actor
1996 Nuyorican Soul feat. India Runaway

References[]

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

  1. ^ a b c "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "George Benson: US R&B". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "George Benson: US Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "George Benson: US Blues". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "George Benson: UK". officialcharts.com. Official Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "American certifications – George Benson". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ "George Benson: US 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "George Benson: US R&B". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "George Benson: US AC". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "George Benson: US Dance". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "LaserDisc Database - George Benson: Live [VALJ-3254]". Lddb.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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