Tenderly (George Benson album)

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Tenderly
Studio album by
George Benson
Released1989 (1989)
GenrePop, jazz pop
Length38:31
LabelWarner Bros
ProducerTommy LiPuma
George Benson chronology
Twice the Love
(1988) 		Tenderly
(1989) 		Big Boss Band
(1990)

Tenderly is a 1989 studio album by George Benson, produced by long time collaborator Tommy LiPuma.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2/4 stars[2]

In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell wrote that Benson has gotten the message by "giving up the fruitless search for decent contemporary material, he switched gears and recorded an album of old standards with top-grade jazz musicians".[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Don't Know What Love Is"Don Raye, Gene de Paul4:39
2."Stella by Starlight"Ned Washington, Victor Young5:13
3."Stardust"Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish6:02
4."At the Mambo Inn"Fred Lincoln Guitry, Bobby Woodlen, Grace Sampson, Mario Bauzá4:53
5."Here, There and Everywhere"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:04
6."This Is All I Ask"Gordon Jenkins5:35
7."Tenderly"Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross3:05
8."I Could Write a Book"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart4:00

Personnel[]

Musicians: [3]

Production[]

  • Producer – Tommy LiPuma
  • Recorded by Elliot Scheiner
  • Additional Recording – Bill Schnee, Al Schmitt and Steve Rinkoff
  • Assistant Engineers – Peter Darmi, Troy Halderson, Roy Hendrickson, Joe Pirrera, Jim Shefler and Bart Stevens.
  • Mixed by Bill Schnee
  • Assistant Technician – Russ DeFilippis
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  • Project Administrator – Lou Snead
  • Art Direction and Design – Ph. D
  • Photography – Harris Savides
  • Management – Ken Fritz Management

Charts[]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 140
US Jazz Albums[5] 1

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tenderly - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. ^ as on album cover
  4. ^ "George Benson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. ^ Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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