George Benson – 20/20 / Warner Bros. Audio CD / 7599-25178-2
UPC 075992517829
20/20 is the 22nd studio album by George Benson, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1985. The lead single by the same name reached #48 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. "You Are the Love of My Life" is a duet with Roberta Flack; it was one of numerous songs used for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. Also included on 20/20 is the original version of the song "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which would later become a smash hit for Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros.
Songwriters on the album include: Clif Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane, James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather, Cruz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello, Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin, Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence, Cecil Womack, Linda Womack, Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner, Neil Larsen, and Linda Creed.
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Warner Bros. – 7599-25178-2
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CD, Album
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Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop |
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Soul, Synth-pop, Smooth Jazz, Soft Rock, Ballad |
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No One Emotion
Arranged By – Clif Magness, Randy Waldman, Russ Titelman
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey
Backing Vocals – Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Patti Austin
Drum Programming – Clif Magness, Russ Titelman
Drums [Additional] – Dave Weckl, Steve Ferrone
Horns – Gary Grant, Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft
Keyboards – Randy Waldman
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Rhythm Guitar, Guitar, Soloist – Michael Sembello
Written-By – Clif Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
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3:55
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Please Don't Walk Away
Arranged By [Strings] – James Newton Howard
Bass – Marcus Miller
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Richard Tee
Guitar – George Benson
Piano, Synthesizer – James Newton Howard
Synthesizer [Additional], Drum Programming – Clifford Carter
Synthesizer [Synclavier], Vocoder – Rob Mounsey
Written-By – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
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3:51
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I Just Wanna Hang Around You
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Patti Austin
Drum Programming [Simmons] – Bryan Lee Janszen
Drum Programming, Backing Vocals – Michael Sembello
Electric Piano [DX-7 Rhodes], Synthesizer [Bass] – Daniel Sembello
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman
Written-By – Cruz Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello/Daniel Sembello
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4:41
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Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Arranged By, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Keyboards – Robbie Buchanan
Backing Vocals – Deborah Thomas, Richard Marx
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – Carlos Vega
Guitar – Dann Huff, Paul Jackson
Guitar, Soloist – George Benson
Written-By – Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser
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4:04
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Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
Alto Saxophone – Charles I. Williams, Frank Wess
Arranged By [Horns], Conductor – Frank Foster
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Ralph Burns
Baritone Saxophone – Bobby Eldridge
Bass – Earl May
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Guitar, Soloist – George Benson
Lyrics By [English] – Jack Lawrence (2)
Music By, Lyrics By [French] – Charles Trenet
Piano – Joe Sample
Rhythm Guitar – Freddie Green
Synthesizer – Clifford Carter, James Newton Howard
Tenor Saxophone – George Coleman, Jimmy Heath
Trombone – Benny Powell, Dave Taylor, Robin Eubanks, Slide Hampton
Trumpet – Earl Gardner, Felix Vega, Joe Newman, Jon Faddis, Lou Soloff
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4:10
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20/20
Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals – James Taylor, Patti Austin
Cymbal [Additional] – Dave Weckl
Drum Machine [DMX], Sequencer [DSX] – Steve Kipner
Drum Machine [DMX], Sequencer [DSX], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Randy Goodrum
Guitar, Soloist – George Benson
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer [Additional] – Randy Waldman
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Rob Mounsey
Written-By – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
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4:07
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New Day
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Ralph Burns
Backing Vocals – Cecil & Linda Womack
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Finger Cymbals – Eric "Crusher" Bennett
Flute – George Young (2)
Guitar – Cecil Womack
Guitar, Soloist – George Benson
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Clifford Carter
Triangle – Ralph MacDonald
Written-By – Cecil & Linda Womack
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4:27
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Hold Me
Drum Programming [Simmons] – Bryan Lee Janszen
Guitar, Soloist, Harmony Vocals – George Benson
Guitar, Soloist, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals – Michael Sembello
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Synthesizer [Additional] – Clifford Carter
Synthesizer [Bass] – Richard Tee
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Rob Mounsey
Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Cymbal [Ride] – Daniel Sembello
Written-By – Michael Sembello/Daniel Sembello
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4:02
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Stand Up
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Electric Piano [DX-7 Rhodes] – Barnaby Finch
Flute, Synthesizer [String] – Dave Grusin
Guitar – George Benson
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Rhythm Guitar – David Williams (4)
Synthesizer – Neil Larsen
Synthesizer [Bass] – Richard Tee, Rob Mounsey
Written-By – Neil Larsen
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5:07
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You Are The Love Of My Life
Arranged By [Rhythm Track] – Gene Page, Michael Masser
Arranged By [Strings] – Gene Page
Backing Vocals – Darryl Phinnessee, David Cochran, Deborah Thomas
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Rick Schlosser
Featuring [Duet With] – Roberta Flack
Guitar – Paul Jackson
Keyboards – Randy Kerber
Mixed By – Bill Schnee
Producer – Michael Masser
Written-By – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
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- Art Direction – Simon Levy
- Co-producer – Michael Sembello & Daniel Sembello (tracks: 8)
- Coordinator [Production] – Mary Melia
- Design – Kav DeLuxe
- Engineer – Elliot Scheiner, Gary Ladinsky, Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Michael Mancini, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson
- Engineer [Additional] – Cliff Hodson, Dean Burt, Dick Bogart, Jim Gallagher, John Convertino (2), John Rollo, Josiah Gluck, Kendel "Basher" Brown, Nicholas Spigel
- Engineer [Assistant] – Barbara Ivone, Bobby Warner, Bruce Lampcov, Cliff Jones (3), James Nichols, Jay Willis, Leslie Klein, Michael Abbott (2), Michael Allaire, Michael Birnholz, Nelson Ayres, Nick Delre, Ollie Cotton, Paul Brown, Paul Higgins, Robin Laine, Steve Hirsch
- Executive-Producer – Russ Titelman
- Management – Fritz-Turner Management
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By – Bill Schnee (tracks: 4), Ed Rak (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9), Elliot Scheiner (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9), Jim Boyer (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9), Russ Titelman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9)
- Other [Styling] – Bill Whitten
- Photography By – Richard Bomersheim
- Producer – Michael Masser (tracks: 4), Russ Titelman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9)
- Programmed By [Synclavier] – Wells Christie
