GEORGE BENSON / GIVE ME THE NIGHT / LP /

(US / WARNER BROS. / HS 3453 / 1980 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:VG++ スレ)

QUINCY JONESがプロデュースを手掛けた1980年作。KANYE WEST, NAS AND KRS-ONE「CLASSIC (BETTER THAN I’VE EVER BEEN)」、IAM「JE DANSE LE MIA」ほか、数々の楽曲でサンプリングされた後期GEORGE BENSONを代表するダンス・クラシックな「GIVE ME THE NIGHT」を筆頭に、ZHANÉ「VIBE」やCHEROKEE「TAKE CARE OF YOU」などでもネタにされたブラコン定番曲「LOVE X LOVE」、HEATWAVE「STAR OF A STORY」カヴァーなどを収録。PATTI AUSTIN、HERBIE HANCOCK、LEE RITENOUR、PAULINHO DA COSTA、JIM GILSTRAPらが参加。US ORIGINAL盤！

TRACKLIST
A1 LOVE X LOVE

A2 OFF BROADWAY

A3 MOODY’S MOOD

A4 GIVE ME THE NIGHT

B1 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND

B2 DINORAH, DINORAH

B3 LOVE DANCE

B4 STAR OF A STORY (X)

B5 MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR

B6 TURN OUT THE LAMPLIGHT

PRODUCED FOR – QUINCY JONES PRODUCTIONS, INC.

PHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT ℗ – WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.

COPYRIGHT © – WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.

MASTERED AT – KENDUN RECORDERS

PRESSED BY – CAPITOL RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, LOS ANGELES

BACKING VOCALS – DIVA GRAY (TRACKS: A1, A4, B4), JIM GILSTRAP (TRACKS: A1, A4, B4), JOCELYN ALLEN (TRACKS: A1, A4, B4), PATTI AUSTIN (TRACKS: A1, A4, B2, B4, B6), TOM BAHLER (TRACKS: A1, A4, B4, B6)

BASS – ABRAHAM LABORIEL (TRACKS: A1, A3 TO B1, B3, B4), LOUIS JOHNSON (TRACKS: A1, A2, B2, B6)

DRUMS – CARLOS VEGA (TRACKS: B3, B5), JOHN ROBINSON (TRACKS: A1 TO B2, B4, B6)

ELECTRIC PIANO – HERBIE HANCOCK (TRACKS: A4, B4)

GUITAR – GEORGE BENSON (TRACKS: A1 TO B1, B4 TO B6), LEE RITENOUR (TRACKS: A2, A4, B1, B4, B5)

KEYBOARDS – GREG PHILLINGANES (TRACKS: A1 TO A3, B6)

KEYBOARDS [FENDER RHODES] – HERBIE HANCOCK (TRACKS: B3, B4)

MIXED BY, RECORDED BY – BRUCE SWEDIEN

PERCUSSION – PAULINHO DA COSTA (TRACKS: A1, A2, A4 TO B4, B6)

PRODUCER – QUINCY JONES

SAXOPHONE, FLUTE – KIM HUTCHCROFT (TRACKS: A1, A2, A4 TO B2, B5), LARRY WILLIAMS (TRACKS: A1, A2, A4 TO B2, B5)

SYNTHESIZER – GREG PHILLINGANES (TRACKS: A2, A3), HERBIE HANCOCK (TRACKS: B2 TO B5), MICHAEL BODDICKER (TRACKS: A4, B1, B4), RICHARD TEE (TRACKS: B4 TO B6)

TRUMPET – JERRY HEY (TRACKS: A1, A2, A4 TO B2, B5)

VOCALS – GEORGE BENSON (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B3 TO B6), PATTI AUSTIN (TRACKS: A3, B3)