George Benson

George Benson was born on 22 Mar 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. His birth name was George Benson. His is also called George Benson.

He is a Grammy Award winning American musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. He is also known as a pop, R&B, and scat singer. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique very similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt.

George Benson released the following albums including White Rabbit (1987), Body Talk (1989), Big Boss Band (1990), 20/20 (1990), Give Me the Night (1990), In Your Eyes (1990), Breezin' (1990), Livin' Inside Your Love (1990), Weekend in L.A. (1990), New Boss Guitar of George Benson (1991), The Best of George Benson (1995), In Flight (1996), That's Right (1996), Beyond the Blue Horizon (1997), Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals (1997), The Other Side of Abbey Road (1998), Standing Together (1998), Absolute Benson (2000), Giblet Gravy (2000), The Greatest Hits of All (2003), Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All (2004), Irreplaceable (2004), The Essential George Benson (2006), Good King Bad (2007), The George Benson Collection (2007), Shape of Things to Come (2007), George Benson Cookbook (2008), Tenderly (2008), It's Uptown (2008), Bad Benson (2008), George Benson - 36 Greatest Hits! 3 CD Set! (2008), Tell It Like It Is (2008) and Songs & Stories (2009).

White Rabbit

Apr 1987

  1. White Rabbit
  2. Theme From 'Summer Of 42'
  3. Little Train
  4. Califonia Dreamin'
  5. El Mar

Body Talk

Apr 1989

  1. Dance
  2. When Love Has Grown
  3. Plum
  4. Body Talk
  5. Top of the World
  6. Body Talk [New Mix][Alternate Take][*]

Big Boss Band

Aug 1990

  1. Without a Song (LP Version)
  2. Ready Now That You Are (LP Version)
  3. How Do You Keep the Music Playing (LP Version)
  4. On Green Dolphin Street (LP Version)
  5. Baby Workout (LP Version)
  6. I Only Have Eyes for You (LP Version)
  7. Portrait of Jennie (LP Version)
  8. Walkin' My Baby Back Home (LP Version)
  9. Skylark (LP Version)
  10. Basie's Bag (LP Version)

20/20

Oct 1990

  1. No One Emotion
  2. Please Don't Walk Away
  3. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
  4. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
  5. Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
  6. 20/20
  7. New Day
  8. Hold Me
  9. Stand Up
  10. You Are The Love Of My Life

Give Me the Night

Oct 1990

  1. Love X Love
  2. Off Broadway
  3. Moody's Mood
  4. Give Me The Night
  5. What's On Your Mind
  6. Dinorah, Dinorah
  7. Love Dance
  8. Star Of A Story (X)
  9. Midnight Love Affair
  10. Turn Out The Lamplight

In Your Eyes

Oct 1990

  1. Feel Like Making Love (LP Version)
  2. Inside Love (So Personal) (Album Version)
  3. Lady Love Me (One More Time) (Album Version)
  4. Love Will Come Again (LP Version)
  5. In Your Eyes (LP Version)
  6. Never To Far To Fall (LP Version)
  7. Being With You (Album Version)
  8. Use Me (LP Version)
  9. Late At Night (LP Version)
  10. In Search Of A Dream (LP Version)

Breezin'

Oct 1990

  1. Breezin'
  2. This Masquerade
  3. Six To Four
  4. Affirmation
  5. So This Is Love
  6. Lady
  7. Shark Bite
  8. Down Here On The Ground (Album Version)
  9. This Masquerade (Edit)

Livin' Inside Your Love

Oct 1990

  1. Hey Girl
  2. Nassau Day
  3. Soulful Strut
  4. Prelude To Fall
  5. A Change Is Gonna Come
  6. You're Never Too Far From Me
  7. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
  8. Welcome To My World
  9. Before You Go
  10. Unchained Melody

Weekend in L.A.

Oct 1990

  1. Weekend In L.A.
  2. On Broadway
  3. Down Here On The Ground
  4. California P.M.
  5. The Greatest Love Of All
  6. It's All In The Game
  7. Windsong
  8. Ode To A Kudu
  9. Lady Blue
  10. We All Remember Wes
  11. We As Love

New Boss Guitar of George Benson

Jul 1991

  1. Shadow Dancers
  2. The Sweet Alice Blues
  3. I Don't Know
  4. Just Another Sunday
  5. Will You Still Be Mine?
  6. Easy Living
  7. Rock-A-Bye
  8. My Three Sons

The Best of George Benson

Nov 1995

  1. Give Me The Night (Edit) (Album Version)
  2. Love Ballad (Album Version)
  3. This Masquerade (Edit)
  4. Love X Love (Album Version)
  5. I Just Wanna Hang Around You (Album Version)
  6. Turn Your Love Around (Album Version)
  7. Inside Love (So Personal) (Album Version)
  8. 20/20 (Album Version)
  9. Everything Must Change (Edit) (Album Version)
  10. Never Give Up On A Good Thing (Album Version)
  11. Kisses In The Moonlight (Album Version)
  12. Lady Love Me (One More Time) (Album Version)
  13. Lady Blue (Live Album Version)
  14. On Broadway (Edit) (Album Version)

In Flight

Jun 1996

  1. The Wind And I
  2. The World Is A Ghetto
  3. Gonna Love You More
  4. Valdez In The Country
  5. Nature Boy (LP Version)
  6. Everything Must Change (Album Version)

That's Right

Jul 1996

  1. That's Right
  2. The Thinker
  3. Marvin Said
  4. True Blue
  5. Holdin' On
  6. Song For My Brother
  7. Johnnie Lee
  8. Summer Love
  9. P Park
  10. Footprints In The Sand

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Sep 1997

  1. So What
  2. The Gentle Rain
  3. All Clear
  4. Ode To A Kudu
  5. Somewhere In The East
  6. All Clear (alt. take)
  7. Ode To A Kudu (alt. take)
  8. Somewhere In The East (alt. take) (alt. take)

Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals

Oct 1997

  1. My Heart Is Dancing (Album Version)
  2. Breezin' (Album Version)
  3. Mimosa (Album Version)
  4. Dinorah, Dinorah (Album Version)
  5. Being With You (Album Version)
  6. Valdez In The Country (Album Version)
  7. Affirmation (Album Version)
  8. Tenderly (Album Version)
  9. We All Remember Wes (Live Album Version)
  10. Weekend In L.A. (Live Album Version)
  11. That's Right (Album Version)

The Other Side of Abbey Road

Mar 1998

  1. Golden Slumbers/You Never Give Me Your Money
  2. Because/Come Together
  3. Oh! Darling
  4. Here Comes The Sun/I Want You (She's So Heavy)
  5. Something/Octopus's Garden/The End

Standing Together

Jun 1998

  1. C-Smooth
  2. Standing Together
  3. All I Know
  4. Cruise Control
  5. Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk
  6. Still Waters
  7. Fly By Night
  8. Back To Love
  9. Keep Rollin'

Absolute Benson

May 2000

  1. The Ghetto
  2. El Barrio
  3. Jazzenco
  4. Deeper Than You Think
  5. One On One
  6. Hipping The Hop
  7. Lately
  8. Come Back Baby
  9. Medicine Man

Giblet Gravy

Jul 2000

  1. Along Comes Mary
  2. Sunny
  3. What's New? (Album Version)
  4. Giblet Gravy
  5. Walk On By
  6. Thunder Walk
  7. Sack Of Woe
  8. Groovin'
  9. Low Down And Dirty
  10. Billie's Bounce
  11. What's New? (Alternative Take)
  12. What's New? (Alternative Take)

The Greatest Hits of All

Jul 2003

  1. This Masquerade
  2. Breezin'
  3. Greatest Love of All
  4. On Broadway [Live]
  5. Love Ballad
  6. Unchained Melody
  7. Give Me the Night
  8. Love X Love
  9. Turn Your Love Around
  10. Love All the Hurt Away
  11. Never Give Up on a Good Thing
  12. Being With You
  13. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
  14. 20/20
  15. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
  16. Kisses in the Moonlight
  17. Shiver
  18. Let's Do It Again
  19. Standing Together

Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All

May 2004

  1. Give Me The Night
  2. Turn Your Love Around
  3. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
  4. Love X Love
  5. Nothing’S Gonna Change My Love For You
  6. Greatest Love Of All
  7. Feel Like Making Love
  8. Breezin’
  9. This Masquerade
  10. In Your Eyes
  11. You Are The Love Of My Life
  12. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
  13. Kisses In The Moonlight
  14. Ove All The Hurt Away (Ft Aretha Franklin)
  15. Being With You
  16. Moddy’S Mood
  17. Nature Boy
  18. Love Ballad
  19. Shiver
  20. On Broadway

Irreplaceable

Jun 2004

  1. Irreplaceable
  2. Cell Phone
  3. Black Rose
  4. Take You Out
  5. Strings Of Love
  6. Missing You
  7. Six Play
  8. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
  9. Stairway To Love
  10. Arizona Sunrise

The Essential George Benson

Mar 2006

  1. Rock Candy (Live)
  2. Shadow Dancers
  3. Clockwise
  4. Willow Weep For Me
  5. A Foggy Day
  6. The Borgia Stick
  7. Paraphernalia
  8. Sugar
  9. So What
  10. Ode To A Kudu (alt. take)
  11. California Dreamin'
  12. White Rabbit
  13. Body Talk
  14. Take Five
  15. Summertime (from Porgy And Bess (Live))
  16. Breezin'
  17. This Masquerade
  18. On Broadway (Live)
  19. Give Me The Night
  20. Hip Skip 05
  21. Gotham City

Good King Bad

Jun 2007

  1. Theme from Good King Bad
  2. One Rock Don't Make No Boulder
  3. Em
  4. Cast Your Fate to the Wind
  5. Siberian Workout
  6. Shell of a Man
  7. Hold on I'm Coming

The George Benson Collection

Jul 2007

  1. Turn Your Love Around
  2. Love All the Hurt Away
  3. Give Me the Night
  4. Never Give Up On a Good Thing
  5. On Broadway
  6. White Rabbit
  7. This Masquerade
  8. Love Ballad
  9. Nature Boy
  10. Last Train To Clarksville
  11. Livin' Inside Your Love
  12. Here Comes the Sun
  13. Breezin'
  14. Moody's Mood
  15. We Got the Love
  16. The Greatest Love Of All

Shape of Things to Come

Sep 2007

  1. Footin' It
  2. Face It Boy It's Over
  3. Shape Of Things To Come
  4. Chattanooga Choo Choo
  5. Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
  6. Shape Of Things That Are And Were
  7. Last Train To Clarksville

George Benson Cookbook

Feb 2008

  1. The Cooker
  2. Benny's Back
  3. Bossa Rocks
  4. All Of Me
  5. Big Fat Lady
  6. Benson's Rider
  7. Ready And Able
  8. The Borgia Stick
  9. Return Of The Prodigal Son
  10. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
  11. The Man From Toledo
  12. Slow Scene
  13. Let Them Talk
  14. Goodnight

Tenderly

Feb 2008

  1. You Don't Know What Love Is
  2. Stella by Starlight
  3. Stardust
  4. At the Mambo Inn
  5. Here, There and Everywhere
  6. This Is All I Ask
  7. Tenderly
  8. I Could Write a Book

It's Uptown

Mar 2008

  1. Clockwise
  2. Summertime
  3. Ain't That Peculiar
  4. Jaguar
  5. Willow Weep For Me
  6. A Foggy Day
  7. Hello Birdie
  8. Bullfight
  9. Stormy Weather
  10. Eternally
  11. Myna Bird Blues
  12. J.H. Bossa Nova
  13. Sideman
  14. Minor Chant
  15. Clockwise [Alternate Take][*]
  16. Eternally [Short Version][*]

Bad Benson

Mar 2008

  1. Corazon
  2. Wildflower
  3. Mr. Blues
  4. You've Got It Bad Girl
  5. Good Morning Heartache
  6. The Changing World
  7. Take The "A" Train (bonus track)
  8. Serbian Blue (bonus track)
  9. From Now On (bonus track)

George Benson - 36 Greatest Hits! 3 CD Set!

May 2008

  1. Breezin'
  2. This Masquerade
  3. Everything Must Change
  4. Lady Blue
  5. Affirmation
  6. Dinorah, Dinorah
  7. Nature Boy
  8. On Broadway
  9. We All Remember Wes
  10. Love Ballad
  11. Nassau Day
  12. Moody's Mood
  13. Give Me The Night
  14. Turn Your Love Around
  15. Being With You
  16. Love Will Come Again
  17. Mimosa
  18. 20/20
  19. New Day
  20. Kisses In The Moonlight
  21. Mt. Airy Road
  22. Let's Do It Again
  23. Tenderly
  24. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
  25. The Greatest Love Of All
  26. Unchained Melody
  27. Love X Love
  28. Weekend In L.A.
  29. Inside Love
  30. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
  31. Lady Love Me
  32. Shiver
  33. Off Broadway
  34. Gonna Love You More
  35. In Search Of A Dream
  36. Livin' Inside Your Love

Tell It Like It Is

Oct 2008

  1. Soul Limbo
  2. Are You Happy
  3. Tell It Like It Is
  4. Land Of 1000 Dances
  5. Jackie All
  6. Dontcha Hear Me Callin To Ya
  7. Water Brother
  8. My Woman's Good To Me
  9. Jama Joe
  10. My Cherie Amour
  11. Out In The Cold Again

Songs & Stories

Aug 2009

  1. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  2. Family Reunion
  3. Show Me The Love
  4. A Telephone Call Away
  5. Someday We'll All Be Free
  6. Nuthin' But A Party
  7. Come In From The Cold
  8. Exotica
  9. Rainy Night In Georgia
  10. One Like You
  11. Living In High Definition
  12. Sailing

Songs

  1. Let's Fall In Love
  2. Love All The Hurt Away
  3. Feel Like Makin' Love
  4. The End Of A Love Affair
  5. Let It Rain
  6. Inside Love (So Personal)
  7. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
  8. We Got The Love
  9. Star of a Story (X)
  10. Footprints in the Sand
  11. Givin' It Up For Love

George Benson