Tenderly (George Benson album)

Tenderly
Studio album by George Benson
Released	1989 (1989)
Genre	Pop, jazz pop
Length	38:31
Label	Warner Bros
Producer	Tommy 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 veteran and long time collaborator Tommy LiPuma.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Don't Know What Love Is"	Don Raye, Gene DePaul	4:39
2.	"Stella By Starlight"	Ned Washington, Victor Young	5:13
3.	"Stardust"	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	6:02
4.	"At The Mambo Inn"	Fred Lincoln Guitry, Bobby Woodlen, Grace Sampson, Mario Bauza	4:53
5.	"Here, There And Everywhere"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	5:04
6.	"This Is All I Ask"	Gordon Jenkins	5:35
7.	"Tenderly"	Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross	3:05
8.	"I Could Write A Book"	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	4:00

Personnel

Musicians:

• George Benson – guitar (1-5, 7, 8), vocals (1, 3-6, 8)
• McCoy Tyner – acoustic piano (1-6, 8)
• Ron Carter – double bass (1-6, 8)
• Louis Hayes – drums (1, 6)
• Herlin Riley – drums (2-5)
• Al Foster – drums (8)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (4, 5)
• Marty Paich – horn and string arrangements

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	140
US Jazz Albums	1