George Benson discography

George Benson discography
George Benson discography
Studio albums	36
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	7
Singles & EPs	50
Co-leading albums	6
As a sideman	124
Video albums	2

The discography of George Benson consists of thirty-six studio albums and five live albums on Prestige Records, Columbia Records, Verve Records, A&M Records, CTI Records, Warner Bros. Records, GRP Records and Concord Records, as well as two music DVDs.

Note: this discography consists only original releases, there are no reissues like "Willow Weep for Me", "Witchcraft", "Take Five", "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", "GB", "Live in Concert", "The Electrifying George Benson", "The Most Exciting New Guitarist on the Jazz Scene", "California Dreamin'", "Lil Darlin'", "Masquerade", "The Masquerade Is Over", "Live at Casa Caribe", "All Blues", "Blue Bossa", "After Hours", "Golden Legends Live", "Jazz After Hours with George Benson" and many others. These albums are versions of previously released albums and can not be added to the official discography.

Discography

Studio albums

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	U.S. Pop^[1]	U.S. R&B^[2]	U.S. Jazz^[2]^[3]	Award^[4]	Notes
1964	The New Boss Guitar of George Benson	1964	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	With The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
1966	It's Uptown	1966	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	As The George Benson Quartet
1966	The George Benson Cookbook	1966	Columbia Records	LP, CD, Blu-spec CD, 8-Track	-	-	-	-	As The George Benson Quartet
1968	Giblet Gravy	1968	Verve Records	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Shape of Things to Come	1968	A&M Records	LP, CD, 8-Track	-	38	11	-	-
1968	Goodies	1968	Verve Records	LP	-	-	-	-	-
1969	Tell It Like It Is	1969	A&M Records	LP, CD	145	43	16	-	-
1970	The Other Side of Abbey Road	1969	A&M Records	LP, CD	125	-	18	-	-
1971	Beyond the Blue Horizon	1971	CTI Records	LP, CD	-	-	15	-	-
1972	White Rabbit	1971	CTI Records	LP, CD	-	-	7	-	-
1973	Body Talk	1973	CTI Records	LP, CD, Reel, 8-Track, CC	-	-	10	-	-
1974	Bad Benson	1974	CTI Records	LP, CD, 8-Track	78	-	1	-	Reissued as "Take Five" in 1976
1976	Good King Bad	1975	CTI Records	LP, CD, 8-Track	51	18	3	-	Reissued as "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" in 1976 with mixed track positions
1976	Benson & Farrell	1976	CTI Records	LP, CD	100	27	3	-	With Joe Farrell
1976	Breezin'	1976	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD, DVD-A, SACD, Reel, 8-Track	1	1	1	3x Platinum	-
1977	In Flight	1976	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD, 8-Track	9	2	1	Platinum	-
1979	Livin' Inside Your Love	1979	Warner Bros. Records	2xLP, CD, 8-Track	7	4	1	Gold	-
1980	Give Me the Night	1980	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	3	1	1	Platinum	-
1983	In Your Eyes	1983	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	27	6	1	Gold	-
1983	Pacific Fire	1975	CTI Records	LP	-	-	-	-	-
1984	I Got a Woman and Some Blues	1969	A&M Records	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-
1984	20/20	1984	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	45	20	3	Gold	-
1986	While the City Sleeps...	1986	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	124	21	8	-	-
1987	Collaboration	1987	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	59	28	1	Gold	With Earl Klugh
1988	Twice the Love	1988	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	76	17	10	-	-
1989	Tenderly	1989	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	140	-	1	-	-
1990	Big Boss Band	1990	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-	-	3	-	With the Count Basie Orchestra
1993	Love Remembers	1993	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-	50	1	-	-
1996	That's Right	1996	GRP Records	CD	150	33	1	-	-
1998	Standing Together	1998	GRP Records	CD	-	47	1	-	-
2000	Absolute Benson	2000	GRP Records	CD	125	24	1	-	-
2003	Irreplaceable	2003	GRP Records	CD	195	22	5	-	In 2004 was released a new version of "Irreplaceable", containing new songs & remixes
2006	Givin' It Up	2006	Concord Records	CD, DVD-A	58	14	1	-	With Al Jarreau
2009	Songs and Stories	2009	Concord Records	CD, DVD-A	96	15	1	-	-
2011	Guitar Man	2011	Concord Records	LP, CD, DL	109	-	2	-	-
2013	Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole	2013	Concord Records	LP, CD, DL	89	-	2	-	-

Note: The album "Erotic Moods" is not considered as a George Benson's album, because it was not his scheduled release, he never played any of the tracks from it live, the music of this album is very differs from Benson's regular music of that time, he didn't sing on this album (there are other singers), he was only a sideman, like Willis "Gator" Jackson. 5 tracks from the session of this album was released in 1976 under the name of The Harlem Underground Band. The album was re-released under the name of George Benson with The Harlem Underground Band in 1978 after the success of Benson's albums "Breezin'" and "In Flight".

Live albums

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	U.S. Pop	U.S. R&B	U.S. Jazz^[3]	Award^[4]	Notes
1975	In Concert-Carnegie Hall	1975	CTI Records	LP, CD	122	43	6	-	Reissued as "In Concert - Summertime" in 1982 with mixed track positions
1977	Weekend in L.A.	1977	Warner Bros. Records	2xLP, CD, 8-Track	5	1	1	Platinum	-
1989	Round Midnight	1989	Jazz Door	CD	-	-	-	-	With The McCoy Tyner Trio
2005	Best of George Benson Live	2000	GRP Records	CD	-	-	4	-	The video album available as Absolutely Live on DVD (2000)
2007	Live from Montreux	1986	IMC Music Ltd.	2xCD	-	-	-	-	The video album available as Live at Montreux 1986 on DVD (2005)

Significant compilations

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	U.S. Pop^[2]	U.S. R&B^[2]	U.S. Jazz^[2]	Award^[4]	Notes
1976	Benson Burner^a	1966	Columbia Records	2xLP, 2xCD	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Blue Benson^a	1968	Polydor Records	LP, 8-Track	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Space^a	1975	CTI Records	LP	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Mr.Mellow George Benson Greatest Hits^a	1968	King Records (Japan)	LP	-	-	-	-	Japan only
1981	The George Benson Collection^a	1981	Warner Bros. Records	2xLP, CD, Reel, 8-Track	-	-	-	Gold	-
1987	Exclusive Benson^a	1968	Connoisseur Collection	2xLP	-	-	-	-	U.K. only
1990	Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs^a	1990	Warner Bros. Records	CD	-	-	-	-	Japan only
2000	Best of George Benson in the CTI/Kudu Years^b	1971-1976	CTI Records (Japan)	DVD-A, CD	-	-	-	-	Japan only
2015	The Ultimate Collection^a	1971-2013	Rhino Records	CD, 2xCD	-	-	-	-	-

^a Compilations containing previously unreleased material.
^b Compilation containing all compositions released for the first time on DVD-audio. The very first DVD-audio release of George Benson.

Other compilations

Rel.	Title	Label	Formats	E.U.	U.S. Pop^[2]	U.S. R&B^[2]	U.S. Jazz^[2]	Award^[4]	Notes
1977	Summertime	CBS Records	LP	-	-	-	-	-	Released in the UK and Netherlands
1981	The Best	A&M Records	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	The Love Songs	Warner Bros. Records	LP	-	-	-	-	-	Released in the UK, Germany, Japan and Netherlands
1989	The Best of Benson^c	Epic Records	CD	-	-	-	14	-	-
1991	Midnight Moods	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-	Released in the UK, Netherlands and Europe
1994	Jazz Masters 21: George Benson	PolyGram Records	CD	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	The Best of George Benson	Warner Bros. Records	CD	-	-	-	14	-	-
1997	Talkin' Verve^c	PolyGram	CD	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	The Greatest Hits of All	Rhino Entertainment	CD	-	138	74	3	-	-
2010	Classic Love Songs	Rhino Entertainment	CD	42	-	-	-	-	-
2011	The Essential Collection^c	Music Club Deluxe	2xCD	-	-	-	-	-	-

^c Compilations containing previously unreleased on CD material.

Extended plays

Rel.	Title	Label	Formats	Notes
1993	Love Of My Life	Warner Bros. Records	12", CD	UK only
1993	Kiss And Make Up	Warner Bros. Records	12"	-
1996	When Love Comes Calling	GRP Records	12"	Europe only
2004	The Irreplaceable Session - EP	GRP Records	DL	E-Single

Singles

Rel.	Title	From the album	Label	Formats	US Pop^[5]	US R&B	UK^[6]	Notes
1964	Just Another Sunday (edit) / Shadow Dancers (edit)	The New Boss Guitar of George Benson	Prestige Records	7"	-	-	-	-
1966	Ain't That Peculiar / Summertime	It's Uptown	Columbia Records	7"	-	-	-	as The George Benson Quartet, promo single
1966	The Borgia Stick / The Man From Toledo	The George Benson Cookbook	Columbia Records	7"	-	-	-	as The George Benson Quartet, promo single for the film The Borgia Stick
1968	Don't Let Me Lose This Dream	Shape of Things to Come	A&M Records	7"	-	-	-	Promo single
1969	My Woman's Good To Me / Jackie, All	Tell It Like It Is	A&M Records	7"	113	-	-	-
1975	Supership	non-album single	CTI Records	7"	105	98	30	Credited as George 'Bad' Benson
1976	Summertime/2001 / Theme From Good King Bad	non-album single	CTI Records	12", 7"	-	-	-	-
1976	This Masquerade	Breezin'	Warner Bros. Records	7"	10	3	-	-
1976	Breezin'	Breezin'	Warner Bros. Records	7", 12" (promo)	63	55	-	-
1977	The World Is A Ghetto / Nature Boy	In Flight	Warner Bros. Records	7", 12" (promo)	-	-	-	-
1977	Nature Boy / The Wind And I	In Flight	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	26	-
1977	Everything Must Change / The Wind And I	In Flight	Warner Bros. Records	7"	106	34	-	-
1977	Valdez In The Country / Gonna Love You More	In Flight	Warner Bros. Records	7"	- / /71	/41	-	"Gonna Love You More" charted as a pop single in the U.S., peaking at #71.
1977	The Greatest Love Of All	The Greatest	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	24	2	27	-
1978	On Broadway	Weekend in L.A.	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	7	2	-	-
1978	Lady Blue	Weekend in L.A.	Warner Bros. Records	7"	-	39	-	-
1979	Unchained Melody / Before You Go	Livin' Inside Your Love	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	55	-	-
1979	Love Ballad / You're Never Too Far From Me	Livin' Inside Your Love	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	18	3	29	-
1979	Hey Girl / Welcome Into My World	Livin' Inside Your Love	Warner Bros. Records	7"	-	-	-	UK only
1980	Give Me The Night	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	4	1	7	-
1980	Love X Love	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	61	9	10	-
1980	What's On Your Mind / Turn Out The Lamplight	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	- / 109	- / 33	45	Primarily a U.K. release, the flip side "bubbled under" on the Hot 100.
1981	Never Give Up On A Good Thing	The George Benson Collection	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	52	16	14	-
1981	Love All The Hurt Away	Love All The Hurt Away	Arista Records	12", 7"	46	6	-	Credited as a duet with Aretha Franklin.
1981	Turn Your Love Around	The George Benson Collection	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	5	1	29	-
1983	Inside Love (So Personal)	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	43	3	57	-
1983	Lady Love Me (One More Time)	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	30	21	11	-
1983	Feel Like Makin' Love	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	28	-
1983	In Your Eyes	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	7	-
1983	Late At Night	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	86	UK only
1984	20/20	20/20	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	48	15	29	-
1985	No One Emotion (Remix)	20/20	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	-	UK only
1985	Beyond The Sea (La Mer)	20/20	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	60	-
1985	I Just Wanna Hang Around You	20/20	Warner Bros. Records	12"	102	24	93	UK only
1985	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You	20/20	Warner Bros. Records	7"	-	-	-	German only
1986	Kisses In The Moonlight	While the City Sleeps...	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	13	60	-
1986	Shiver	While the City Sleeps...	Warner Bros. Records	2x12", 12", 7"	-	16	19	-
1987	Teaser	While the City Sleeps...	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7"	-	-	45	-
1987	Since You're Gone	Collaboration	Warner Bros. Records	12"	-	-	-	with Earl Klugh; promo single
1987	Dreamin'	Collaboration	Warner Bros. Records	7", CD	-	-	-	with Earl Klugh
1988	Twice The Love	Twice the Love	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7", CD, CD3	-	23	91	-
1988	Let's Do It Again	Twice the Love	Warner Bros. Records	12", 7", CD3	-	8	56	-
1988	Good Habit^[7]	Twice the Love	Warner Bros. Records	7", 12" (promo)	-	-	-	B-side: Stephanie
1989	Here, There & Everywhere	Tenderly	Warner Bros. Records	12", CD	-	-	-	Promo single
1990	Baby Workout	Big Boss Band	Warner Bros. Records	7", CD (promo)	-	-	-	With the Count Basie Orchestra
1990	Grand New World	Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs (compilation)	Warner Pioneer	CD3	-	-	-	Japan only
1993	Love Of My Life	Love Remembers	Warner Bros. Records	12", CD	-	-	-	Promo single
1993	I'll Be Good To You	Love Remembers	Warner Bros. Records	12", CD	-	-	-	Promo single
1995	I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive	Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Soundtrack)	Anglo Manx Music Industries Ltd	12", 7", CD	-	-	68	Duet with Patti Austin
1996	You Can Do It (Baby)	Standing Together (Bonus Tracks), Nuyorican Soul	Giant Step Records	12", CD	-	-	-	with Nuyorican Soul
1996	Holdin' On	That's Right	GRP Records	CD	-	-	-	-
1996	Summer Love	That's Right	GRP Records	CD	-	-	-	-
1997	Song For My Brother (MAW Mixes)	That's Right	Giant Step Records	12", 2x12", CD	-	-	-	Remixes by Masters at Work
1998	Standing Together	Standing Together	GRP Records	CD	101	62	-	-
1998	Cruise Control	Standing Together	GRP Records	CD	-	-	-	Promo single
1998	My Father, My Son / I Will Keep You In My Heart	non-album single	Harrods	CD	-	-	-	UK single; dedicated to Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed
2000	The Ghetto / El Barrio	Absolute Benson	Verve Records	12", CD (Promo)	-	-	-	With Joe Sample
2004	Cell Phone	Irreplaceable	GRP Records	12", CD-R, DL	-	-	-	Europe only; remixes by Blacksmith
2004	Irreplaceable	Irreplaceable (2004 Version)	GRP Records	CD, DL	-	-	-	Promo single
2004	Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise	Irreplaceable (2004 Version)	GRP Records	CD	-	-	-	Promo single
2006	Morning	Givin' It Up	Concord Records	CD	-	-	-	with Al Jarreau, promo single
2006	Ordinary People	Givin' It Up	Concord Records	CD	-	-	-	with Al Jarreau, promo single
2008	New York City	The Embers - Beach Music Super Collaboration	Bluewater Recordings	CD-R, DL	-	-	-	-
2009	Family Reunion	Songs and Stories	Concord Records	DL	-	-	-
2009	Living in High Definition	Songs and Stories	Concord Records	DL	-	-	-
2010	Show Me The Love	Songs and Stories	Concord Records	CD	-	-	-	Promo single

Singles of little George Benson

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
1954	It Should Have Been Me #2 / She Makes Me Mad	1954	Groove Records	12" (78 rpm), 7" (45 rpm), CD	-

Various artists compilations

Rel.	Title	Red.	Label	Formats	Song titles
1975	Fire Into Music	1975	CTI Records	LP	* Supership (full version) (3:19)
1990	Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol. 2	1967	Columbia Records	2xLP, CD	* The Shadow of Your Smile
1995	(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz	1995	GRP Records	2xLP, CD	* The Long and Winding Road
2007	Diggin' Deeper 7 - The Roots of Acid Jazz	1974	Sony Music Catalog	LP	* Serbian Blue (edit) (6:30)^d
2009	Guitar Greats - Salute To Miles Davis	1991	IMC Music Ltd.	CD	* All Blues * Valdez In The Country * Being with You
2010	Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory	2010	Concord Records	CD, DVD-A	* My One And Only Love * Moon River (with Joey DeFrancesco)

^d First time ever "Serbian Blue" was released on vinyl.

Original recordings for motion picture soundtracks - albums

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Song titles
1977	Michael Masser, George Benson, Mandrill	Muhammad Ali In The Greatest (Original Soundtrack)	1977	Arista Records	LP, CD	* The Greatest Love Of All * I Always Knew I Had It In Me (7:14) * I Always Knew I Had It In Me (5:21)
1979	Lalo Schifrin	Boulevard Nights	1979	Warner Bros. Records	LP	* Street Tattoo
1992	Various artists	Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Soundtrack)	1992	Great Pyramid Records	CD	* I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive (with Patti Austin)

Original recordings for motion picture soundtracks - singles

Rel.	Performers	Title	From the album	Label	Formats	Notes
1966	The George Benson Quartet	The Borgia Stick / The Man From Toledo	The George Benson Cookbook	Columbia Records	7"	Promo single for the film The Borgia Stick
1977	George Benson / Michael Masser	The Greatest Love of All / Ali's Theme	Muhammad Ali In The Greatest (Original Soundtrack)	Arista Records	7"	-
1995	George Benson & Patti Austin	I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive	Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Soundtrack)	Anglo Manx Music Industries Ltd	12", 7", CD	-

Co-leading albums

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
1971	CTI All-Stars	California Concert - The Hollywood Palladium	1971	CTI Records	2xLP, CD, 2xCD	-
1972	CTI All-Stars	Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl - Live One	1972	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1972	CTI All-Stars	Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl - Live Two	1972	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1972	CTI All-Stars	Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl - Live Three	1972	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1977	Lonnie Smith, George Benson, Ron Carter, Joe Lovano	Afrodesia	1975	Groove Merchant	LP, CD	-
1978	George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band	Erotic Moods^f	1976	Paul Winley Records	LP, CD	-
1981	George Benson, George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker	Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. I^e	1973	Accord	LP, CD	-
1981	George Benson, George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker	Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. II^e	1973	Accord	LP, CD	-
1982	George Benson, George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker	Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. III^e	1973	Accord	LP, CD	-

^e "Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon" (Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III) was reissued many times with such titles as: "Lil Darlin'", "Masquerade", "The Masquerade Is Over", "Live at Casa Caribe", "All Blues", "Blue Bossa", "After Hours", "Golden Legends Live", "Jazz After Hours with George Benson", and others.

Albums as sideman

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
1963	Brother Jack McDuff	Brother Jack McDuff Live!	1963	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-
1963	Brother Jack McDuff	Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live!	1963	Prestige Records	LP	-
1963	Brother Jack McDuff	Prelude	1963	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-
1963	Red Holloway with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet	Cookin' Together	1963	Prestige Records	LP	-
1964	Brother Jack McDuff	The Dynamic Jack McDuff	1964	Prestige Records	LP	-
1964	Joe Dukes	The Soulful Drums of Joe Dukes	1964	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-
1964	Brother Jack McDuff	The Concert McDuff	1964	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-
1965	Brother Jack McDuff	Hot Barbeque	1965	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-
1965	Brother Jack McDuff	Silk and Soul	1964, 1965	Prestige Records	LP	-
1965	Red Holloway	Red Soul	1965	Prestige Records	LP	-
1966	Lonnie Smith	Finger-Lickin' Good	1966, 1967	Columbia Records	LP	-
1967	Lou Donaldson	Alligator Bogaloo	1967	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1967	Brother Jack McDuff	Hallelujah Time!	1963, 1964	Prestige Records	LP	-
1967	Roberta Peck	Extraordinary	1967	Columbia Records	LP	-
1968	Hank Mobley	Reach Out!	1968	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1968	Brother Jack McDuff	The Midnight Sun	1963, 1964, 1965	Prestige Records	LP	-
1968	Larry Young	Heaven on Earth	1968	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1968	Brother Jack McDuff	Soul Circle	1964	Prestige Records	LP	-
1968	Lee Morgan	Taru	1968	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1968	Lou Donaldson	Midnight Creeper	1968	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1968	Jaki Byard	Jaki Byard with Strings!	1968	Prestige Records	LP, CD	-
1968	Miles Davis	Miles in the Sky	1968	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1968	Jimmy Smith	The Boss	1968	Verve Records	LP, CD	-
1969	Hubert Laws	Crying Song	1969	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1969	Brother Jack McDuff	I Got a Woman	1964, 1965	Prestige Records	LP	-
1969	J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding	Stonebone	1969	A&M Records (Japan)	LP	-
1969	Brother Jack McDuff	Steppin' Out	1964, 1965	Prestige Records	LP	-
1970	Stanley Turrentine	Sugar	1970	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1970	Freddie Hubbard	Straight Life	1970	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1970	Willis "Gator" Jackson	Mellow Blues	1970	Trip Records	LP	-
1971	Freddie Hubbard	First Light	1971	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1971	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	Wild Horses Rock Steady	1971	Kudo Records	LP, CD	-
1972	Freddie Hubbard	Sky Dive	1972	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1972	Airto	Free	1972	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1972	Hank Crawford	We Got a Good Thing Going	1972	Kudo Records	LP, CD	-
1972	Esther Phillips	Alone Again (Naturally)	1972	Kudo Records	LP, CD	-
1973	Don Sebesky	Giant Box	1973	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1973	Willis "Gator" Jackson	Funky Reggae	19??	Trip Records	LP	-
1974	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	Higher Ground	1974	Kudo Records	LP, CD	-
1975	Freddie Hubbard	Polar AC	1975	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1975	Hubert Laws	The Chicago Theme	1975	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1975	Ronnie Foster	Cheshire Cat	1975	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1975	Brother Jack McDuff	Magnetic Feel	1975	Cadet Records	LP	-
1975	Helen Humes	The Talk Of The Town	1975	Columbia Records	LP	-
1975	Stanley Turrentine	The Sugar Man	1971	CTI Records	LP	Released: 1975 in Japan, 1979 in USA
1976	Harlem Underground Band	Harlem Underground^f	1976	Paul Winley Records	LP, CD	-
1976	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	1976	Motown	LP, CD	-
1976	Pee Wee Ellis	Home in the Country	1976	Savoy Records	LP	-
1976	Claus Ogerman Orchestra	Gate of Dreams	1976	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-
1977	Maynard Ferguson	Conquistador	1976, 1977	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1977	Harvey Mason	Funk in a Mason Jar	1977	Arista Records	LP, CD	-
1978	Tony Williams	The Joy of Flying	1978	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1978	Freddie Hubbard	Super Blue	1978	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1978	Deodato	Love Island	1978	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-
1979	Ronnie Foster	Delight	1979	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1979	Miles Davis	Circle in the Round	1968	Columbia Records	2xLP, 2xCD	-
1979	Chaka Khan	Chaka	1979	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-
1980	Minnie Riperton	Love Lives Forever	1980	Capitol Records	LP, CD	-
1980	Dexter Gordon	Gotham City	1980	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1980	Sesame Street	In Harmony	1980	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-
1981	Aretha Franklin	Love All the Hurt Away	1981	Arista Records	LP, CD	-
1981	Fuse One	Silk	1981	CTI Records	LP, CD	-
1981	Greg Phillinganes	Significant Gains	1981	Planet Records	LP, CD	-
1981	Sadao Watanabe	Orange Express	1981	-	LP, CD	-
1982	Jimmy Smith	Off the Top	1982	Elektra Records	LP, CD	-
1982	Benny Goodman	Seven Come Eleven	1975	Columbia Records	LP	-
1982	Geoff Tyus	Geoff Tyus In Hawaii	1982	-	LP	-
1983	Jorge Dalto & Superfriends	Rendezvous	1983	-	LP, CD	-
1984	Jorge Dalto & Superfriends	New York Nightline	1984	-	LP, CD	-
1984	Kashif	Send Me Your Love	1984	Arista Records	LP, CD	-
1984	Bobby Womack	Poet II	1984	Razor & Tie	LP, CD	-
1984	Ivan Lins	Juntos	1984	PolyGram	LP, CD	-
1984	Frank Sinatra	L.A. Is My Lady	1984	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-
1984	Jean-Luc Ponty	Open Mind	1984	Polydor Records	LP, CD	-
1984	Stanley Turrentine	Straight Ahead	1984	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1985	Chet Atkins	Stay Tuned	1985	CBS Records	LP, CD	-
1985	Ronnie Cuber	Passion Fruit	1985	King Records (Japan)	LP, CD	-
1986	Ornella Vanoni	Ornella &...	1986	CGD	2xLP, CD	-
1986	Barnaby Finch	Digital Madness	198?	Baked Potato	LP, CD	-
1987	Tony Bennett	Bennett/Berlin	1987	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1987	Freddie Hubbard	Life Flight	1987	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1988	Chaka Khan	CK	1988	Warner Bros. Records	LP, CD	-
1989	Quincy Jones	Back on the Block	1989	-	LP, CD	-
1989	Lou Rawls	At Last	1989	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	-
1990	Jon Hendricks & Friends	Freddie Freeloader	1990	Denon Records	CD	-
1990	Gwen Guthrie	Hot Times	1990	Reprise Records	LP, CD	-
1991	Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff	Soul Survivors	1986	Milestone Records	LP, CD	-
1992	Brother Jack McDuff	Color Me Blue	1992	Concord Jazz	LP, CD	-
1994	Chet Atkins	Read My Licks	1994	Columbia Records	CD	-
1994	Jorge Dalto	Listen Up!	1978	-	CD	-
1994	The Muppets	Kermit Unpigged	1994	-	CD	-
1995	Lonnie Smith	Live at Club Mozambique	1970	Blue Note Records	2xLP, CD	-
1997	Nuyorican Soul	Nuyorican Soul	1997	Giant Step Records	6xLP, 4xLP, 2xLP, 2xCD, CD	-
1997	Mary J. Blige	Share My World	1997	MCA Records	2xLP, CD	-
1998	B.B. King	King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents B.B. King	1978	King Biscuit Flower Hour Records	CD	-
1998	Nils	Blue Planet	1998	-	CD	-
1998	Lena Horne	Being Myself	1998	Blue Note Records	CD	-
1999	Brother Jack McDuff	Bringin' It Home	1998	Concord Jazz	CD	-
1999	Kenny G	Classics in the Key of G	1999	Arista Records	CD	-
1999	Take 6	Greatest Hits	1999	Reprise Records	CD	-
1999	Gerald McCauley	The McCauley Sessions^g	1999	-	CD	-
2001	Tomatito	Paseo de los Castanos	2001	Universal Records	CD	-
2001	Freddie Hubbard	Red Clay (Bonus Track)	1970, 1971	CTI Records	CD	-
2001	Minnie Riperton	Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection	1977	The Right Stuff Records	CD	-
2003	Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra	Small World Big Band Vol.2: More Friends	2003	Rhino Entertainment	CD	-
2003	Various artists	A Twist of Motown	2003	GRP Records	CD	-
2003	Various artists	Songs For Life	2003	EMI Records	CD	-
2004	Various artists	Society of Singers Presents: Great Voices, Great Songs	-	Shout! Factory	CD	Live duet with Jill Scott
2005	Vanessa Williams	Everlasting Love	2004	Lava Records	CD	-
2005	Rod Stewart	Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV	2005	J Records	CD	-
2005	The Embers	Beach Music Super Collaboration	2005	Bluewater Recordings	CD	-
2005	Cafe Soul All Stars	Love Pages^g	2000	-	CD	-
2006	Boney James	Shine	2006	Concord Records	CD	-
2008	Take 6	The Standard	2008	Heads Up International	CD	-
2010	Preston Glass	Colors of Life	2010	-	CD	-

^f Harlem Underground Band "Harlem Underground" and George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band "Erotic Moods" are from the same session and contain two same tracks.
^g Gerald McCauley "The McCauley Sessions" and Cafe Soul All Stars "Love Pages" contains the same track with George Benson.

Singles as sideman

Rel.	Performer	Title	From the album	Label	Formats	Notes
1964	The Nomos	Redwood City / Step Out and Get It	non-album single	Prestige Records	7"	-
1981	Aretha Franklin and George Benson	Love All The Hurt Away	The George Benson Collection, Love All the Hurt Away	Arista Records	12", 7"	-
1998	Mary J. Blige	Seven Days	Share My World	MCA Records	12", CD	-

Recordings for promotion

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Song title
-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Various artists	Great Cola Commercials Vol. 2	1985	-	CD	* Coke Is It! (1:04)

Radio shows

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
1979	The Robert W. Morgan: Special of the Week	1979	Watermark Inc.	LP	-
1985	The Hot Ones	1985	RKO & IS Inc	LP	-

Interview albums

Rel.	Title	For the album	Label	Formats	Notes
1989	Words and Music	Tenderly	Warner Bros. Records	CD	Promo
1990	Words and Music	Big Boss Band	Warner Bros. Records	CD	Promo
1993	Words and Music	Love Remembers	Warner Bros. Records	CD	Promo
2006	Givin' It Up Radio Special (with music & interviews)	Givin' It Up	Concord Records	2xCD	Promo

Interview singles

Rel.	Performer	Title	Label	Formats	Notes
1978	The Rolling Stones / George Benson	What's It All About?	What's It All About?	7"	Promo

Remixed

Rel.	Performer	Title	Track titles	Label	Formats	Track #
1998	Various artists	House Nation 181	Give Me The Night (DJ Phats Remix)	DMC	12", CD^h	2
2004	Various artists	What Is Hip? (Remix Project) Volume One	This Masquerade (N.O.W. Mix)	Warner Bros. Records	2xLP, CD	9
2004	George Benson & Lemar	Give Me The Nightⁱ	Give Me The Night	Not on label	12" (Promo)	A
2005	George Benson & Lemar	Give Me The Nightⁱ	Give Me The Night (Soul Avengerz Piano Dub) Give Me The Night (Identity Full Vocal Mix) Give Me The Night (Soul Avengerz Classic Mix)	Not on label	12" (Promo)	A, B1, B2

^h Later was released on CD on various artists' compilation "The Stress Decade: Adventures In Clubland 1990-99" in 1999 and on various artists' compilation "DMC Classic Remixes Volume One - Legendary Producer Mixes" in 2009.
^i George Benson & Lemar "Give Me The Night" is a kind of cover version and remake. It contains a vocals by Lemar and George Benson. It was released only as promo 12" vinyl single in 2004 (with original 2004 house mix) and in 2005 (with remixes by Soul Avengerz and Identity). The song was performed live in 2006 at UK Music Awards by Lemar & George Benson.^[8]

Tribute albums

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
Main tributes
1978	Frank Cunimondo	Frank Cunimondo Plays George Benson - Live in Concert	1978	Mondo Records	LP, CD	-
2012	U-Nam & Friends	Weekend In L.A. (A Tribute To George Benson)	2012	SkyTown Records	CD	-
Other tributes
2009	Saxtribution	George Benson Tribute	2009	Sweet Sounds	DL	-
2011	Tribute Masters	Tribute to George Benson	2011	Tency Music	DL	-

Tribute singles

Rel.	Performer	Title	From the album	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
2011	U-Nam feat. Tim "TiO" Owens	Give Me the Night	Week End In L.A. (A Tribute To George Benson)	2011	U-Nam Productions	CD, DL	-

Albums produced by George Benson

Rel.	Performer	Album title	Song title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
1974	Ronnie Foster	On The Avenue	see notes	-	Blue Note Records	LP	Credited as Produced by George Benson
1975	Ronnie Foster	Cheshire Cat	see notes	-	Blue Note Records	LP, CD	Credited as Producer / George Benson
1978	Phil Upchurch	Phil Upchurch	* It's Almost Five * Foolin' Around * Cyrenna	-	TK Records	LP	-
1980	Brother Jack McDuff	Kisses	* Say Sumpin' Nice	-	Sugar Hill Records	LP	Credited as Geo. Benson; Jack McDuff
1985	Chet Atkins	Stay Tuned	* Sunrise	-	Columbia Records	LP, CD	-
1987	Kevin Eubanks	The Heat of Heat	* First Things First	-	GRP Records	LP, CD	-

Singles produced by George Benson

Rel.	Performer	Single title	Song title	From the album	Label	Formats	Notes
1980	Brother Jack McDuff	Kisses / Say Sumpin' Nice	* Say Sumpin' Nice	Kisses	Sugar Hill Records	7"	Credited as Produced by George Benson & Jack McDuff
1985	Chet Atkins	Sunrise	* Sunrise (Edited Version) (both sides)	Stay Tuned	Columbia Records	12", 7"	Promo single

Videography

Video albums

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	Notes
2000	Absolutely Live	2000	Eagle Rock Entertainment	DVD, VHS, LD^[9] (Japan only), 2xVCD (Hong Kong only)	-
2005	Live at Montreux 1986	1986	Eagle Rock Entertainment	DVD	-

Educational courses

Rel.	Title	Label	Formats	Notes
2006	The Art of Jazz Guitar	Hot Licks	DVD	as "Hot Licks" series

Video releases with George Benson's participation

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Titles	Label	Formats	Notes
1986	Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra	Portrait Of An Album	1984	-	MGM/UA Home Video	LD, VHS	-
1988	Various artists	Dance - October '88	1988	Let's Do It Again (Music Video)	Lawrence Enterprises	VHS	Promo VHS
1997	Nuyorican Soul	Nuyorican Soul EPK	1997	-	GRP Records	VHS	-
2001	Chet Atkins	A Life in Music	2000	-	Image Entertainment	DVD, VHS	-
2001	Various artists	42nd Grammy Awards	2000	I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live) (with Diana Krall & Erykah Badu)	Sony	DVD	-
2003	Various artists	Count Basie at Carnegie Hall	1981	-	-	DVD	-
2003	Various artists	Later... with Jools Holland: Legends	1998	On Broadway (Live)	Warner Music Vision	DVD	-
2006	Various artists	The Midnight Special: 1976	1976	This Masquerade (Live)	Guthy-Renker Entertainment	DVD	-
2007	Various artists	The Midnight Special: More 1976	1976	Breezin' (Live) (with Carlos Santana)	Guthy-Renker Entertainment	DVD	-
2006	Tal Farlow	Talmage Farlow (a film by Lorenzo DeStefano)	1981	Interview	-	DVD	-
2006	Tal Farlow	The Legendary Guitar of Tal Farlow	2006	Interview	Hot Licks	DVD	-
2010	Michel Legrand & Friends	Fifty Years of Music & Movies	2010	-	-	DVD	-
2011	Various artists	Tribute to Miles Davis	1992	-	Imv Blueline Records	DVD	-

Music videos

Year	Title
1980	Give Me The Night
1981	Never Give Up on a Good Thing
1985	20 / 20
1986	Kisses in the Moonlight
1987	Dreamin'
1988	Twice The Love
1988	Let's Do It Again
1993	Love Of My Life

Live Performances

Year	Title
1976	Breezin'
1981	Turn Your Love Around
1983	Lady Love Me (One More Time)
1985	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

Music videos with George Benson's participation

Year	Performer	Title
As performer
1998	Mary J. Blige	Seven Days
As actor
1996	Nuyorican Soul feat. India	Runaway

Tribute music videos

Year	Performer	Title
2011	U-Nam feat. Tim "TiO" Owens	Give Me The Night

References

General

George Benson > Discography
- "Main Albums". allmusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "Compilations". allmusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "Singles & EPs". allmusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "DVDs & Videos". allmusic. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

Specific

^ "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
^ ^a ^b "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "American certifications – George Benson". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-89820-190-1.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "George Benson - Good Habit at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
^ "Lemar ft George Benson : Give me the night live (2006) - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
^ "LaserDisc Database - George Benson: Live [VALJ-3254]". Lddb.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

External links

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George Benson discography at Discogs

[1] "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[AllMusicCharts-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

[BillboardJazz-3] "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[RIAA-4] "American certifications – George Benson". Recording Industry Association of America.

[Top_Pop_Singles_1955-2010-5] Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-89820-190-1.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-6] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[7] "George Benson - Good Habit at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

[8] "Lemar ft George Benson : Give me the night live (2006) - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

[9] "LaserDisc Database - George Benson: Live [VALJ-3254]". Lddb.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

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1960s	"Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (1960) "Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1961) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962) "Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (1963) "The Girl from Ipanema" – Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1964) "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965) "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966) "Up, Up and Away" – The 5th Dimension (1967) "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel (1968) "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension (1969)
1970s	"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel (1970) "It's Too Late" – Carole King (1971) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (1972) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (1973) "I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John (1974) "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille (1975) "This Masquerade" – George Benson (1976) "Hotel California" – Eagles (1977) "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1978) "What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1979)
1980s	"Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1980) "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes (1981) "Rosanna" – Toto (1982) "Beat It" – Michael Jackson (1983) "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Tina Turner (1984) "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985) "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986) "Graceland" – Paul Simon (1987) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988) "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler (1989)
1990s	"Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins (1990) "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1991) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992) "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1993) "All I Wanna Do" – Sheryl Crow (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1995) "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996) "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin (1997) "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion (1998) "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999)
2000s	"Beautiful Day" – U2 (2000) "Walk On" – U2 (2001) "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones (2002) "Clocks" – Coldplay (2003) "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2004) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2005) "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks (2006) "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2007) "Please Read the Letter" – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2008) "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (2009)
2010s	"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (2010) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011) "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012) "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2013) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith (2014) "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015) "Hello" – Adele (2016) "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019)
2020s	"Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (2020) "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (2021) "About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2022) "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)