Livin' Inside Your Love

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Allmusic
Smash Hits	4/10
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Livin' Inside Your Love is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson which was released in 1979. In the United States, it was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Livin' Inside Your Love" (Earl Klugh) – 6:37
2. "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:31
3. "Nassau Day" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:14

Side B

1. "Soulful Strut" (Eugene Record, Sonny Saunders) – 5:37
2. "Prelude to Fall" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:30
3. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 3:47

Side C

1. "Love Ballad" (Skip Scarborough) – 5:15
2. "You're Never Too Far From Me" (George Benson) – 6:43
3. "Love is a Hurtin' Thing" (Ben Raleigh, Dave Linden) – 4:25

Side D

1. "Welcome Into My World" (George Benson) – 4:08
2. "Before You Go" (George Benson) – 6:27
3. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 6:36

Personnel

• George Benson – guitar, vocals.
• Phil Upchurch – rhythm guitar
• Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar, classical guitar solo (1)
• Will Lee – bass (1-4, 8, 9, 12)
• Robert Popwell, Jr. – bass (5, 6, 10)
• Stanley Banks – bass (7, 11)
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano solo (9)
• Ronnie Foster – Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CS30, Minimoog, Polymoog, acoustic piano solo (3, 5), Fender Rhodes solo (10, 11), Minimoog solo (11)
• Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes on "Hey Girl"
• Mike Mainieri – orchestrations & conductor (1, 5, 7), vibraphone (5),
• Claus Ogerman – orchestrations & conductor (2, 3, 4, 6, 8-12)
• String contractors – Frank De Caro & Christine Martin
• Directors – Ken Fritz, Connie Pappas & Dennis Turner

Production

• Producer – Tommy LiPuma
• Recorded & mixed by Al Schmitt
• Assistant engineers – Don Henderson & Mike O'Reilly
• Rhythm section recorded at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
• Strings recorded at Colombia 30th Street Studio (New York, NY) & Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
• Production coordination – Jill Harris & Christine Martin
• Art direction – John Cabalka
• Design – Brad Kanawyer
• Photography – Tom Bert