Tenderly (George Benson album)

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Tenderly
Studio album by
Released1989 (1989)
GenrePop, jazz pop
Length38:31
LabelWarner Bros
ProducerTommy 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 long time collaborator Tommy LiPuma.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell wrote that Benson has gotten the message by "giving up the fruitless search for decent contemporary material, he switched gears and recorded an album of old standards with top-grade jazz musicians".[1]

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Musicians: [3]

Production[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 140
US Jazz Albums[5] 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tenderly - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. ^ as on album cover
  4. ^ "George Benson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. ^ Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-14.