Absolute Benson
Absolute Benson is an enhanced studio album by jazz musician George Benson. Taking a tip from 1999's pop-man-of-the-year Carlos Santana, Benson goes Latin on this release. The album was released by GRP/Verve Records on May 23, 2000.
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Released | May 23, 2000 | |||
Recorded | May 1999 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz, Latin jazz | |||
Length | 48:36 | |||
Label | GRP/Verve | |||
Producer | Tommy LiPuma, "Little" Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez | |||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Ghetto" | Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Todd Shaw | 4:56 |
2. | "El Barrio" | George Benson, Kenny Gonzalez, Joe Henderson, Louie Vega | 3:34 |
3. | "Jazzenco" | Marc Antoine | 5:48 |
4. | "Deeper Than You Think" | Joe Sample | 5:55 |
5. | "One on One" | Joe Sample | 7:05 |
6. | "Hipping the Hop" | Joe Sample | 3:57 |
7. | "Lately" | Marvin Sease, Stevie Wonder | 4:22 |
8. | "Come Back Baby" | Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin | 5:59 |
9. | "Medicine Man" | George Benson, Joe Sample | 7:00 |
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar (1-9), vocals (1, 2, 8)
- Joe Sample – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2), Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 2), synthesizer (1, 2), acoustic piano (3-9), synthesizer arrangements
- Ricky Peterson – Hammond B3 organ (8), synthesizer (8), synthesizer arrangements
- Carlos Henríquez – bass (1, 2)
- Christian McBride – bass (3-9)
- Vidal Davis – drums (1, 2)
- Steve Gadd – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Cindy Blackman – drums (6, 9)
- Luisito Quintero – percussion (1, 2)
- Luis Conte – congas, percussion and timbales (3-6, 9)
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements (7)
- Claudia Acuña – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Roy Ayers – backing vocals (1)
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1, 2)
- La India – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Richard Shade – backing vocals (1)
Production
- Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3-9); "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Track 2).
- Recording Engineers – Steven Barkan and Jon Fausty (Tracks 1 & 2); Al Schmitt (Tracks 3-9).
- Assistant Engineers – Koji Egawa; Kayo Teramoto (Tracks 1 & 2); Mark Fraunfelder, Alan Moon and Aya Takemura (Tracks 3-9).
- Overdubs on Tracks 3-9 recorded by Bill Schnee and Tommy Tucker, assisted by Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt.
- Strings on Track 7 recorded by James Farber
- Mixing – Steven Barkan (Tracks 1 & 2); Bill Schnee (Tracks 3-9).
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Hollis King
- Photography – Jeffrey Scales and Kwaku Alston
- Graphic Design – Isabelle Wong
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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2000 | R&B Albums | 24 |
2000 | The Billboard 200 Pop Albums | 125 |
2000 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 1 |
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