George Benson discography

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.

George Benson discography
Studio albums	36
Live albums	8
Compilation albums	21
Video albums	2
Singles & EPs	72
As a sideman	115

Note: this discography consists only original releases. Reissues of previously released albums are not included into this discography. Among them are albums 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.

Albums

Studio albums

Released	Title	Recorded	Label	Formats	US[1]	U.S. R&B[2]	U.S. Jazz[2][3]	Certifications[4]	Notes
1964	The New Boss Guitar of George Benson	1964	Prestige	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
1966	It's Uptown	1966	Columbia	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	as The George Benson Quartet
1967	The George Benson Cookbook	1966	Columbia	LP, CD, Blu-spec CD, 8-Track	-	-	-	-	as The George Benson Quartet
1968	Giblet Gravy	1968	Verve	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Shape of Things to Come	1968	A&M	LP, CD, 8-Track	-	38	11	-	-
1968	Goodies	1968	Verve	LP	-	-	-	-	-
1969	Tell It Like It Is	1969	A&M	LP, CD	145	43	16	-	-
1970	The Other Side of Abbey Road	1969	A&M	LP, CD	125	-	18	-	-
1971	Beyond the Blue Horizon	1971	CTI	LP, CD	-	-	15	-	-
1972	White Rabbit	1971	CTI	LP, CD	-	-	7	-	-
1973	Body Talk	1973	CTI	LP, CD, Reel, 8-Track, CC, SACD	-	-	10	-	-
1974	Bad Benson	1974	CTI	LP, CD, 8-Track	78	-	1	-	Reissued as Take Five in 1976
1976	Good King Bad	1975	CTI	LP, CD, 8-Track	51	18	3	-	Reissued as Cast Your Fate to the Wind in 1982
1976	Benson & Farrell	1976	CTI	LP, CD	100	27	3	-	with Joe Farrell
1976	Breezin'	1976	Warner Bros.	LP, CD, DVD-A, SACD, Reel, 8-Track	1	1	1	3x Platinum	-
1977	In Flight	1977	Warner Bros.	LP, CD, 8-Track	9	2	1	Platinum	-
1979	Livin' Inside Your Love	1979	Warner Bros.	2xLP, CD, 8-Track	7	4	1	Gold	-
1980	Give Me the Night	1980	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	3	1	1	Platinum	-
1983	In Your Eyes	1983	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	27	6	1	Gold	-
1983	Pacific Fire	1975	CTI	LP	-	-	-	-	-
1984	I Got a Woman and Some Blues	1969	A&M	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-
1984	20/20	1984	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	45	20	3	Gold	-
1986	While the City Sleeps...	1986	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	124	21	8	-	-
1987	Collaboration	1987	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	59	28	1	Gold	with Earl Klugh
1988	Twice the Love	1988	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	76	17	10	-	-
1989	Tenderly	1989	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	140	-	1	-	-
1990	Big Boss Band	1990	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	-	-	3	-	with the Count Basie Orchestra
1993	Love Remembers	1993	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	-	50	1	-	-
1996	That's Right	1996	GRP	CD	150	33	1	-	-
1998	Standing Together	1998	GRP	CD	-	47	1	-	-
2000	Absolute Benson	2000	GRP	CD	125	24	1	-	-
2003	Irreplaceable	2003	GRP	CD	195	22	5	-
2006	Givin' It Up	2006	Concord	CD, DVD-A	58	14	1	-	With Al Jarreau
2009	Songs and Stories	2009	Concord	CD, DVD-A	96	15	1	-	-
2011	Guitar Man	2011	Concord	LP, CD, DL	109	-	2	-	-
2013	Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole	2013	Concord	LP, CD, DL	89	-	2	-	-
2019	Walking to New Orleans	2019	Provogue	LP, CD, DL	-	-	-	-	-

Live albums

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	US	U.S. R&B	U.S. Jazz[3]	Certifications[4]	Notes
1975	In Concert-Carnegie Hall	1975	CTI	LP, CD	122	43	6	-	Reissued as In Concert - Summertime in 1982
1978	Weekend in L.A.	1977	Warner Bros.	2xLP, CD, 8-Track	5	1	1	Platinum	-
1981	Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. I ^a	1973	Accord	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker
1981	Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. II ^a	1973	Accord	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker
1982	Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. III ^a	1973	Accord	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker
1989	'Round Midnight	1989	Jazz Door	CD	-	-	-	-	with McCoy Tyner
2005	Best of George Benson Live	2000	GRP	CD	-	-	4	-	Video album available as Absolutely Live on DVD (2000)
2007	Live from Montreux	1986	IMC	2xCD	-	-	-	-	Video album available as Live at Montreux 1986 on DVD (2005)

^a "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.

Compilation albums

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats	US[2]	U.S. R&B[2]	U.S. Jazz[2]	Certifications[4]	Notes
1976	Benson Burner ^b	1966	Columbia	2xLP, 2xCD	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Blue Benson ^b	1968	Polydor	LP, 8-Track	-	-	-	-	-
1977	Summertime	-	CBS	LP	-	-	-	-	Released in the UK and Netherlands
1978	Space ^b	1975	CTI	LP	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Mr. Mellow George Benson Greatest Hits ^b	1968	King	LP	-	-	-	-	Japan only
1981	The Best	-	A&M	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	-
1981	The George Benson Collection ^b	1981	Warner Bros.	2xLP, CD, Reel, 8-Track	14	5	33	Gold	-
1985	The Love Songs	-	Warner Bros.	LP	-	-	-	-	Released in the UK, Germany, Japan and Netherlands
1987	Exclusive Benson ^b	1968	Connoisseur Collection	2xLP	-	-	-	-	U.K. only
1989	The Best of Benson ^d	-	Epic	CD	-	-	14	-	-
1990	Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs ^b	1990	Warner Bros.	CD	-	-	-	-	Japan only
1991	Midnight Moods	-	Warner Bros.	LP, CD	-	-	-	-	Released in the UK, Netherlands and Europe
1994	Jazz Masters 21: George Benson	-	PolyGram	CD	-	-	-	-	-
1995	The Best of George Benson	-	Warner Bros.	CD	-	-	14	-	-
1997	The Best of George Benson: The Instrumentals	-	Warner Bros.	CD	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Talkin' Verve ^d	-	PolyGram	CD	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Best of George Benson in the CTI/Kudu Years ^c	1971-1976	CTI	DVD-A, CD	-	-	-	-	Japan only
2003	The Greatest Hits of All	-	Rhino	CD	138	74	3	-	-
2003	The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All	-	Warner Bros.	CD	-	-	-	-	Released in Europe, Brazil and Indonesia
2010	Classic Love Songs	-	Rhino	CD	-	-	-	-	-
2011	The Essential Collection ^d	-	Music Club Deluxe	2xCD	-	-	-	-	-
2015	The Ultimate Collection ^b	1971–2013	Rhino	CD, 2xCD	-	-	-	-	-

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

Original recordings for motion picture soundtracks

Rel.	Title	Song titles	Rec.	Label	Formats
1977	Muhammad Ali In The Greatest (Original Soundtrack)	The Greatest Love of All, I Always Knew I Had It in Me (version 1), I Always Knew I Had It in Me (version 2)	1977	Arista	LP, CD
1979	Boulevard Nights (Original Soundtrack)	Street Tattoo	1979	Warner Bros.	LP, CD
1992	Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Original Soundtrack)	I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive (with Patti Austin)	1992	Great Pyramid	CD

As sideman

Rel.	Performer	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats
1963	Brother Jack McDuff	Brother Jack McDuff Live!	1963	Prestige	LP, CD
1963	Brother Jack McDuff	Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live!	1963	Prestige	LP
1964	Brother Jack McDuff	Prelude	1963	Prestige	LP, CD
1964	Red Holloway with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet	Cookin' Together	1964	Prestige	LP
1964	Brother Jack McDuff	The Dynamic Jack McDuff	1964	Prestige	LP
1964	Joe Dukes	The Soulful Drums of Joe Dukes	1964	Prestige	LP, CD
1964	Brother Jack McDuff	The Concert McDuff	1964	Prestige	LP, CD
1965	Brother Jack McDuff	Hot Barbeque	1965	Prestige	LP, CD
1965	Brother Jack McDuff	Silk and Soul	1964, 1965	Prestige	LP
1965	Red Holloway	Red Soul	1965	Prestige	LP
1966	Lonnie Smith	Finger-Lickin' Good	1966, 1967	Columbia	LP
1967	Lou Donaldson	Alligator Bogaloo	1967	Blue Note	LP, CD
1967	Brother Jack McDuff	Hallelujah Time!	1963, 1964	Prestige	LP
1967	Roberta Peck	Extraordinary	1967	Columbia	LP
1968	Hank Mobley	Reach Out!	1968	Blue Note	LP, CD
1968	Brother Jack McDuff	The Midnight Sun	1963, 1964, 1965	Prestige	LP
1968	Larry Young	Heaven on Earth	1968	Blue Note	LP, CD
1968	Brother Jack McDuff	Soul Circle	1964	Prestige	LP
1968	Lee Morgan	Taru	1968	Blue Note	LP, CD
1968	Lou Donaldson	Midnight Creeper	1968	Blue Note	LP, CD
1968	Jaki Byard	Jaki Byard with Strings!	1968	Prestige	LP, CD
1968	Miles Davis	Miles in the Sky	1968	Columbia	LP, CD
1968	Jimmy Smith	The Boss	1968	Verve	LP, CD
1969	Hubert Laws	Crying Song	1969	CTI	LP, CD
1969	Brother Jack McDuff	I Got a Woman	1964, 1965	Prestige	LP
1969	J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding	Stonebone	1969	A&M (Japan)	LP
1969	Brother Jack McDuff	Steppin' Out	1964, 1965	Prestige	LP
1970	Stanley Turrentine	Sugar	1970	CTI	LP, CD
1970	Freddie Hubbard	Straight Life	1970	CTI	LP, CD
1970	Willis "Gator" Jackson	Mellow Blues	1970	Trip	LP
1971	Freddie Hubbard	First Light	1971	CTI	LP, CD
1971	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	Wild Horses Rock Steady	1971	Kudu	LP, CD
1972	Freddie Hubbard	Sky Dive	1972	CTI	LP, CD
1972	Airto	Free	1972	CTI	LP, CD
1972	Hank Crawford	We Got a Good Thing Going	1972	Kudu	LP, CD
1972	Esther Phillips	Alone Again (Naturally)	1972	Kudu	LP, CD
1973	Don Sebesky	Giant Box	1973	CTI	LP, CD
1973	Willis "Gator" Jackson	Funky Reggae	19??	Trip	LP
1974	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	Higher Ground	1974	Kudu	LP, CD
1975	Freddie Hubbard	Polar AC	1975	CTI	LP, CD
1975	Lonnie Smith	Afro–desia	1975	Groove Merchant	LP
1975	Hubert Laws	The Chicago Theme	1975	CTI	LP, CD
1975	Ronnie Foster	Cheshire Cat	1975	Blue Note	LP, CD
1975	Brother Jack McDuff	Magnetic Feel	1975	Cadet	LP
1975	Helen Humes	The Talk Of The Town	1975	Columbia	LP
1975	Stanley Turrentine	The Sugar Man	1971	CTI	LP
1976	Harlem Underground Band	Harlem Underground ^e	1976	Paul Winley	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	LP
1976	Claus Ogerman Orchestra	Gate of Dreams	1976	Warner Bros.	LP, CD
1977	Maynard Ferguson	Conquistador	1976, 1977	Columbia	LP, CD
1977	Harvey Mason	Funk in a Mason Jar	1977	Arista	LP, CD
1978	George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band	Erotic Moods ^e	1978	Paul Winley	LP, CD-
1978	Tony Williams	The Joy of Flying	1978	Columbia	LP, CD
1978	Freddie Hubbard	Super Blue	1978	Columbia	LP, CD
1978	Deodato	Love Island	1978	Warner Bros.	LP, CD
1979	Ronnie Foster	Delight	1979	Columbia	LP, CD
1979	Miles Davis	Circle in the Round	1968	Columbia	2xLP, 2xCD
1979	Chaka Khan	Chaka	1979	Warner Bros.	LP, CD
1980	Minnie Riperton	Love Lives Forever	1980	Capitol	LP, CD
1980	Dexter Gordon	Gotham City	1980	Columbia	LP, CD
1980	Sesame Street	In Harmony	1980	Warner Bros.	LP, CD
1981	Aretha Franklin	Love All the Hurt Away	1981	Arista	LP, CD
1981	Fuse One	Silk	1981	CTI	LP, CD
1981	Greg Phillinganes	Significant Gains	1981	Planet	LP, CD
1981	Sadao Watanabe	Orange Express	1981	-	LP, CD
1982	Jimmy Smith	Off the Top	1982	Elektra	LP, CD
1982	Benny Goodman	Seven Come Eleven	1975	Columbia	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	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.	LP, CD
1984	Jean-Luc Ponty	Open Mind	1984	Polydor	LP, CD
1984	Stanley Turrentine	Straight Ahead	1984	Blue Note	LP, CD
1985	Chet Atkins	Stay Tuned	1985	CBS	LP, CD
1985	Ronnie Cuber	Passion Fruit	1985	King (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	LP, CD
1987	Freddie Hubbard	Life Flight	1987	Blue Note	LP, CD
1988	Chaka Khan	CK	1988	Warner Bros.	LP, CD
1989	Quincy Jones	Back on the Block	1989	-	LP, CD
1989	Lou Rawls	At Last	1989	Blue Note	LP, CD
1990	Jon Hendricks & Friends	Freddie Freeloader	1990	Denon	CD
1990	Gwen Guthrie	Hot Times	1990	Reprise	LP, CD
1991	Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff	Soul Survivors	1986	Milestone	LP, CD
1992	Brother Jack McDuff	Color Me Blue	1992	Concord Jazz	LP, CD
1994	Chet Atkins	Read My Licks	1994	Columbia	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	2xLP, CD
1997	Nuyorican Soul	Nuyorican Soul	1997	Giant Step	6xLP, 4xLP, 2xLP, 2xCD, CD
1997	Mary J. Blige	Share My World	1997	MCA	2xLP, CD
1998	B.B. King	King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents B.B. King	1978	King Biscuit Flower Hour	CD
1998	Nils	Blue Planet	1998	-	CD
1998	Lena Horne	Being Myself	1998	Blue Note	CD
1999	Brother Jack McDuff	Bringin' It Home	1998	Concord Jazz	CD
1999	Kenny G	Classics in the Key of G	1999	Arista	CD
1999	Take 6	Greatest Hits	1999	Reprise	CD
1999	Gerald McCauley	The McCauley Sessions ^f	1999	-	CD
2001	Tomatito	Paseo de los Castanos	2001	Universal	CD
2001	Freddie Hubbard	Red Clay (Bonus Track)	1970, 1971	CTI	CD
2001	Minnie Riperton	Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection	1977	The Right Stuff	CD
2003	Kelly Price	Priceless	2002	Def Soul	CD
2003	Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra	Small World Big Band Vol. 2: More Friends	2003	Rhino	CD
2005	Vanessa Williams	Everlasting Love	2004	Lava	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	CD
2005	Cafe Soul All Stars	Love Pages ^f	2000	-	CD
2006	Boney James	Shine	2006	Concord	CD
2008	Take 6	The Standard	2008	Heads Up	CD
2010	Preston Glass	Colors of Life	2010	-	CD

^e Harlem Underground Band "Harlem Underground" (1976) and George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band "Erotic Moods" (1978) are from the same session. "Erotic Moods" was credited to George Benson with The Harlem Underground Band following the success of Benson's albums Breezin' and In Flight, but is not considered a George Benson album. He wasn't the frontman and it was not his scheduled release. 2 tracks from the 1978 album were also on the 1976 album.

^f Gerald McCauley "The McCauley Sessions" and Cafe Soul All Stars "Love Pages" contains the same track with George Benson.

Various artists compilations

Rel.	Title	Song titles	Rec.	Label	Formats
1971	CTI All-Stars California Concert – The Hollywood Palladium		1971	CTI	2xLP, CD, 2xCD
1972	CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live One		1972	CTI	LP, CD
1972	CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Two		1972	CTI	LP, CD
1972	CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live Three		1972	CTI	LP, CD
1975	Fire into Music	Supership (full version) (3:19)	1975	CTI	LP
1990	Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol. 2	The Shadow of Your Smile	1967	Columbia	2xLP, CD
1995	(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz	The Long and Winding Road	1995	GRP	2xLP, CD
2003	A Twist of Motown		2003	GRP	CD
2003	Songs for Life		2003	EMI	CD
2004	Society of Singers Presents: Great Voices, Great Songs		-	Shout! Factory	CD
2007	Diggin' Deeper 7 – The Roots of Acid Jazz	Serbian Blue (edit) (6:30)^g	1974	Sony	LP
2009	Guitar Greats – Salute to Miles Davis	All Blues, Valdez in the Country, Being with You	1991	IMC	CD
2010	Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory	My One and Only Love, Moon River	2010	Concord	CD, DVD-A

^g First time "Serbian Blue" was released on vinyl.

Singles and Extended Plays

Singles

Rel.	Title	Album	Label	Formats	US[5]	US R&B	UK[6]	Notes
1954	It Should Have Been Me #2 / She Makes Me Mad	non-album single	Groove	12" (78 rpm), 7" (45 rpm), CD	-	-	-	as Lil' Georgie Benson
1964	Just Another Sunday (edit), Shadow Dancers (edit)	The New Boss Guitar of George Benson	Prestige	7"	-	-	-	-
1966	Ain't That Peculiar / Summertime	It's Uptown	Columbia	7"	-	-	-	as The George Benson Quartet, promo single
1966	The Borgia Stick / The Man from Toledo	The George Benson Cookbook	Columbia	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	7"	-	-	-	Promo single
1969	My Woman's Good to Me / Jackie, All	Tell It Like It Is	A&M	7"	113	-	-	-
1975	Supership	non-album single	CTI	7"	105	98	30	Credited as George 'Bad' Benson
1976	Summertime/2001 / Theme from Good King Bad	non-album single	CTI	12", 7"	-	-	-	-
1976	This Masquerade	Breezin'	Warner Bros.	7"	10	3	-	-
1976	Breezin'	Breezin'	Warner Bros.	7", 12" (promo)	63	55	-	-
1977	The World Is a Ghetto	In Flight	Warner Bros.	7", 12" (promo)	-	-	-	-
1977	Nature Boy	In Flight	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	26	-
1977	Everything Must Change	In Flight	Warner Bros.	7"	106	34	-	-
1977	Gonna Love You More	In Flight	Warner Bros.	7"	71	41	-	-
1977	The Greatest Love of All	Muhammad Ali In The Greatest (Soundtrack)	Arista	7"	24	2	27	-
1978	On Broadway	Weekend in L.A.	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	7	2	-	-
1978	Lady Blue	Weekend in L.A.	Warner Bros.	7"	-	39	-	-
1979	Unchained Melody	Livin' Inside Your Love	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	55	-	-
1979	Love Ballad	Livin' Inside Your Love	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	18	3	29	-
1979	Hey Girl	Livin' Inside Your Love	Warner Bros.	7"	-	-	-	UK only
1980	Give Me the Night	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	4	1	7	-
1980	Love X Love	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	61	9	10	-
1980	What's on Your Mind	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	45	-
1980	Turn Out the Lamplight	Give Me the Night	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	109	33	-	-
1981	Never Give Up on a Good Thing	The George Benson Collection	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	52	16	14	-
1981	Love All the Hurt Away	Love All the Hurt Away / The George Benson Collection	Arista	12", 7"	46	6	49	Credited as a duet with Aretha Franklin.
1981	Turn Your Love Around	The George Benson Collection	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	5	1	29	-
1983	Inside Love (So Personal)	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	43	3	57	-
1983	Lady Love Me (One More Time)	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	30	21	11	-
1983	Feel Like Making Love	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	28	-
1983	In Your Eyes	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	7	-
1983	Late At Night	In Your Eyes	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	86	UK only
1984	20/20	20/20	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	48	15	29	-
1985	No One Emotion (remix)	20/20	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	-	UK only
1985	Beyond the Sea	20/20	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	60	-
1985	I Just Wanna Hang Around You	20/20	Warner Bros.	12"	102	24	93	UK only
1985	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You	20/20	Warner Bros.	7"	-	-	-	German only
1986	Kisses in the Moonlight	While the City Sleeps...	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	13	60	-
1986	Shiver	While the City Sleeps...	Warner Bros.	2x12", 12", 7"	-	16	19	-
1987	Teaser	While the City Sleeps...	Warner Bros.	12", 7"	-	-	45	-
1987	Since You're Gone	Collaboration	Warner Bros.	12"	-	-	-	with Earl Klugh; promo single
1987	Dreamin'	Collaboration	Warner Bros.	7", CD	-	-	-	with Earl Klugh
1988	Twice the Love	Twice the Love	Warner Bros.	12", 7", CD, CD3	-	23	91	-
1988	Let's Do It Again	Twice the Love	Warner Bros.	12", 7", CD3	-	8	56	-
1988	Good Habit	Twice the Love	Warner Bros.	7", 12" (promo)	-	-	-	B-side: Stephanie
1989	Here, There & Everywhere	Tenderly	Warner Bros.	12", CD	-	-	-	Promo single
1990	Baby Workout	Big Boss Band	Warner Bros.	7", CD (promo)	-	-	-	With the Count Basie Orchestra
1990	Grand New World	Grand New World – Greatest Love Songs	Warner Pioneer	CD3	-	-	-	Japan only
1993	Love of My Life	Love Remembers	Warner Bros.	12", CD	-	-	-	Promo single
1993	I'll Be Good to You	Love Remembers	Warner Bros.	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)	Nuyorican Soul / Standing Together (Bonus Track)	Giant Step	12", CD	-	-	-	with Nuyorican Soul
1996	Holdin' On	That's Right	GRP	CD	-	-	-	-
1996	Summer Love	That's Right	GRP	CD	-	-	-	-
1997	Song for My Brother (MAW Mixes)	That's Right	Giant Step	12", 2x12", CD	-	-	-	Remixes by Masters at Work
1998	Standing Together	Standing Together	GRP	CD	101	62	-	-
1998	Cruise Control	Standing Together	GRP	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	12", CD (Promo)	-	-	-	With Joe Sample
2004	Cell Phone	Irreplaceable	GRP	12", CD-R, DL	-	-	-	Europe only; remixes by Blacksmith
2004	Irreplaceable	Irreplaceable (2004 Version)	GRP	CD, DL	-	-	-	Promo single
2004	Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise	Irreplaceable (2004 Version)	GRP	CD	-	-	-	Promo single
2006	Mornin'	Givin' It Up	Concord	CD	-	-	-	with Al Jarreau, promo single
2006	Ordinary People	Givin' It Up	Concord	CD	-	-	-	with Al Jarreau, promo single
2008	New York City	The Embers - Beach Music Super Collaboration	Bluewater	CD-R, DL	-	-	-	-
2009	Family Reunion	Songs and Stories	Concord	DL	-	-	-	-
2009	Living in High Definition	Songs and Stories	Concord	DL	-	-	-	-
2010	Show Me the Love	Songs and Stories	Concord	CD	-	-	-	Promo single

Singles as sideman

Rel.	Performer	Title	Album	Label	Formats
1964	The Nomos	Redwood City/Step Out and Get It	non-album single	Prestige	7"
1981	Aretha Franklin and George Benson	Love All The Hurt Away	The George Benson Collection, Love All the Hurt Away	Arista	12", 7"
1998	Mary J. Blige	Seven Days	Share My World	MCA	12", CD
2018	Gorillaz featuring George Benson	Humility	The Now Now	Parlophone Warner Bros.	Digital

Extended plays

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

Miscellaneous recordings

Remixes

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

^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.

Recordings for commercials

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

Radio shows

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats
1977	Nightbird & Company w. Alison Steele	1977	U.S. Army Reserve (Narwood Productions)	LP
1979	The Robert W. Morgan: Special of the Week	1979	Watermark Inc.	LP
1985	The Hot Ones	1985	RKO & IS Inc	LP

Interviews

Rel.	Title	For the album	Label	Formats
1978	The Rolling Stones / George Benson	What's It All About?	What's It All About?	7"
1989	Words and Music	Tenderly	Warner Bros.	CD
1990	Words and Music	Big Boss Band	Warner Bros.	CD
1993	Words and Music	Love Remembers	Warner Bros.	CD
2006	Givin' It Up Radio Special	Givin' It Up	Concord	2xCD

Productions

Albums produced by George Benson

Rel.	Performer	Title	Song titles	Label	Formats
1974	Ronnie Foster	On the Avenue		Blue Note	LP
1975	Ronnie Foster	Cheshire Cat		Blue Note	LP, CD
1978	Phil Upchurch	Phil Upchurch	It's Almost Five, Foolin' Around, Cyrenna	TK	LP
1980	Brother Jack McDuff	Kisses	Say Sumpin' Nice	Sugar Hill	LP
1985	Chet Atkins	Stay Tuned	Sunrise	Columbia	LP, CD
1987	Kevin Eubanks	The Heat of Heat	First Things First	GRP	LP, CD

Singles produced by George Benson

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

Videography

Video albums

Rel.	Title	Rec.	Label	Formats
2000	Absolutely Live	2000	Eagle Rock	DVD, VHS, LD[7] (Japan only), 2xVCD (Hong Kong only)
2005	Live at Montreux 1986	1986	Eagle Rock	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	LD, VHS	-
1988	Various	Dance - October '88	1988	Let's Do It Again (Music Video)	Lawrence	VHS	Promo VHS
1997	Nuyorican Soul	Nuyorican Soul EPK	1997	-	GRP	VHS	-
2001	Chet Atkins	A Life in Music	2000	-	Image	DVD, VHS	-
2001	Various	42nd Grammy Awards	2000	I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live) (with Diana Krall & Erykah Badu)	Sony	DVD	-
2003	Various	Count Basie at Carnegie Hall	1981	-	-	DVD	-
2003	Various	Later... with Jools Holland: Legends	1998	On Broadway (Live)	Warner	DVD	-
2006	Various	The Midnight Special: 1976	1976	This Masquerade (Live)	Guthy-Renker	DVD	-
2007	Various	The Midnight Special: More 1976	1976	Breezin' (Live) (with Carlos Santana)	Guthy-Renke	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	Tribute to Miles Davis	1992	-	Imv Blueline	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

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

1. "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
2. Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
3. "George Benson Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
4. "American certifications – George Benson". Recording Industry Association of America.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-89820-190-1.
6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
7. "LaserDisc Database - George Benson: Live [VALJ-3254]". Lddb.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-05-24.