Standing Together (George Benson album)

Standing Together
Studio album by George Benson
Released	June 2, 1998
Studio	The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA); Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, CA); The Soul Shack (Van Nuys, CA); BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY); Broadway Productions (New York, NY)
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:22
Label	GRP
Producer	Paul Brown Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez Little Louie Vega
George Benson chronology
That's Right (1996) Standing Together (1998) Absolute Benson (2000)
Singles from Standing Together
"Standing Together" Released: 1998 "Cruise Control" Released: 1998 "My Father, My Son" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.

The album includes a hidden track Benson recorded before Star of A Story.

Track listing

1. "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
2. "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
3. "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
4. "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
5. "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
6. "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
7. "Fly by Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
8. "Back to Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
9. "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11

Bonus track

10. "You Can Do It, Baby" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04

Japanese bonus track

11. "Turn It Up" - 2:11

Personnel and credits

Musicians

• George Benson – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7–11), lead vocals (2–11)
• DeChown Jenkins – guitar (1, 4, 7)
• Mike Sims – guitar (2)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3)
• Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
• Nils Jiptner – guitar (9)
• Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
• Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
• Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), vibraphone (1), arrangements
• Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
• Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
• Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
• Paul Brown – programming (6)
• Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9)
• Alex Al – bass guitar (1, 4, 9, 11)
• Larry Kimpel – bass guitar (3)
• Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
• Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
• Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
• Larry Williams – saxophone (3)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
• Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
• Bennie Diggs – backing vocals (5)
• La India – backing vocals (5)
• Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
• Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (6)
• Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
• Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
• Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
• Fred White – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
• Paul Brown – producer (1–4, 6–9, 11), mixing
• Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing
• Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing
• Martin Christianson – engineer
• Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
• David Rideau – engineer, mixing
• Tim Tan – engineer
• Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer
• Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
• Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer
• Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer
• Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer
• Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Lexy Shroyer – production coordination
• Daniela Federici – photography
• Hollis King – art direction
• Isabelle Wong – graphic design

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	47

References

1. Widran, Jonathan. Standing Together at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. "George Benson Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. "George Benson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2022.