1980 studio album by George Benson
Give Me the Night is a 1980 album by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson .
Producer Quincy Jones released the album on his start-up label Qwest Records , in conjunction with Warner Bros. Records .
Reception
Give Me the Night charted at number one on both the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums charts, as well as number three on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA two months after its release.[3]
The album's success was closely associated with its title track lead single , which rose to the top spot on the Soul Singles chart.
The album earned Benson three wins at the 1981 Grammy Awards , including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , while "Moody's Mood" received Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male and "Off Broadway" received Best R&B Instrumental Performance . Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Dinorah, Dinorah."
Track listing
Side one
"Love X Love " (Rod Temperton ) – 4:45
"Off Broadway" (Temperton) – 5:23
"Moody's Mood " (Eddie Jefferson , James Moody ) – 3:24 (featuring Patti Austin )
"Give Me the Night " (Temperton) – 5:01
Side two
"What's on Your Mind" (Glen Ballard , Kerry Chater) – 4:02
"Dinorah, Dinorah" (Ivan Lins , Vitor Martins) – 3:39
"Love Dance" (Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta, Paul Williams ) – 3:18
"Star of a Story (X)" (Temperton) – 4:42 (*)
"Midnight Love Affair" (David "Hawk" Wolinski ) – 3:31
"Turn Out the Lamplight" (Temperton) – 4:43 (**)
(*) Originally recorded in 1978 as "The Star of a Story" by Heatwave , of which Temperton was a member.
(**) Originally recorded in 1976 by Heatwave.
Personnel
George Benson - guitar, lead and backing vocals
Herbie Hancock , Richard Tee - electric piano, synthesizer
Clare Fischer - synthesizer, acoustic piano, electric piano
Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
Lee Ritenour - guitar
Greg Phillinganes , George Duke - keyboards, synthesizer
Louis Johnson , Abe Laboriel - bass guitar
Carlos Vega, John Robinson - drums
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Jerry Hey - trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams - saxophone, flute
Patti Austin - lead and backing vocals
Jim Gilstrap , Diva Gray, Jocelyn Allen - backing vocals
Patrice Rushen - backing vocals
Bruce Swedien - recording engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Singles