Name: The Best Of Benson by George Benson
Brand: George Benson
SKU: 5099746540524
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (84 reviews)

COMPILATION

Released in 1989, this anthology is a generous cross-section of tracks from Benson's CTI period, where he consolidated his jazz/soul guitar credentials just before striking gold with Warner Bros. All of the albums except Benson & Farrell are touched upon with one or two tracks, and CBS is enterprising enough to reach a bit further for "I Remember Wes" (from the anthology CTI Masters Of The Guitar) - an octave-laden theme that soon enough turns into pure Benson - and a gentle solo outtake from Bad Benson, "From Now On." The only "unrepresentative" track per se is the vocal on "Summertime," in the sense that there were hardly any vocal tracks to pick from in the CTI catalogue.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo

1. California Dreamin' (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: Jeffrey Phillips
M. Phillips; Composer
Lyricist: Jeffrey Phillips
M. Phillips; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

2. The Gentle Rain (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: M. Dubey
L. Bonfá
Matt Dubey; Composer
Lyricist: M. Dubey
L. Bonfá
Matt Dubey; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

3. Theme From Good King Bad (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: D. Matthews; Composer
Lyricist: D. Matthews; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

4. Take Five (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: Paul Desmond
P. Desmond; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Desmond
P. Desmond; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

5. Body Talk (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: G. Benson; Composer
Lyricist: G. Benson; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

6. Theme From "Summer Of '42"

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: A. Bergman
M. Legrand
M. Bergman
Michel Legrand; Composer
Lyricist: M. Legrand
A. Bergman
M. Bergman
Michel Legrand; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

7. One Rock Don't Make No Boulder (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: D. Matthews; Composer
Lyricist: D. Matthews; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

8. My Latin Brothers (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: G. Benson; Composer
Lyricist: G. Benson; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

9. Ode To A Kudu (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: G. Benson; Composer
Lyricist: G. Benson; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

10. I Remember Wes (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: D. Sebesky
Don Sebesky; Composer
Lyricist: D. Sebesky
Don Sebesky; Composer
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

11. Summertime (Album Version)

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Dubose Heyward
Ira Gershwin
I. Gershwin
G. Gershwin
D. Heyward; Composer
Lyricist: Ira Gershwin
George Gershwin
Dubose Heyward
I. Gershwin
G. Gershwin
D. Heyward; Composer
Engineer: John Venable
Dave Hewitt
Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Producer: C. Taylor
Didier C. Deutsch; Production

12. From Now On

by George Benson

Primary Artist: George Benson; Main Performer
Performer: George Benson; Performer
Composer: G. Benson; Composer
Lyricist: G. Benson; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 12 minutes and 55 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

5/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Pop-Jazz

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1988

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5099746540524

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Notification

The Best Of Benson

1. California Dreamin' (Album Version)

2. The Gentle Rain (Album Version)

3. Theme From Good King Bad (Album Version)

4. Take Five (Album Version)

5. Body Talk (Album Version)

6. Theme From "Summer Of '42"

7. One Rock Don't Make No Boulder (Album Version)

8. My Latin Brothers (Album Version)

9. Ode To A Kudu (Album Version)

10. I Remember Wes (Album Version)

11. Summertime (Album Version)

12. From Now On

Technical Specifications

The Best Of Benson

Product information

Release options

1. California Dreamin' (Album Version)

2. The Gentle Rain (Album Version)

3. Theme From Good King Bad (Album Version)

4. Take Five (Album Version)

5. Body Talk (Album Version)

6. Theme From "Summer Of '42"

7. One Rock Don't Make No Boulder (Album Version)

8. My Latin Brothers (Album Version)

9. Ode To A Kudu (Album Version)

10. I Remember Wes (Album Version)

11. Summertime (Album Version)

12. From Now On

Technical Specifications