Discography and Biography of George Benson. Listen to all their hits.
George Benson Songs

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George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He began his professional career at twenty-one, as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting #1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Below is a list of George Benson songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Warner 49505
chart position: RandB #1, UK #7, US #4, US dance #2, US AC #26
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Give Me the Night
George Benson Give Me the Night
1980 Warner
2 record label: Warner Bros. 17877 (UK)
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, UK #29, US dance #32
written by: Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon & Steve Lukather
album: The George Benson Collection
George Benson Turn Your Love Around
1981 Warner Bros.
3 record label: Warner Bros. 17120 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, US #7, US AC #25
written by: Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller & Cynthia Weil
album: Weekend in L.A.
George Benson On Broadway
1978 Warner Bros.
4 record label: Warner 29563
chart position: RandB #21, UK #11, US #30, US AC #4
written by: James Newton Howard & David Paich
album: In Your Eyes
George Benson Lady Love Me (One More Time)
1983 Warner
5 record label: Arista 0251
chart position: RandB #2, US #24, UK #27, US AC #22
written by: Linda Creed & Michael Masser
album: Weekend in L.A
comments: [ballad]
George Benson The Greatest Love of All
1977 Arista
6 record label: Warner 8209
chart position: RandB #3, US #10, US AC #6
written by: Leon Russell
album: This Masquerade
comments: [smooth jazz ballad]
George Benson This Masquerade
1976 Warner
7 record label: Warner Bros. 17333 (UK)
chart position: RandB #3, US #18, UK #29, US AC #12
written by: Skip Scarborough
album: Livin' Inside Your Love
George Benson Love Ballad
1979 Warner Bros.
8 record label: Warner 50005
chart position: RandB #16, UK #14, US #52, US AC #29
written by: Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro
album: The George Benson Collection
George Benson Never Give Up on a Good Thing
1982 Warner
9 record label: Warner 49570
chart position: RandB #9, UK #10, US #61
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Give Me the Night
George Benson Love X Love
1980 Warner
10 record label: Arista 0624
chart position: RandB #6, UK #49, US #46
written by: Sam Dees
album: Love All The Hurt Away
comments: [ballad]  
Aretha Franklin & George Benson Love All the Hurt Away
1981 Arista
11 record label: Warner 29442
chart position: UK #7, US AC #30
written by: Dan Hill and Michael Masser
album: In Your Eyes
comments: [ballad]
George Benson In Your Eyes
1983 Warner
12 record label: Warner 29649
chart position: RandB #3, US dance #7, US #43, US AC #35
written by: Kashif
album: In Your Eyes
George Benson Inside Love (So Personal)
1983 Warner
13 record label: Warner 9120
chart position: RandB #15, UK #29, US #48, US AC #15
written by: Randy Goodrum & Steve Kipner
album: 20/20
George Benson 20-20
1984 Warner
14 record label: Warner 28523
chart position: RandB #16, UK #19
written by: Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Suzanne Valentine
album: While the City Sleeps
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
George Benson Shiver
1986 Warner
15 record label: Warner 7780
chart position: RandB #8, UK #56
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Twice The Love
George Benson Let's Do It Again
1988 Warner
16 record label: Warner 8640
chart position: RandB #13, UK #60, US AC #31
written by: Jeffrey Cohen (as Jeffrey E. Cohen), Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
album: While the City Sleeps
George Benson Kisses in the Moonlight
1986 Warner
17 record label: Warner 16980
chart position: UK #26
written by: Eden Ahbez
album: In Flight
comments: [jazz funk]
George Benson Nature Boy
1977 Warner
18 record label: Warner Bros. 9551
chart position: UK #28
written by: Gene McDaniels
album: In Your Eyes
comments: [disco jazz funk]
George Benson Feel Like Makin' Love
1983 Warner Bros.
19 record label: Giant Step 3107
chart position: US dance #6, R&B #115
album: That's Right
George Benson Song for My Brother
1997 Giant Step
20 record label: Warner 29042
chart position: RandB #24, US #102, UK #93, US AC #7
written by: Michael Sembello, Cruz Sembello and Dan Sembello (as Danny Sembello)
album: 20/20
comments: [beat ballad]
George Benson I Just Wanna Hang Around You
1985 Warner
21 record label: Warner 8437
chart position: UK #45
written by: Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden, Cory Lerios and David Jenkins
album: While the City Sleeps
George Benson Teaser
1987 Warner
22 record label: CTI 25
chart position: RandB #98, US #105, UK #30
written by: Arthur Jenkins, Bill Eaton, Bill Salter and Ralph MacDonald
George Benson Supership
1975 CTI
23 record label: Warner Bros. 17748
chart position: UK #45
written by: Kerry Chater and Glen Ballard
album: Give Me the Night
comments: [jazz funk]
George Benson What's on Your Mind
1981 Warner Bros.
24 record label: Passion 15 (UK)
chart position: UK #49
written by: Rod Temperton
Mirage featuring Roy Gayle Give Me the Night (George Benson songs medley)
1984 Passion
25 record label: GRP 3109
chart position: RandB #62, US #101, US AC #18
written by: Steve Dubin and Manuel Seal
album: Standing Together
George Benson Standing Together
1998 GRP
26 record label: Warner Bros. 29042
chart position: UK #60
written by: Charles Trenet and Jack Lawrence
album: 20/20
George Benson Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
1985 Warner Bros.
27 record label: Warner 28969
chart position: UK #76
written by: Clif Magness, Tom Keane and Mark Mueller
album: 20/20
George Benson No One Emotion
1985 Warner
28 record label: Warner 8268
chart position: RandB #55, US #63, US AC #13
written by: Bobby Womack
album: Breezin'
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
George Benson Breezin'
1976 Warner
29 record label: Warner 7665
chart position: RandB #33, UK #91, US dance #32
written by: Preston Glass, Alan Glass and Curtis Nolen
album: Twice the Love
George Benson Twice the Love
1988 Warner
30 record label: Warner Bros. 9325
chart position: UK #86
written by: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: In Your Eyes
comments: [ballad]
George Benson featuring Vickie Randle Late at Night
1984 Warner Bros.
31 record label: Warner 17748
chart position: RandB #33, US #109, US AC #9
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Give Me the Night
George Benson Turn Out the Lamplight
1980 Warner
32 record label: Warner 8360
chart position: RandB #34, US #106
written by: Bernard Ighner
album: In Flight
George Benson Everything Must Change
1977 Warner
33 record label: Warner 16970
chart position: RandB #41, US #71
written by: Morris Albert
album: In Flight
George Benson Gonna Love You More
1977 Warner
34 record label: AandM 1076
chart position: US #113
written by: Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton
album: Tell It Like It Is
George Benson My Woman's Good to Me
1969 A&M
35 record label: Verve Records 01028
chart position: US dance #26
album: Absolute Benson
comments: [jazz funk]
George Benson featuring Joe Sample The Ghetto--El Barrio
2000 Verve Records
36 record label: Warner 8604
chart position: RandB #39
written by: Leon Russell
album: Weekend in L.A.
George Benson Lady Blue
1978 Warner
37 record label: Giant Step 3086
chart position: US dance #26
written by: George Benson, Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez and Little Louie Vega
album: Nuyorican Soul
Nuyorican Soul featuring George Benson You Can Do It (Baby)
1997 Giant Step
38 record label: Warner 17409
chart position: RandB #55
written by: Hy Zaret and Alex North
George Benson Unchained Melody
1980 Warner
39 record label: Warner 28969
chart position: RandB #87
written by: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: 20/20
comments: [ballad]
George Benson New Day
1985 Warner
40 record label: Concord 30364
chart position: RandB #105
written by: Catero Colbert, R. Temperton
album: Songs And Stories
comments: [album cut]
George Benson Family Reunion
2009 Concord
41 record label: GRP 3078
chart position: RandB #109
written by: Gary Brown
album: That\'s Right
comments: [ballad]
George Benson Holdin' On
1996 GRP
42 record label: Warner Bros.
chart position: RandB #123
album: Love Remembers
comments: [smooth jazz ballad]
George Benson Love of My Life
1993 Warner Bros.
43 record label: Warner Bros.
chart position: RandB #123
album: Love Remembers
George Benson I'll Be Good to You
1993 Warner Bros.
-- record label: Warner Bros. 2919
album: Breezin (full album)
comments: [Complete Album]
George Benson Breezin' (full album)
1976 Warner Bros.
-- record label: Warner Bros. 3453
written by: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody
album: Give Me The Night
comments: [album cut]
George Benson ft. Patti Austin Moody's Mood
1980 Warner Bros.
-- record label: Warner 16970
written by: Donny Hathaway
album: In Flight
George Benson Valdez In The Country
1977 Warner
-- record label: Warner Bros. 49637
written by: David 'Hawk' Wolinski
album: Give Me The Night
George Benson Midnight Love Affair
1980 Warner Bros.
-- record label: Warner Bros. 661
written by: M. Dickerson, C. Miller, H. Brown, H. Scott, L. Oskar, L. Jordan, S. Allen
album: In Flight
George Benson The World Is A Ghetto
1977 Warner Bros.




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