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Having achieved monstrous success as both a pop vocalist and electric guitarist, George Benson spends most of his albums switching back and forth between crooning over easy soul grooves and gracefully invoking the spirit of Wes Montgomery, the forerunner of the snappy "Breezin'" Benson string style. On Standing Together, he finds his most distinctive voice as an inventive scat vocalist somewhere in the middle of these two modes -- a technique he employs effectively here over brisk guitar licks on the best tracks, the retro-funky, densely percussive "Cruise Control" and the seductive Latin waltz "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk." Smooth jazz super-producer Paul Brown adds two clever touches to this latter track: a few brief symphonic washes and a soaring chant vocal behind the scat. The subtle soul Brown has given to a large handful of the genre's successful artists comes across best on the hooky "Fly by Night," which sounds like a great Boney James tune, only with Benson's guitar rather than sax in the lead. The set is bookended by the gentler guitar meditations "C-Smooth" and "Keep Rollin'," which don't challenge his catalog but are likeable enough. Between these standout cuts, however, Benson plays it pretty safe, functioning mostly as a lead vocalist on fluffy, easygoing romances he didn't write, like the title track and "Back to Love." "All I Know" is a far cry from "On Broadway," but as on that classic performance, Benson mixes a passionate lead vocal with the scat interludes listeners never quite get tired of.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer - DAVE RIDEAU, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICKY PETERSON, Participant - DeChown Jenkins, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jaz Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Manuel Seal, ComposerLyricist - Steven Dubin, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer - DAVE RIDEAU, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Sims, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Cross, ComposerLyricist - George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE RIDEAU, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Reichenbach, Participant - RICKY PETERSON, Recording Arranger, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Roberts, ComposerLyricist - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer - Paul Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, ComposerLyricist - DAVE RIDEAU, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICKY PETERSON, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Benson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dave Darlington, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luis Vega, ComposerLyricist - KENNY "DOPE" GONZALEZ, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carl K. Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - "Little" Luis Vega, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Loftin, ComposerLyricist - Mattias Gustaffson, ComposerLyricist - Marc Antoine, Participant - George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE RIDEAU, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICKY PETERSON, Participant
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Heintz, ComposerLyricist - Steven Dubin, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DAVE RIDEAU, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Christianson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven R. Dubin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gary "Headman" Haase, ComposerLyricist - George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE RIDEAU, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICKY PETERSON, Recording Arranger, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Martells, ComposerLyricist - Gary Haase, ComposerLyricist - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Benson, MainArtist - Paul Brown, Producer - DAVE RIDEAU, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Tan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nils A. Jiptner, ComposerLyricist - Nils, Participant, ComposerLyricist - David Rideau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tommy Lipuma, Producer - George Benson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - KENNY "DOPE" GONZALEZ, Producer - Carl K. Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - "Little" Luis Vega, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Having achieved monstrous success as both a pop vocalist and electric guitarist, George Benson spends most of his albums switching back and forth between crooning over easy soul grooves and gracefully invoking the spirit of Wes Montgomery, the forerunner of the snappy "Breezin'" Benson string style. On Standing Together, he finds his most distinctive voice as an inventive scat vocalist somewhere in the middle of these two modes -- a technique he employs effectively here over brisk guitar licks on the best tracks, the retro-funky, densely percussive "Cruise Control" and the seductive Latin waltz "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk." Smooth jazz super-producer Paul Brown adds two clever touches to this latter track: a few brief symphonic washes and a soaring chant vocal behind the scat. The subtle soul Brown has given to a large handful of the genre's successful artists comes across best on the hooky "Fly by Night," which sounds like a great Boney James tune, only with Benson's guitar rather than sax in the lead. The set is bookended by the gentler guitar meditations "C-Smooth" and "Keep Rollin'," which don't challenge his catalog but are likeable enough. Between these standout cuts, however, Benson plays it pretty safe, functioning mostly as a lead vocalist on fluffy, easygoing romances he didn't write, like the title track and "Back to Love." "All I Know" is a far cry from "On Broadway," but as on that classic performance, Benson mixes a passionate lead vocal with the scat interludes listeners never quite get tired of.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:20
- Main artists: George Benson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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