Give Me the Night (album)

Give Me the Night is a 1980 album by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson.

Give Me the Night
Studio album by
George Benson
ReleasedAugust 9, 1980
Recorded1980
StudioCherokee Studios, Hollywood; Kendun Recorders, Burbank
Genre
Length42:21
LabelWarner Bros., Qwest
ProducerQuincy Jones
George Benson chronology
Livin' Inside Your Love
(1979)		 Give Me the Night
(1980)		 The George Benson Collection
(1981)

Producer Quincy Jones released the album on his start-up label Qwest Records, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Records.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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, later certified Platinum by the RIAA.[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

  1. "Love X Love" (Rod Temperton) – 4:45
  2. "Off Broadway" (Temperton) – 5:23
  3. "Moody's Mood" (Eddie Jefferson, James Moody) – 3:24 (featuring Patti Austin)
  4. "Give Me the Night" (Temperton) – 5:01

Side two

  1. "What's on Your Mind" (Glen Ballard, Kerry Chater) – 4:02
  2. "Dinorah, Dinorah" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) – 3:39
  3. "Love Dance" (Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta, Paul Williams) – 3:18
  4. "Star of a Story (X)" (Temperton) – 4:42 (*)
  5. "Midnight Love Affair" (David "Hawk" Wolinski) – 3:31
  6. "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, of which Temperton was a member.

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Quincy Jones – producer, liner notes, rhythm arrangements (2–10), vocal arrangements (5, 8, 9), synthesizer arrangements (8)
  • Lee Ritenour – rhythm arrangements (7)
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 2, 4–6, 9), string arrangements (1, 2, 4–6)
  • David Foster – string arrangements (1, 9)
  • Rod Temperton – rhythm arrangements (2, 4), vocal arrangements (4)
  • Marty Paich – string arrangements, conductor (3, 8)
  • Tom Bahler – background vocal arrangements (10)
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer, mixing
  • Sheridan Eldridge – assistant engineer
  • Ralph Osbourne – assistant engineer
  • Mark Sackett – assistant engineer
  • Jim Sintetos – mastering
  • Kent Duncan – mastering
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction
  • Paul Jasmin – illustration
  • Norman Seeff – cover photography
  • Peter Brill – sleeve photography
  • Anderson Typographics – typography

Charts

Certifications
Sales certifications for Give Me the Night
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Ginell, Richard S.. George Benson: Give Me The Night > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "American album certifications – George Benson – Give Me the Night". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  17. "British album certifications – George Benson – Give Me The Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  18. "American album certifications – George Benson – Give Me The Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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