''Standing Together'' is an album by
jazz guitarist
George Benson that was released in 1998.
There is also a hidden track he once recorded before Star of A Story on this album.
Track listing
# "C-Smooth"
(DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
# "Standing Together"
(Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
# "All I Know"
(Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
# "Cruise Control"
(Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
# "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk"
(George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
# "Still Waters"
(Larry Loftin) - 4:36
# "Fly By Night"
(Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
# "Back To Love"
(Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
# "Keep Rollin'"
(Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11
Bonus Track
10. "You Can Do It, Baby"
(George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04
Japanese Bonus Track
11. "Turn It Up" - 2:11
Personnel and credits
Musicians
*
George Benson – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-11), lead vocals (2-11)
* DeChown Jenkens – guitar (1, 4, 7)
* Mike Sims – guitar (2)
*
Paul Jackson Jr.
Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musi ...
– guitar (3)
*
Marc Antoine –
Spanish guitar (6)
*
Nils Lofgren
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– guitar (9)
* Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
* Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
* Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8),
vibraphone (1), arrangements
* Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
* Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
* Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
* Paul Brown – programming (6)
* Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9)
* Alex Al – bass guitar (1, 4, 9, 11)
* Larry Kimpel – bass guitar (3)
* Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
* Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
* Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
*
Lenny Castro
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– percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
* Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
*
Larry Williams
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– saxophone (3)
*
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
*
Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
* Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
*
Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
* Bennie Diggs – backing vocals (5)
*
La India – backing vocals (5)
* Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
* Vonciele Faggett – backing vocals (6)
* Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
* Kevin Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
* Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
* Fred White – backing vocals (8)
Production
*
Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
* Paul Brown – producer (1-4, 6–9, 11), mixing
* Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing
*
Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing
* Martin Christianson – engineer
* Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
* David Rideau – engineer, mixing
* Tim Tan – engineer
* Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer
* Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
* Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer
* Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer
* Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer
* Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer
*
Doug Sax
Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charles ...
– mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
* Lexy Shroyer – production coordination
* Daniela Federici – photography
* Hollis King – art direction
* Isabelle Wong – graphic design
Charts
References
1998 albums
George Benson albums
GRP Records albums
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