20/20 (George Benson album)

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20/20
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ReleasedJanuary 7, 1985
Recorded1984
Studio
Genre
Length41:31
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
George Benson chronology
Pacific Fire
(1983)
20/20
(1985)
While the City Sleeps...
(1986)
Singles from 20/20
  1. "20/20"
    Released: 1984
  2. "No One Emotion (remix)"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Beyond the Sea (song)"
    Released: 1985
  4. "I Just Wanna Hang Around You"
    Released: 1985
  5. "I Just Wanna Hang Around You"
    Released: 1985
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20/20 is a studio album by George Benson, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1985. The lead single by the same name reached #48 [3] on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. [4] "You Are the Love of My Life" is a duet with Roberta Flack. It was one of a number of songs used for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the American soap opera Santa Barbara . Also included on 20/20 is the original version of the song "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which would later become a smash hit for Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros.

Contents

Songwriters on the album include: Clif Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane, James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather, Cruz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello, Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin, Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence, Cecil Womack, Linda Womack, Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner, Neil Larsen, and Linda Creed.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No One Emotion" Clif Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane Russ Titelman 3:55
2."Please Don't Walk Away" James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather Titelman3:51
3."I Just Wanna Hang Around You"Cruz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello Titelman4:41
4."Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin Michael Masser; Gerry Goffin 4:04
5."Beyond the Sea (La Mer)" Charles Trenet, Jack LawrenceTitelman4:10
6."20/20" Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner Titelman4:07
7."New Day" Cecil Womack, Linda Womack Titelman4:27
8."Hold Me"Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello Michael Sembello; Daniel Sembello 4:02
9."Stand Up"Neil LarsenTitelman5:07
10."You Are the Love of My Life" Linda Creed, Michael MasserMasser2:50

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan53,700 [15]
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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