| Body Talk | ||||
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| Released | August 23, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | July 17–18, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:33 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Body Talk is a 1973 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records. [2]
All tracks are written by George Benson except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dance" (Benson, Pee Wee Ellis) | 8:22 |
| 2. | "When Love Has Grown" (Donny Hathaway, Gene McDaniels) | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Plum" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Body Talk" | 8:21 |
| 5. | "Top of the World" | 9:11 |
| 6. | "Body Talk" (Alternate Take - Bonus track on CD reissue 1989) | 9:21 |
This album was reissued on the Super Audio CD format in September 2018 by UK label Dutton Vocalion, remastered in both stereo and surround sound from the original analogue tapes by Michael J.Dutton. The surround sound portion of the disc features the quadraphonic mixes of the album, made available for the first time in over 40 years.
Production
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