George Benson discography

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George Benson discography
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Studio albums36
Live albums8
Compilation albums21
Video albums2
Singles & EPs72
As a sideman115

The discography of George Benson consists of the original releases of thirty-six studio albums and five live albums on Prestige Records, Columbia Records, Verve Records, A&M Records, CTI Records, Warner Bros. Records, GRP Records, Concord Records, and Provogue Records, as well as two music DVDs.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleLabelChart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
US Blues
[4]
CA
[5]
UK
[6]
1964 The New Boss Guitar of George Benson
(with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet)
Prestige
1966 It's Uptown
(as The George Benson Quartet)
Columbia
1967 The George Benson Cookbook
(as The George Benson Quartet)
1968 Giblet Gravy Verve
Shape of Things to Come A&M 3811
Goodies Verve
1969 Tell It Like It Is A&M1454316
1970 The Other Side of Abbey Road 12518
1971 Beyond the Blue Horizon CTI 15
1972 White Rabbit 7
1973 Body Talk 10
1974 Bad Benson a 781
1976 Good King Bad b 51183
Benson & Farrell
(with Joe Farrell)
100273
Breezin' Warner Bros. 11120
1977 In Flight 9211019
  • RIAA: Platinum [7]
  • BPI: Silver [9]
1979 Livin' Inside Your Love 7411324
  • RIAA: Gold [7]
1980 Give Me the Night 31193
  • RIAA: Platinum [7]
  • ARIA: Platinum [10]
  • BPI: Platinum [9]
1983 In Your Eyes 2761563
  • RIAA: Gold [7]
  • BPI: Platinum [9]
Pacific Fire CTI
1984 I Got a Woman and Some Blues A&M
1985 20/20 Warner Bros.45203709
1986 While the City Sleeps... 12421813
1987 Collaboration
(with Earl Klugh)
5928147
  • RIAA: Gold [7]
1988 Twice the Love 76171016
  • BPI: Silver [9]
1989 Tenderly 140152
1990 Big Boss Band
(with the Count Basie Orchestra)
3
1993 Love Remembers 501
1996 That's Right GRP 15033161
1998 Standing Together 471
2000 Absolute Benson 12524177
2003 Irreplaceable 19522558
2006 Givin' It Up
(with Al Jarreau)
Concord 58141
2009 Songs and Stories 96151
2011 Guitar Man 1092
2013 Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole 89280
2019 Walking to New Orleans Provogue 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleLabelChart positions Certifications [7]
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
UK
[6]
1976 In Concert-Carnegie Hall c CTI122436
1978 Weekend in L.A. Warner Bros.51147
  • RIAA: Platinum [7]
  • BPI: Silver [9]
1981Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. I
(with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker) d
Accord
Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. II
(with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker) d
1982Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Vol. III
(with George Duvivier, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker) d
1989Round Midnight
(with McCoy Tyner)
Jazz Door
2005Best of George Benson Live e GRP4
  • ARIA: Gold (DVD) [11]
2007Live from Montreux f IMC
2020Weekend in LondonProvogue
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleLabelChart positions Certifications [7]
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
UK
[6]
1976Benson Burner g Columbia
Blue Benson g Polydor
1977Summertime
(UK and Netherlands release)
CBS
1978 Space g CTI
Mr. Mellow George Benson Greatest Hits
(Japan release) g
King
1981The Best A&M
The George Benson Collection g Warner Bros. 1453319
1985The Love Songs
(UK, Germany, Netherlands and Japan release)
1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [9]
1987Exclusive Benson
(UK release) g
Connoisseur Collection
1989The Best of Benson i CBS Associated14
1990Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs
(Japan release) g
Warner Bros.
1991Midnight Moods
(Europe release)
25
1994Jazz Masters 21: George Benson Verve
1995The Best of George BensonWarner Bros.14
1997The Best of George Benson: The Instrumentals
1997Talkin' Verve: George Benson d Verve
2000Best of George Benson in the CTI/Kudu Years(Japan release) h CTI
2003 The Greatest Hits of All Rhino 138743
The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All
(Europe, Brazil and Indonesia release)
Warner Bros.4
  • BPI: Platinum [9]
2004Jazz Moods – Hot: George BensonColumbia/Legacy
2006The Essential George BensonColumbia/Legacy
2010Classic Love SongsRhino13
  • BPI: Silver [9]
2011The Essential Collection i Music Club Deluxe
2015The Ultimate Collection g Rhino37
  • BPI: Silver [9]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Original recordings for motion picture soundtracks

Rel.TitleSong titlesLabelFormats
1977 Muhammad Ali In The Greatest
(Original Soundtrack)
The Greatest Love of All,
I Always Knew I Had It in Me (version 1),
I Always Knew I Had It in Me (version 2)
Arista LP, CD
1979 Boulevard Nights (Original Soundtrack)Street TattooWarner Bros.LP, CD
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7 (Original Soundtrack)I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive (with Patti Austin)Great PyramidCD

As sideman

Rel.PerformerTitleLabelFormats
1963 Brother Jack McDuff Brother Jack McDuff Live! PrestigeLP, CD
1963Brother Jack McDuff Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live! PrestigeLP, CD
1964Brother Jack McDuff Prelude PrestigeLP, CD
1964 Red Holloway with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet Cookin' Together PrestigeLP, CD
1964Brother Jack McDuff The Dynamic Jack McDuff PrestigeLP
1964 Joe Dukes The Soulful Drums of Joe DukesPrestigeLP, CD
1964Brother Jack McDuff The Concert McDuff PrestigeLP, CD
1965Brother Jack McDuff Hot Barbeque PrestigeLP, CD
1965Brother Jack McDuff Silk and Soul PrestigeLP
1965Red Holloway Red Soul PrestigeLP
1966 Lonnie Smith Finger-Lickin' GoodColumbiaLP
1967 Lou Donaldson Alligator Bogaloo Blue Note LP, CD
1967Brother Jack McDuff Hallelujah Time! PrestigeLP
1967 Roberta Peck ExtraordinaryColumbiaLP
1968 Hank Mobley Reach Out! Blue NoteLP, CD
1968Brother Jack McDuff The Midnight Sun PrestigeLP
1968 Larry Young Heaven on Earth Blue NoteLP, CD
1968Brother Jack McDuff Soul Circle PrestigeLP
1968 Lee Morgan Taru Blue NoteLP, CD
1968Lou Donaldson Midnight Creeper Blue NoteLP, CD
1968 Jaki Byard Jaki Byard with Strings! PrestigeLP, CD
1968 Miles Davis Miles in the Sky ColumbiaLP, CD
1968 Jimmy Smith The Boss VerveLP, CD
1969 Hubert Laws Crying Song CTILP, CD
1969Brother Jack McDuff I Got a Woman PrestigeLP
1969 J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding Stonebone A&M (Japan)LP
1969Brother Jack McDuff Steppin' Out PrestigeLP
1970 Stanley Turrentine Sugar CTILP, CD
1970 Freddie Hubbard Straight Life CTILP, CD
1970 Willis "Gator" Jackson Mellow BluesTripLP
1971Freddie Hubbard First Light CTILP, CD
1971Johnny "Hammond" Smith Wild Horses Rock Steady KuduLP, CD
1972Freddie Hubbard Sky Dive CTILP, CD
1972 Airto Free CTILP, CD
1972 Hank Crawford We Got a Good Thing Going KuduLP, CD
1972 Esther Phillips Alone Again (Naturally)KuduLP, CD
1973 Don Sebesky Giant Box CTILP, CD
1973Willis "Gator" JacksonFunky ReggaeTripLP
1974Johnny "Hammond" Smith Higher Ground KuduLP, CD
1975Freddie Hubbard Polar AC CTILP, CD
1975Lonnie Smith Afro–desia Groove Merchant LP
1975Hubert Laws The Chicago Theme CTILP, CD
1975 Ronnie Foster Cheshire Cat Blue NoteLP, CD
1975Brother Jack McDuff Magnetic Feel Cadet LP
1975 Helen Humes The Talk Of The TownColumbiaLP
1975Stanley Turrentine The Sugar Man CTILP
1976Harlem Underground BandHarlem Underground e Paul WinleyLP, CD
1976 Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Motown LP, CD
1976 Pee Wee Ellis Home in the Country Savoy LP
1976 Claus Ogerman OrchestraGate of DreamsWarner Bros.LP, CD
1977 Maynard Ferguson ConquistadorColumbiaLP, CD
1977 Harvey Mason Funk in a Mason JarAristaLP, CD
1978George Benson with the Harlem Underground BandErotic Moods e Paul WinleyLP, CD-
1978 Tony Williams The Joy of Flying ColumbiaLP, CD
1978Freddie Hubbard Super Blue ColumbiaLP, CD
1978 Deodato Love IslandWarner Bros.LP, CD
1979Ronnie FosterDelightColumbiaLP, CD
1979Miles Davis Circle in the Round Columbia2xLP, 2xCD
1979 Chaka Khan Chaka Warner Bros.LP, CD
1980 Minnie Riperton Love Lives Forever Capitol LP, CD
1980 Dexter Gordon Gotham City ColumbiaLP, CD
1980 Sesame Street In HarmonyWarner Bros.LP, CD
1981 Aretha Franklin Love All the Hurt Away AristaLP, CD
1981 Fuse One SilkCTILP, CD
1981 Greg Phillinganes Significant GainsPlanetLP, CD
1981 Sadao Watanabe Orange ExpressCBS/Sony (Japan)LP, CD
1982Jimmy SmithOff the Top Elektra LP, CD
1982 Benny Goodman Seven Come ElevenColumbiaLP
1982 Geoff Tyus Geoff Tyus in HawaiiTyuscoLP
1983 Jorge Dalto & SuperfriendsRendezvousEastworldLP, CD
1984Jorge Dalto & SuperfriendsNew York NightlineEastworldLP, CD
1984 Kashif Send Me Your LoveAristaLP, CD
1984 Bobby Womack Poet II Razor & Tie LP, CD
1984 Ivan Lins JuntosPolyGramLP, CD
1984 Frank Sinatra L.A. Is My Lady Warner Bros.LP, CD
1984 Jean-Luc Ponty Open Mind AtlanticLP, CD
1984Stanley Turrentine Straight Ahead Blue NoteLP, CD
1985 Chet Atkins Stay Tuned Columbia LP, CD
1985 Ronnie Cuber Passion FruitKing (Japan)LP, CD
1986 Ornella Vanoni Ornella &... CGD 2xLP, CD
1986 Barnaby Finch Digital Madness Baked Potato LP, CD
1987 Tony Bennett Bennett/Berlin ColumbiaLP, CD
1987Freddie Hubbard Life Flight Blue NoteLP, CD
1988Chaka Khan CK Warner Bros.LP, CD
1989 Quincy Jones Back on the Block QwestLP, CD
1989 Lou Rawls At LastBlue NoteLP, CD
1990 Jon Hendricks & Friends Freddie Freeloader Denon CD
1990 Gwen Guthrie Hot Times Reprise LP, CD
1991Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff Soul Survivors Milestone LP, CD
1992Brother Jack McDuffColor Me Blue Concord Jazz LP, CD
1994Chet Atkins Read My Licks ColumbiaCD
1994Jorge DaltoListen Up!GaiaCD
1994 The Muppets Kermit Unpigged BMG KidzCD
1995Lonnie Smith Live at Club Mozambique Blue Note2xLP, CD
1997 Nuyorican Soul Nuyorican SoulGiant Step6xLP, 4xLP, 2xLP, 2xCD, CD
1997 Mary J. Blige Share My World MCA 2xLP, CD
1998 B.B. King King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents B.B. King King Biscuit Flower Hour CD
1998NilsBlue PlanetBrajo/IchibanCD
1998 Lena Horne Being Myself Blue NoteCD
1999Brother Jack McDuffBringin' It HomeConcord JazzCD
1999 Kenny G Classics in the Key of G AristaCD
1999 Take 6 Greatest Hits RepriseCD
1999 Gerald McCauley The McCauley Sessions f -CD
2001 Tomatito Paseo de los Castanos Universal CD
2001Freddie Hubbard Red Clay (Bonus Track)CTICD
2001Minnie RipertonPetals: The Minnie Riperton Collection The Right Stuff/EMICD
2003 Kelly Price Priceless Def Soul CD
2003 Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Small World Big Band Vol. 2: More Friends Rhino CD
2005 Vanessa Williams Everlasting Love Lava CD
2005 Rod Stewart Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV J Records CD
2005The EmbersBeach Music Super CollaborationBluewaterCD
2005Cafe Soul All StarsLove Pages f -CD
2006 Boney James Shine ConcordCD
2008Take 6 The Standard Heads Up CD
2010 Preston Glass Colors of LifeExpansion (UK)CD
2018 Gorillaz The Now Now Parlophone/Warner Bros. Records LP, CD
2023 The Count Basie Orchestra Basie Swings the BluesCandidCD

^e Harlem Underground Band "Harlem Underground" (1976) and George Benson with the Harlem Underground Band "Erotic Moods" (1978) are from the same session. "Erotic Moods" was credited to George Benson with The Harlem Underground Band following the success of Benson's albums Breezin' and In Flight , but is not considered a George Benson album. He wasn't the frontman and it was not his scheduled release. 2 tracks from the 1978 album were also on the 1976 album.

^f Gerald McCauley "The McCauley Sessions" and Cafe Soul All Stars "Love Pages" contains the same track with George Benson.

Various artists compilations

Rel.TitleSong titlesLabelFormats
1971CTI All-Stars California Concert – The Hollywood PalladiumCTI2xLP, CD, 2xCD
1972CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live OneCTILP, CD
1972CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live TwoCTILP, CD
1972CTI All-Stars Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Live ThreeCTILP, CD
1975Fire into MusicSupership (full version) (3:19)CTILP
1990Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol. 2The Shadow of Your SmileColumbia2xLP, CD
1995 (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz The Long and Winding RoadGRP2xLP, CD
2003A Twist of MotownInner City BluesGRPCD
2003Songs for Life EMI CD
2004Society of Singers Presents: Great Voices, Great Songs Shout! Factory CD
2007Diggin' Deeper 7 – The Roots of Acid JazzSerbian Blue (edit) (6:30) g Sony LP
2009Guitar Greats – Salute to Miles DavisAll Blues, Valdez in the Country, Being with YouIMCCD
2010Lee Ritenour's 6 String TheoryMy One and Only Love, Moon RiverConcordCD, DVD-A

^g First time "Serbian Blue" was released on vinyl.

Singles / extended plays

Singles

YearTitleAlbumChart positionsCertifications
US
[13]
US
R&B

[14]
US
AC

[15]
US
Dance

[16]
CA
[17]
CA AC [18] UK
[6]
1954"It Should Have Been Me #2" (as Lil' Georgie Benson)
1964"Just Another Sunday" The New Boss Guitar of George Benson
1966"Ain't That Peculiar" (as The George Benson Quartet) It's Uptown
"The Borgia Stick" (as The George Benson Quartet) The George Benson Cookbook
1968"Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" Shape of Things to Come
1969"My Woman's Good to Me" Tell It Like It Is 113
1975"Supership" (as George 'Bad' Benson)1059830
1976"Summertime/2001"
"This Masquerade" Breezin' 10361688
"Breezin'"63551316
1977"The World Is a Ghetto" In Flight
"Nature Boy"26
"Everything Must Change"10634
"Gonna Love You More"7141
"The Greatest Love of All" Muhammad Ali In The Greatest 24222274227
1978"On Broadway" Weekend in L.A. 7225139
"Lady Blue"39
1979"Unchained Melody" Livin' Inside Your Love 5527
"Love Ballad"18312242329
"Hey Girl"
1980"Give Me the Night" Give Me the Night 41262227
"Love X Love"61910
"What's on Your Mind"45
"Turn Out the Lamplight"109339
1981"Love All the Hurt Away" (with Aretha Franklin) Love All the Hurt Away
The George Benson Collection
46649
"Turn Your Love Around"The George Benson Collection513210529
"Never Give Up on a Good Thing"52162914
1983"Inside Love (So Personal)" In Your Eyes 433357557
"Lady Love Me (One More Time)"30214611
"Feel Like Making Love"28
"In Your Eyes"3077
"Late at Night"86
1984"20/20" 20/20 481515529
1985"No One Emotion (remix)"76
"Beyond the Sea"60
"I Just Wanna Hang Around You"10224793
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
1986"Kisses in the Moonlight" While the City Sleeps... 133160
"Shiver"1619
1987"Teaser"45
"Since You're Gone" (with Earl Klugh) Collaboration
"Dreamin'"" (with Earl Klugh)
1988"Twice the Love" Twice the Love 233291
"Let's Do It Again"856
"Good Habit"
1989"Here, There & Everywhere" Tenderly
1990"Baby Workout" (with the Count Basie Orchestra) Big Boss Band
"Grand New World"Grand New World – Greatest Love Songs
1992"I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive" (with Patti Austin) Freddie as F.R.O.7 68
1993"Love of My Life" Love Remembers 12387
"I'll Be Good to You"123
1996"You Can Do It (Baby)" (with Nuyorican Soul) Nuyorican Soul
"Holdin' On" That's Right 109
"Summer Love"
1997"Song for My Brother (Masters at Work Mix)"1156
1998"Standing Together" Standing Together 1016218
"Cruise Control"
"My Father, My Son"152
2000"The Ghetto" (with Joe Sample) Absolute Benson 28
2004"Cell Phone (Blacksmith remix)" Irreplaceable
"Irreplaceable"
"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise"
2006"Mornin'" (with Al Jarreau) Givin' It Up
"Ordinary People" (with Al Jarreau)
2008"New York City"The Embers - Beach Music
2009"Family Reunion" Songs and Stories 105
"Living in High Definition"
2010"Show Me the Love"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles as sideman

Rel.PerformerTitleAlbumLabelFormats
1964The NomosRedwood City/Step Out and Get Itnon-album singlePrestige7"
1981 Aretha Franklin and George BensonLove All The Hurt Away The George Benson Collection , Love All the Hurt Away Arista12", 7"
1998 Mary J. Blige Seven Days Share My World MCA12", CD
2018 Gorillaz featuring George Benson Humility The Now Now Digital

Extended plays

Rel.TitleLabelFormatsNotes
1993Love of My LifeWarner Bros.12", CDUK only
1993Kiss and Make UpWarner Bros.12"-
1996 When Love Comes Calling GRP12"Europe only
2004The Irreplaceable Session - EPGRPDownloadE-Single

Miscellaneous recordings

Remixes

Rel.TitleSong titlesPerformerLabelFormats
1998House Nation 181Give Me the Night (DJ Phats Remix)Various artistsDMC12", CD h
2004What Is Hip? (Remix Project) Volume OneThis Masquerade (N.O.W. Mix)Various artistsWarner Bros. Records2xLP, CD
2004Give Me the Night i Give Me the NightGeorge Benson & Lemar Not on label12" (Promo)
2005Give Me the Night i Give Me the Night (Soul Avengerz Piano Dub)
Give Me the Night (Identity Full Vocal Mix)
Give Me the Night (Soul Avengerz Classic Mix)
George Benson & LemarNot on label12" (Promo)

^h Later was released on CD on various artists' compilation "The Stress Decade: Adventures In Clubland 1990-99" in 1999 and on various artists' compilation "DMC Classic Remixes Volume One - Legendary Producer Mixes" in 2009.
^i George Benson & Lemar "Give Me the Night" is a kind of cover version and remake. It contains a vocals by Lemar and George Benson. It was released only as promo 12" vinyl single in 2004 (with original 2004 house mix) and in 2005 (with remixes by Soul Avengerz and Identity). The song was performed live in 2006 at UK Music Awards by Lemar & George Benson.

Recordings for commercials

Rel.TitleSong titleRec.PerformerLabelFormats
1996Great Cola Commercials Vol. 2Coke Is It! (1:04)1985Various artists-CD

Radio shows

Rel.TitleRec.LabelFormats
1977Nightbird & Company w. Alison Steele1977U.S. Army Reserve (Narwood Productions)LP
1979The Robert W. Morgan: Special of the Week1979 Watermark Inc. LP
1985The Hot Ones1985 RKO & IS Inc LP

Interviews

Rel.TitleFor the albumLabelFormats
1978 The Rolling Stones / George BensonWhat's It All About?What's It All About?7"
1989Words and MusicTenderlyWarner Bros.CD
1990Words and MusicBig Boss BandWarner Bros.CD
1993Words and MusicLove RemembersWarner Bros.CD
2006Givin' It Up Radio SpecialGivin' It UpConcord2xCD

Productions

Albums produced by George Benson

Rel.PerformerTitleSong titlesLabelFormats
1974Ronnie FosterOn the AvenueBlue NoteLP
1975Ronnie FosterCheshire CatBlue NoteLP, CD
1978 Phil Upchurch Phil UpchurchIt's Almost Five, Foolin' Around, Cyrenna TK LP
1980Brother Jack McDuffKissesSay Sumpin' Nice Sugar Hill LP
1985Chet Atkins Stay Tuned SunriseColumbiaLP, CD
1987 Kevin Eubanks The Heat of HeatFirst Things FirstGRPLP, CD

Singles produced by George Benson

Rel.PerformerTitleSong titlesFrom the albumLabelFormatsNotes
1980Brother Jack McDuffKisses / Say Sumpin' NiceSay Sumpin' NiceKissesSugar Hill7"Credited as Produced by George Benson & Jack McDuff
1985Chet AtkinsSunriseSunrise (Edited Version) (both sides) Stay Tuned Columbia12", 7"Promo single

Videography

Video albums

Rel.TitleRec.LabelFormats
2000 Absolutely Live 2000 Eagle Rock DVD, VHS, LD [20] (Japan only), 2xVCD (Hong Kong only)
2005 Live at Montreux 1986 1986Eagle RockDVD

Educational courses

Rel.TitleLabelFormatsNotes
2006 The Art of Jazz Guitar Hot LicksDVDas "Hot Licks" series

Video releases with George Benson's participation

Rel.PerformerTitleRec.TitlesLabelFormatsNotes
1986Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra Portrait of an Album 1984- MGM/UA LD, VHS-
1988VariousDance - October '881988Let's Do It Again (Music Video)LawrenceVHSPromo VHS
1997Nuyorican SoulNuyorican Soul EPK1997-GRPVHS-
2001Chet AtkinsA Life in Music2000- Image DVD, VHS-
2001Various 42nd Grammy Awards 2000I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live) (with Diana Krall & Erykah Badu)SonyDVD-
2003VariousCount Basie at Carnegie Hall1981--DVD-
2003VariousLater... with Jools Holland: Legends1998On Broadway (Live) Warner DVD-
2006Various The Midnight Special: 19761976This Masquerade (Live) Guthy-Renker DVD-
2007Various The Midnight Special: More 19761976 Breezin' (Live) (with Carlos Santana)Guthy-RenkeDVD-
2006 Tal Farlow Talmage Farlow (a film by Lorenzo DeStefano)1981Interview-DVD-
2006Tal FarlowThe Legendary Guitar of Tal Farlow2006InterviewHot LicksDVD-
2010 Michel Legrand & FriendsFifty Years of Music & Movies2010--DVD-
2011VariousTribute to Miles Davis1992-Imv BluelineDVD-

Music videos

YearTitle
1980 Give Me the Night
1981 Never Give Up on a Good Thing
198520/20
1986 Kisses in the Moonlight
1987Dreamin'
1988Twice the Love
1988Let's Do It Again
1993Love of My Life

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Our Guests at Heartland
1985 The New Mike Hammer George LangdonEpisode: "Deadly Reunion"
1986The New Mike HammerSweet Billy MarvelEpisode: "Harlem Nocturne"
1992 Top of the Pops Himself1 episode
2022 Better Nate Than Ever Himself

Live performances

YearTitle
1976 Breezin'
1981 Turn Your Love Around
1983 Lady Love Me (One More Time)
1985 Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

Music videos with George Benson's participation

YearPerformerTitle
As performer
1998Mary J. Blige Seven Days
As actor
1996Nuyorican Soul feat. IndiaRunaway

References

General

Specific

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  12. "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)" . Retrieved December 26, 2022 via Imgur.com.
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  16. "George Benson: US Dance". Billboard . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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