Give Me the Night | ||||
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Released | August 9, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
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Length | 42:21 | |||
Label | Warner Bros., Qwest | |||
Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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Give Me the Night is a 1980 album by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson.
Producer Quincy Jones released the album on his start-up label Qwest Records, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Records.
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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. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA two months after its release. [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."
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Side two
(*) Originally recorded in 1978 as "The Star of a Story" by Heatwave, of which Temperton was a member.
(**) Originally recorded in 1976 by Heatwave.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [15] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Japan | — | 74,750 [16] |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [19] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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