In Your Eyes (George Benson album)

In Your Eyes
Studio album by George Benson
Released	1983
Studio	Atlantic (New York) Music Grinder (Los Angeles) United Western (Hollywood) The Hit Factory (New York) The Record Plant (New York)
Genre	Soul funk jazz pop
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Arif Mardin, Kashif (co-producer on track 2)
George Benson chronology
The George Benson Collection (1981) In Your Eyes (1983) Pacific Fire (1983)
Singles from In Your Eyes
"Inside Love (So Personal)" Released: 1983 "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" Released: 1983 "Feel Like Makin' Love" Released: 1983 "In Your Eyes" Released: 1983 "Late at Night" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

In Your Eyes is a 1983 album by George Benson. ^[2] It is his only album produced by producer Arif Mardin. It includes the hit "Lady Love Me (One More Time)".

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Feel Like Making Love"	Eugene McDaniels	4:22
2.	"Inside Love (So Personal)"	Kashif	5:13
3.	"Lady Love Me (One More Time)"	David Paich, James Newton Howard	3:59
4.	"Love Will Come Again" (with Chaka Khan)	Arif Mardin, Hamish Stuart	5:42

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"In Your Eyes"	Dan Hill, Michael Masser	3:16
6.	"Never Too Far to Fall"	Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny	4:00
7.	"Being With You"	Omar Hakim	3:52
8.	"Use Me"	James Ingram, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	4:22
9.	"Late at Night" (with Vicki Randle; credited as Vickie Randle)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	3:29
10.	"In Search of a Dream"	Adam Falcon	4:58

Note: Some cassette versions of the album have "Love Will Come Again" and "In Search of a Dream" extended to 6 minutes and 32 seconds and 7 minutes and 37 seconds, respectively. These versions were not included on vinyl or CD issues of the album.

Personnel

Musicians

• George Benson – lead vocals, guitar solo (1, 2, 4, 6–8), rhythm guitar (2), backing vocals (4, 6)
• Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
• Robbie Buchanan – electric piano (1, 4, 6, 7), synthesizers (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), Moog bass (1, 6), rhythm arrangements (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic piano (5, 9), LinnDrum programming (6)
• Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (10)
• Kashif – keyboards (2), Synclavier 2 (2), synthesizers (2), Moog bass (2), drums (2), finger snaps (2), backing vocals (2), rhythm arrangements (2)
• James Newton Howard – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
• David Paich – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), brass arrangements (3)
• Greg Phillinganes – additional synthesizer (3)
• Steve Porcaro – additional synthesizer (3)
• Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizers (4, 10)
• Richard Tee – electric piano (5)
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 6–8), guitar (5)
• Ira Siegel – guitar (2)
• Adam "Gus" Falcon – rhythm guitar (10), rhythm arrangements (10)
• Will Lee – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Nathan East – bass guitar (3)
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (7)
• Marcus Miller – bass guitar (10)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 6, 9)
• Leslie Ming – drums (2)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (3)
• Carlos Vega – drums (4, 7, 8)
• Steve Gadd – drums (5)
• Steve Jordan – drums (10)
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion (1, 4)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2)
• Stephen Benben – finger snaps (2)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (3)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 10)
• Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone (1, 6, 10)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
• Tom Malone – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
• Alan Raph – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10), horn arrangements (1, 6)
• Jon Faddis – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10)
• Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (3), brass arrangements (3)
• Paul Lawrence Jones III – vocal arrangements (2)
• Marty Paich – string arrangements (3)
• Lee Holdridge – string arrangements (5)
• Arif Mardin – BGV arrangements (6), rhythm arrangements (6), string arrangements (7, 9), synthesizer arrangements (8), horn arrangements (10)
• Endre Granat – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Jonathan Abramowitz – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Julien Barber – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Alfred Brown – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Frederick Buldrini – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Ted Hoyle – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Harold Kohon – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Harry Lookofsky – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Guy Lumia – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Joe Malin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Richard Maximoff – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Gerald Tarack – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Emanuel Vardi – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Marilyn Wright – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Richard Young – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Fred Zlotkin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Mark Stevens – backing vocals
• B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2)
• Brenda White King – backing vocals (2)
• Lillo Thomas – backing vocals (2)
• Babi Floyd – backing vocals (3)
• Hamish Stuart – backing vocals (3, 6), BGV arrangements (6)
• Zachary Sanders – backing vocals (3)
• Chaka Khan – backing vocals (4)
• Diva Gray – backing vocals (8)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (8)
• Robin Clark – backing vocals (8)
• Vicki Randle – lead vocals (9)

Technical

• Arif Mardin – producer
• Kashif – co-producer (2)
• Jeremy Smith – engineer (1–2, 4–10), mixing (1, 3–10), post tracking
• Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineer, mixing (1–10), engineer (2), post tracking
• John Agallo – additional recording
• Danny Caccavo – additional recording
• Bill Dooley – additional recording
• Jay Messina – additional recording
• Bobby Warner – additional recording
• Stephen Benben – assistant engineer (2), assistant tracking
• Gary Skardina – engineer (3)
• Randy Burns – assistant engineer (3)
• Robert Feist – assistant engineer (3)
• Dan Nash – post tracking
• Julie Last – tracking assistant
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Chrissy Allerdings – project coordination
• Frank DeCaro – project coordination
• Lu Sneed – project coordination
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Laura LiPuma – design
• Jean Pagliusso – photography
• Quiet Fire – hair, make-up
• Beverly Silver – stylist

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 25 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 26 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 42 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 28 UK Albums (OCC) [9] 3 US Billboard 200 [10] 27 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position US Billboard 200 [12] 92 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	98,690 [14]
United Kingdom (BPI) [15]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA) [16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "In Your Eyes - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 547.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 53.
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9. "George Benson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
10. "George Benson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
11. "George Benson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
13. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
14. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
15. "British album certifications – George Benson – In Your Eyes". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 12, 2021.
16. "American album certifications – George Benson – In Your Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 1, 2021.