In Your Eyes | ||||
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Released | 1983 | |||
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Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Arif Mardin, Kashif (co-producer on track 2) | |||
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Singles from In Your Eyes | ||||
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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)".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan | — | 98,690 [14] |
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [16] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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