In Your Eyes (George Benson song)

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"In Your Eyes"
Single by George Benson
from the album In Your Eyes
Released1983
Genre R&B
Length3:23
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Dan Hill, Michael Masser
Producer(s) Arif Mardin
George Benson singles chronology
"Feel Like Makin' Love"
(1983)		"In Your Eyes"
(1983)		"20/20"
(1984)

"In Your Eyes" is a song by American singer George Benson, released as a single in 1983. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 24 September 1983 and reached a peak position of number 7. The song remained on the chart for 10 weeks. It was written by Michael Masser (music) and Dan Hill (lyrics) and was initially recorded by Hill for his 1983 album Love in the Shadows. It was also covered by Jeffrey Osborne in 1986. [1] Hill would re-record the song in 1993 (10 years later) as a duet with Rique Franks, on the album Let Me Show You - Greatest Hits and More.

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Chart history

George Benson
Chart (1983–84)Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [2] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 7
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 30
Jeffrey Osborne
Chart (1986–87)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [5] 22
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 82

Other versions

In 1984, Regine Velasquez (formerly known as Chona Velasquez) sang the song as her winning piece in Ang Bagong Kampeon . [8] Fifteen years later, she recorded the song for her covers album R2K .

References

  1. ↑ Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan; Gambaccini, Paul (1990), Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums , Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness World Records and Guinness Publishing, ISBN   0-85112-398-8
  2. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "George Benson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8032." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jeffrey Osborne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jeffrey Osborne Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. ↑ PEP.ph-Regine Velasquez's struggles documented in Roots to Riches: Retrieved, 2009
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