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| Released | August 25, 2009 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:02 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | John Burk, Marcus Miller | |||
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Songs and Stories is a studio album by George Benson. The album was released by Concord on August 25, 2009. The album was produced by John Burk and Marcus Miller and featured a host of guest musicians. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" | James Taylor | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Family Reunion" | Catero Colbert, Rod Temperton | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Show Me the Love" | Steve Lukather, Marcus Miller, David Paich | 4:16 |
| 4. | "A Telephone Call Away" | Bill Withers | 5:54 |
| 5. | "Someday We'll All Be Free" | Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard | 6:19 |
| 6. | "Nuthin' But a Party" | Robert Harris, Christopher Lomax, Marlon McClain, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Come in from the Cold" | Marc Broussard, Radney Foster, Justin Tocket | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Exotica" | Marcus Miller | 5:28 |
| 9. | "Rainy Night in Georgia" | Tony Joe White | 4:50 |
| 10. | "One Like You" | David Garfield, William "Smokey" Robinson | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Living in High Definition" | Lamont Dozier | 7:14 |
| 12. | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "It Ain't Over" | Norman Brown | 4:06 |
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