Standing Together (George Benson album)

Standing Together
Studio album by George Benson
Released	June 2, 1998
Studio	The Record Plant and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California) Alpha Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, California) Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, California) The Soul Shack (Van Nuys, California) BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York) Broadway Productions (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:22
Label	GRP
Producer	Paul Brown Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez Little Louie Vega
George Benson chronology
That's Right (1996) Standing Together (1998) Absolute Benson (2000)
Singles from Standing Together
"Standing Together" Released: 1998 "Cruise Control" Released: 1998 "My Father, My Son" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.

The album includes a hidden track Benson recorded before Star of A Story.

Track listing

1. "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
2. "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
3. "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
4. "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
5. "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
6. "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
7. "Fly by Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
8. "Back to Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
9. "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11

Bonus track

10. "You Can Do It, Baby" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04

Japanese bonus track

11. "Turn It Up" - 2:11

Personnel and credits

Musicians

• George Benson – guitar (1, 3–5, 7–11), lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11), vocals (4, 7–9)
• Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
• Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
• Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11), vibraphone (1), arrangements (3, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
• Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
• Paul Brown – arrangements (3, 6, 8, 11), programming (6)
• Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
• Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9), programming (9), arrangements (9)
• DeChown Jenkins – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 7), arrangements (1)
• Mike Sims – guitars (2)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (3)
• Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
• Nils Jiptner – rhythm guitar (9)
• Alex Al – bass (1, 4, 9, 11)
• Larry Kimpel – bass (3)
• Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
• Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
• Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2–4, 6–8)
• Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
• Larry Williams – saxophones (3)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
• Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
• Benny Diggs – backing vocals (5)
• La India – backing vocals (5)
• Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
• Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (6)
• Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
• Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
• Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
• Fred White – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
• Paul Brown – producer (1–4, 6–9, 11), mixing (1, 7, 9)
• Steve Dubin – co-producer (2, 7)
• Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
• Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
• Gerald McCauley – co-producer (9)
• David Rideau – engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11), mixing (2–4, 6, 8, 11)
• Dave Darlington – recording (5), mix engineer (5)
• Martin Christianson – engineer (7)
• Tim Tan – engineer (9)
• Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
• Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
• Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
• Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
• Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer (5)
• Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer (5)
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA)
• Lexy Shroyer – production coordination (1–4, 6–9, 11)
• Daniela Federici – photography
• Hollis King – art direction
• Isabelle Wong – graphic design
• Dennis Turner – career direction

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [2]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3]	47

References

1. Widran, Jonathan. Standing Together at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. "George Benson Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. "George Benson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2022.