The George Benson Collection

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The George Benson Collection
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Compilation album by
Released1981
Recorded1968–1981
Genre
Length78:54
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
George Benson chronology
Give Me the Night
(1980)
The George Benson Collection
(1981)
In Your Eyes
(1983)
Singles from The George Benson Collection
  1. "Never Give Up on a Good Thing"
    Released: December 1981

The George Benson Collection is a compilation album by George Benson, released in 1981. Originally a two-LP set, it was reissued as one compact disc. In addition to previously released material from Benson's tenures with A&M Records, CTI Records, and his then-current label, Warner Bros. Records, the album features two new songs, including Benson's #1 R&B hit "Turn Your Love Around." The George Benson Collection was certified gold by the RIAA. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks originally performed by Benson, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Turn Your Love Around"New song3:51
2."Love All the Hurt Away" (with Aretha Franklin) Sam L. Dees Love All the Hurt Away (Aretha Franklin album)4:10
3."Give Me the Night" Rod Temperton Give Me the Night 3:43
4."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi cover)
Good King Bad 6:51
5."Never Give Up on a Good Thing"
New song4:06
6."On Broadway" (Drifters cover) Weekend in L.A. 5:18
7."White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane cover) Grace Slick White Rabbit 6:58
8."This Masquerade" (Leon Russell cover) Leon Russell Breezin' 3:19
9."Love Ballad" (L.T.D. cover) Skip Scarborough Livin' Inside Your Love 4:17
10."Nature Boy" (Nat "King" Cole cover) eden ahbez In Flight 4:20
11."Last Train to Clarksville" (The Monkees cover) Shape of Things to Come 5:01
12."Livin' Inside Your Love" (Earl Klugh cover) Earl Klugh Livin' Inside Your Love6:38
13."Here Comes the Sun" (The Beatles cover) George Harrison The Other Side of Abbey Road 2:33
14."Breezin'" (Gábor Szabó cover) Bobby Womack Breezin'5:39
15."Moody's Mood" (James Moody cover)Give Me the Night3:26
16."We Got the Love" (with Chaka Khan) George Benson Chaka (Chaka Khan album)3:28
17."The Greatest Love of All" The Greatest soundtrack5:33

NOTE: "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" was omitted from the album's CD release due to the 74-minute storage capacity of CDs at the time.

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (1981-1982)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 20014
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums5
U.S. Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums33
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [2] 73

Year End Charts

Year End Chart (1982)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [3] 30
U.S. Billboard 20071
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums30
U.S. Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold20,000^
Japan130,460 [5]
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [1] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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