Singer: George Benson
Title: Give Me The Night
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– HS 3453
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Allied Record Company
Country: US
Date of released: 1980
Category: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Disco, Smooth Jazz
Size MP3 zip: 1342 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1414 mb
Rating: 3.5✭
Format: MP3 AA ASF DXD AIFF MP1 VOC DTS FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Love X Love Written-By – Rod Temperton	4:43
A2	Off Broadway Written-By – Rod Temperton	5:23
A3	Moody's Mood Written-By – Eddie Jefferson, James Moody	3:24
A4	Give Me The Night Synthesizer [Bass] – Richard TeeWritten-By – Rod Temperton	4:58
B1	What's On Your Mind Electric Piano – Richard TeeWritten-By – Glen Ballard, Kerry Chater	4:02
B2	Dinorah, Dinorah Keyboards [Fender Rhodes], Electric Piano – Greg PhillinganesLead Guitar, Scat – George BensonSynthesizer [Yamaha Yc-30], Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Claire Fischer*Written-By – Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins	3:39
B3	Love Dance Acoustic Guitar – Lee RitenourWritten-By – Ivan Lins, Paul Williams	3:18
B4	Star Of A Story (X) Conductor – Marty PaichWritten-By – Rod Temperton	4:40
B5	Midnight Love Affair Keyboards – George DukeWritten-By – David "Hawk" Wolinski	3:31
B6	Turn Out The Lamplight Electric Guitar – Lee RitenourWritten-By – Rod Temperton	4:43

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Qwest Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Produced For – Quincy Jones Productions
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
• Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
• Mixed At – Kendun Recorders
• Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
• Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-15132
• Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-15133

Credits

• Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
• Backing Vocals – Diva Gray (tracks: A1, A4, B4), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: A1, A4, B4), Jocelyn Allen (tracks: A1, A4, B4), Patti Austin (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B4, B6), Tom Bahler (tracks: A1, A4, B4, B6)
• Bass – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3, B 4), Louis Johnson (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B6)
• Concertmaster – Sid Sharp*
• Drums – Carlos Vega (tracks: B3, B5), John Robinson (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B6)
• Electric Piano – Herbie Hancock (tracks: A4, B4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Sackett, Ralph Osborne*, Sheridan Eldridge
• Guitar – George Benson (tracks: A1 to B1, B4 to B6), Lee Ritenour (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4, B5)
• Illustration [Photo] – Paul Jasmin
• Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A1 to A3, B6)
• Keyboards [Fender Rhodes] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: B3, B4)
• Lacquer Cut By – JGS*
• Liner Notes – Quincy Jones
• Mastered By – KD*
• Mixed By, Recorded By – Bruce Swedien
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4, B6)
• Photography By [Cover] – Norman Seeff
• Photography By [Sleeve] – Peter Brill
• Producer – Quincy Jones
• Saxophone, Flute – Kim Hutchcroft (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5), Larry Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5)
• Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A2, A3), Herbie Hancock (tracks: B2 to B5), Michael Boddicker (tracks: A4, B1, B4), Richard Tee (tracks: B4 to B6)
• Trumpet – Jerry Hey (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5)
• Vocals – George Benson (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3 to B6), Patti Austin (tracks: A3, B3)

Notes

Label variation - Qwest logo is not in color and TM on the label. Runout derived pressing plant: Allied Record Company. Lacquer Cut By credit to Jim Sintetos derived from runout.

Does not have "TM" underneath Qwest logo on back cover.

Released with printed inner sleeve.

Strings recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Etched side A): HS-1-3453 A2 B-15132-①-1 KD ε JGS
• Matrix / Runout (Etched side B): HS-2-3453-A2 KD ε JGS B-15133-①-1
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped side A): KENDUN-B
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped side B): KENDUN-O
• Rights Society (Tracks A3, B2, B3): BMI
• Rights Society (Tracks B1, B3 to B6): ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
HS 3453	George Benson	Give Me The Night ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	HS 3453	US	1980
K 456 823	George Benson	Give Me The Night ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	K 456 823	Europe	1980
P-10851W	George Benson	Give Me The Night ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	P-10851W	Japan	1980
256 823	George Benson	Give Me The Night ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records	256 823	Germany	Unknown
WPCR-14501	George Benson	Give Me The Night ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Warner Bros. Records, Qwest Records	WPCR-14501	Japan	2012