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Standing Together (George Benson album) 
Summary
Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.
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| Released | June 2, 1998 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA); Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, CA); The Soul Shack (Van Nuys, CA); BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY); Broadway Productions (New York, NY) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:22 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
There is also a hidden track he once recorded before Star of A Story on this album.
Track listing edit
- "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
- "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
- "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
- "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
- "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
- "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
- "Fly By Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
- "Back To Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
- "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11
Bonus Track edit
10. "You Can Do It, Baby" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04
Japanese Bonus Track edit
11. "Turn It Up" - 2:11
Personnel and credits edit
Musicians
- George Benson – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-11), lead vocals (2-11)
- DeChown Jenkens – guitar (1, 4, 7)
- Mike Sims – guitar (2)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3)
- Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
- Nils Lofgren – guitar (9)
- Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
- Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
- Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), vibraphone (1), arrangements
- Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
- Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
- Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
- Paul Brown – programming (6)
- Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9)
- Alex Al – bass guitar (1, 4, 9, 11)
- Larry Kimpel – bass guitar (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, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
- Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
- Larry Williams – saxophone (3)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
- Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
- Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
- Bennie Diggs – backing vocals (5)
- La India – backing vocals (5)
- Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
- Vonciele Faggett – backing vocals (6)
- Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
- Kevin 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
- Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing
- Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing
- Martin Christianson – engineer
- Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
- David Rideau – engineer, mixing
- Tim Tan – engineer
- Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer
- Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
- Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer
- Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer
- Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer
- Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Lexy Shroyer – production coordination
- Daniela Federici – photography
- Hollis King – art direction
- Isabelle Wong – graphic design
Charts edit
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 47 |