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The George Benson Collection
The George Benson Collection
Compilation album by George Benson
Released	1981
Recorded	1968-1981
Genre	Jazz; R&B
Length	78:54
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Creed Taylor, Tommy LiPuma, Quincy Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Graydon, Michael Masser
George Benson chronology

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]

Track listing edit

All tracks originally performed by Benson, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Turn Your Love Around"	Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Bill Champlin	New song	3:51
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)	Vince Guaraldi Carel Werber	Good King Bad	6:51
5.	"Never Give Up on a Good Thing"	Tom Shapiro Michael Garvin	New song	4:06
6.	"On Broadway" (Drifters cover)	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller	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)	Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart	Shape of Things to Come	5:01
12.	"Livin' Inside Your Love" (Earl Klugh cover)	Earl Klugh	Livin' Inside Your Love	6:38
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)	James Moody Eddie Jefferson	Give Me the Night	3:26
16.	"We Got the Love" (with Chaka Khan)	George Benson	Chaka (Chaka Khan album)	3:28
17.	"The Greatest Love of All"	Michael Masser Linda Creed	The Greatest soundtrack	5:33

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 edit

Weekly Charts edit

Chart (1981-1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	14
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums	33
Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)^[2]	73

Year End Charts edit

Year End Chart (1982)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	30
U.S. Billboard 200	71
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	30
U.S. Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums	4

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Gold	20,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – George Benson – The George Benson Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 29.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1982 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
^ "British album certifications – George Benson – The George Benson Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[RIAA-1] "American album certifications – George Benson – The George Benson Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[aus-2] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 29.

[3] "Top Selling Albums of 1982 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[4] "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.

[United_KingdomGeorge_BensonThe_George_Benson_CollectionalbumCertRef-5] "British album certifications – George Benson – The George Benson Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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