Tenderly (George Benson album)
Tenderly is a 1989 studio album by George Benson, produced by long time collaborator Tommy LiPuma.
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop, jazz pop | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell wrote that Benson has gotten the message by "giving up the fruitless search for decent contemporary material, he switched gears and recorded an album of old standards with top-grade jazz musicians".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Don't Know What Love Is" | Don Raye, Gene de Paul | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Stella by Starlight" | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Stardust" | Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish | 6:02 |
| 4. | "At the Mambo Inn" | Frederick Lincoln-Guirty, Bobby Woodlen, Grace Sampson, Mario Bauzá | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Here, There and Everywhere" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 5:04 |
| 6. | "This Is All I Ask" | Gordon Jenkins | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Tenderly" | Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross | 3:05 |
| 8. | "I Could Write a Book" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 4:00 |
Personnel
Musicians: [3]
- George Benson – guitar (1-5, 7, 8), vocals (1, 3-6, 8)
- McCoy Tyner – acoustic piano (1-6, 8)
- Ron Carter – double bass (1-6, 8)
- Louis Hayes – drums (1, 6)
- Herlin Riley – drums (2-5)
- Al Foster – drums (8)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (4, 5)
- Marty Paich – horn and string arrangements
Production
- Producer – Tommy LiPuma
- Recorded by Elliot Scheiner
- Additional Recording – Bill Schnee, Al Schmitt and Steve Rinkoff
- Assistant Engineers – Peter Darmi, Troy Halderson, Roy Hendrickson, Joe Pirrera, Jim Shefler and Bart Stevens.
- Mixed by Bill Schnee
- Assistant Technician – Russ DeFilippis
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
- Project Administrator – Lou Snead
- Art Direction and Design – Ph. D
- Photography – Harris Savides
- Management – Ken Fritz Management
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 140 |
| US Jazz Albums[5] | 1 |
References
- "Tenderly - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- as on album cover
- "George Benson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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