In Your Eyes (George Benson album) explained
In Your Eyes is a 1983 album by George Benson. It is his only album produced by producer Arif Mardin. It includes the hit "Lady Love Me (One More Time)".
Track listing
Note: Some cassette versions of the album have "Love Will Come Again" and "In Search of a Dream" extended to 6 minutes and 32 seconds and 7 minutes and 37 seconds, respectively. These versions were not included on vinyl or CD issues of the album.
Personnel
Musicians
- George Benson – lead vocals, guitar solo (1, 2, 4, 6–8), rhythm guitar (2), backing vocals (4, 6)
- Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
- Robbie Buchanan – electric piano (1, 4, 6, 7), synthesizers (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), Moog bass (1, 6), rhythm arrangements (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic piano (5, 9), LinnDrum programming (6)
- Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (10)
- Kashif – keyboards (2), Synclavier 2 (2), synthesizers (2), Moog bass (2), drums (2), finger snaps (2), backing vocals (2), rhythm arrangements (2)
- James Newton Howard – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
- David Paich – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), brass arrangements (3)
- Greg Phillinganes – additional synthesizer (3)
- Steve Porcaro – additional synthesizer (3)
- Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizers (4, 10)
- Richard Tee – electric piano (5)
- David Spinozza – guitar
- Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 6–8), guitar (5)
- Ira Siegel – guitar (2)
- Adam "Gus" Falcon – rhythm guitar (10), rhythm arrangements (10)
- Will Lee – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
- Nathan East – bass guitar (3)
- Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (7)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar (10)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 6, 9)
- Leslie Ming – drums (2)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (3)
- Carlos Vega – drums (4, 7, 8)
- Steve Gadd – drums (5)
- Steve Jordan – drums (10)
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion (1, 4)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2)
- Stephen Benben – finger snaps (2)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (3)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 10)
- Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone (1, 6, 10)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
- Tom Malone – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
- Alan Raph – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10), horn arrangements (1, 6)
- Jon Faddis – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10)
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (3), brass arrangements (3)
- Paul Lawrence Jones III – vocal arrangements (2)
- Marty Paich – string arrangements (3)
- Lee Holdridge – string arrangements (5)
- Arif Mardin – BGV arrangements (6), rhythm arrangements (6), string arrangements (7, 9), synthesizer arrangements (8), horn arrangements (10)
- Endre Granat – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Jonathan Abramowitz – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Julien Barber – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Alfred Brown – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Frederick Buldrini – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Ted Hoyle – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Harold Kohon – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Harry Lookofsky – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Guy Lumia – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Joe Malin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Richard Maximoff – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Gerald Tarack – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Emanuel Vardi – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Marilyn Wright – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Richard Young – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Fred Zlotkin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
- Mark Stevens – backing vocals
- B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2)
- Brenda White King – backing vocals (2)
- Lillo Thomas – backing vocals (2)
- Babi Floyd – backing vocals (3)
- Hamish Stuart – backing vocals (3, 6), BGV arrangements (6)
- Zachary Sanders – backing vocals (3)
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals (4)
- Diva Gray – backing vocals (8)
- Lani Groves – backing vocals (8)
- Robin Clark – backing vocals (8)
- Vicki Randle – lead vocals (9)
Technical
- Arif Mardin – producer
- Kashif – co-producer (2)
- Jeremy Smith – engineer (1–2, 4–10), mixing (1, 3–10), post tracking
- Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineer, mixing (1–10), engineer (2), post tracking
- John Agallo – additional recording
- Danny Caccavo – additional recording
- Bill Dooley – additional recording
- Jay Messina – additional recording
- Bobby Warner – additional recording
- Stephen Benben – assistant engineer (2), assistant tracking
- Gary Skardina – engineer (3)
- Randy Burns – assistant engineer (3)
- Robert Feist – assistant engineer (3)
- Dan Nash – post tracking
- Julie Last – tracking assistant
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Chrissy Allerdings – project coordination
- Frank DeCaro – project coordination
- Lu Sneed – project coordination
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Laura LiPuma – design
- Jean Pagliusso – photography
- Quiet Fire – hair, make-up
- Beverly Silver – stylist
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.fi/2015/08/bat-bif.html "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961"
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983. Billboard. March 1, 2021.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983. Billboard. March 1, 2021.
