The Greatest Hits of All explained

The Greatest Hits of All
Type:greatest
Artist:George Benson
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Recorded:1976–1998

The Greatest Hits of All is a compilation album by American singer and guitarist George Benson, released on July 8, 2003, by Warner Bros. Records and Rhino Entertainment.[1] The compilation received this title for containing the greatest hits of Benson's career and also in reference to the song "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by Benson in 1977 especially to be the main theme of the film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali. The song is featured on this album alongside Benson's other big hits. The songs are in chronological order, between 1976 and 1998, since "This Masquerade" and "Breezin'", including his most famous hits like "On Broadway", "Give Me the Night", "Turn Your Love Around", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Kisses in the Moonlight" and others. The compilation entered the Billboard and reached number 3 on the Jazz Albums.[2] At the end of the year, the album ranked number 15 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums.[3] The album also ranked number 74 on R&B Albums[4] and number 138 on Billboard 200.[5]

A different international version of this album was also released, entitled .[6]

Track listing

These are "the greatest hits of all" present in this Benson compilation:[1] [7]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Jazz Albums3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums74
US Billboard 200138

Year-end charts

Personnel

Information taken from the back cover of the compilation:[7]

Compilation producers:

Songs producers:

Executive producer:

Sound producer:

Management:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Benson – The Greatest Hits of All (2003). July 7, 2018 . Amazon.
  2. Web site: George Benson - Jazz Albums . July 26, 2003 . July 13, 2018 . Billboard.
  3. Web site: Billboard - Top Contemporary Jazz Albums . December 27, 2003 . July 14, 2018 . American Radio History.
  4. Web site: George Benson - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . July 26, 2003 . July 13, 2018 . Billboard.
  5. Web site: George Benson - Billboard 200 . July 26, 2003 . July 13, 2018 . Billboard.
  6. Web site: The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All . July 21, 2018 . AllMusic.
  7. Web site: George Benson – The Greatest Hits of All (2003). July 7, 2018 . Discogs.