{"product_id":"george-benson-give-me-the-night-1980-japanese-warner-bros-stereo-lp","title":"George Benson - Give Me the Night (1980 Japanese Warner Bros. Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Benson - \u003cem\u003eGive Me the Night\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1980 Japanese Warner Bros. Stereo (P-10851W, Warner-Pioneer Corporation)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuincy Jones had just finished producing Michael Jackson's \u003cem\u003eOff the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e when he turned to George Benson. He brought Rod Temperton with him. Temperton, the Heatwave keyboardist who had written \"Rock with You\" for Jackson, provided six of the ten tracks, including the title song. Jones assembled the same circle of session players he had been using across both projects: Louis Johnson on bass, John Robinson on drums, Greg Phillinganes on keyboards, Paulinho Da Costa on percussion, Lee Ritenour on guitar, Jerry Hey on trumpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Give Me the Night\" was recorded in a single day after Benson had been ready to leave the sessions. The guitar break that defines the track was something Benson played once during recording; Jones heard it and placed it throughout. It went to No. 1 on the Soul chart and No. 4 on the Hot 100. \"Off Broadway\" is an instrumental with Ritenour and Benson trading lines over Johnson's bass, and it won the Grammy for Best R\u0026amp;B Instrumental Performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Moody's Mood\" is a different animal from the rest of the album. It is Benson's vocal treatment of James Moody's 1949 improvisation over \"I'm in the Mood for Love.\" Eddie Jefferson had first added vocalese lyrics to Moody's solo in 1952; King Pleasure had the hit version. Benson sings it here as a duet with Patti Austin and won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. \"Dinorah, Dinorah\" is Milton Nascimento's composition, arranged by Jones and Jerry Hey, and won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement. \"Love Dance\" is by the Brazilian songwriter Ivan Lins with Vitor Martins and Paul Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerbie Hancock plays Fender Rhodes and synthesizer across Side B. The rest of the band operates at the level Jones consistently demanded from his sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1980 Japanese Warner Bros. pressing (P-10851W), manufactured by Warner-Pioneer Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43557874630715,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7189.jpg?v=1780214256","url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/products\/george-benson-give-me-the-night-1980-japanese-warner-bros-stereo-lp","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}