Standing Together (George Benson album)

Standing Together
Studio album by George Benson
Released	June 2, 1998
Recorded	1998
Studio	The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA); Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, CA); The Soul Shack (Van Nuys, CA); BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY); Broadway Productions (New York, NY)
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:22
Label	GRP
Producer	Paul Brown, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Little Louie Vega
George Benson chronology
That's Right (1996)That's Right1996 Standing Together (1998) Absolute Benson (2000)Absolute Benson2000

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Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.

Track listing

1. "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
2. "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
3. "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
4. "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
5. "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
6. "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
7. "Fly By Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
8. "Back To Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
9. "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11

Personnel

• George Benson – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-11), vocals (2-11)
• Gary Benson – guitar
• Nils Lofgren – guitar (9)
• Mike Sims – guitar (2)
• Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3)
• DeChown Jenkens – guitar (1, 4, 7)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
• Larry Williams – saxophone (3)
• Alex Al – bass guitar (1, 4, 9, 11)
• Larry Kimpel – bass (3)
• Carlos Henríquez – double bass (5)
• Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
• Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9)
• Albert Sterling Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
• Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), vibraphone (1), arrangements
• Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
• Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (3), trumpet (3)
• Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
• Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
• Kevin Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
• Vonciele Faggett – backing vocals (6)
• Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
• Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
• Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
• Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
• Fred White – backing vocals (8)
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
• La India – backing vocals (5)
• Bennie Diggs – backing vocals (5)
• Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
• Paul Brown – programming (6)
• Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements

Production:

• Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer
• Paul Brown – producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), mixing
• Martin Christianson – engineer
• Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
• Daniela Federici – photography
• Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing
• Hollis King – art direction
• Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
• Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
• Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer
• Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer
• David Rideau – engineer, mixing
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA)
• Lexy Shroyer – production coordination
• Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer
• Tim Tan – engineer
• Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), composer, mixing
• Isabelle Wong – graphic design
• Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer

References