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The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All
Greatest hits album by
Released2003
(in Europe, Brazil and Indonesia) [1]
Recorded1976–1986
Genre
Length79:36
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All is a compilation album by American singer and guitarist George Benson, released in 2003 by Warner Bros. Records. [1] [2] The album features some of the greatest hits of Benson's career in ten years of career, recorded between 1976 and 1986. This compilation is an international version of The Greatest Hits of All, [3] released in the United States that same year, however, it is a different album, with other Benson hits that had not been included in the American version. The order of the tracks is random, not chronological. This album includes tracks like " Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (released as a single in Europe in 1985), " In Your Eyes" (success in the United Kingdom and Brazil in 1983), "You Are The Love of My Life" (duet with Roberta Flack) and Benson cover versions for " Feel Like Makin' Love", " Nature Boy" and " Moody's Mood" (duet with Patti Austin).

Track listing

These are "the greatest hits of all" present in this Benson compilation: [1] [2] [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1." Give Me the Night" Rod Temperton Give Me the Night3:42
2." Turn Your Love Around" Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon,
Steve Lukather
The George Benson Collection3:50
3." Never Give Up on a Good Thing"Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro The George Benson Collection4:05
4." Love X Love" Rod Temperton Give Me the Night3:50
5." Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin 20/204:01
6." The Greatest Love of All" Michael Masser, Linda Creed The Greatest soundtrack3:34
7." Feel Like Making Love" Gene McDaniels In Your Eyes4:25
8." Breezin'" Bobby Womack Breezin'5:41
9." This Masquerade" Leon Russell Breezin'3:21
10." In Your Eyes" Michael Masser, Dan Hill In Your Eyes3:22
11."You Are The Love of My Life" (with Roberta Flack) Michael Masser, Linda Creed 20/202:53
12." Lady Love Me (One More Time)" James Newton Howard,
David Paich
In Your Eyes4:01
13."Kisses in the Moonlight"Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden While the City Sleeps...3:55
14."Love All the Hurt Away" (with Aretha Franklin) Sam Dees Love All the Hurt Away4:08
15."Being With You" Omar Hakim In Your Eyes3:55
16." Moody's Mood" (with Patti Austin) Eddie Jefferson, James Moody Give Me the Night3:27
17." Nature Boy" eden ahbez In Flight4:21
18." Love Ballad" Skip Scarborough Livin' Inside Your Love4:17
19." Shiver" Preston Glass, Suzanne Valentine, Narada Michael Walden While the City Sleeps...3:35
20." On Broadway" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil,
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Weekend in L.A.5:13
Total length:79:36

Personnel

Information taken from the back cover of the compilation: [2] [1]

Compilation producers:

Songs producers:

Executive producer:

  • Dennis Turner

Sound producer:

Management:

  • Turner Management Group, Inc.
  • Dennis Turner
  • Stephanie Gurevitz-Gonzalez

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian ( ARIA Charts) [4] 69

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [5] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Discogs. "The Very Best of George Benson - The Greatest Hits of All". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Benson, George (15 June 2004). "The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Amazon. "The Very Best of George Benson - The Greatest Hits of All". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 29.}
  5. ^ "British album certifications – George Benson – The Very Best Of George Benson - Greatest Hits Of All". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2021.