While the City Sleeps... | ||||
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Released | August 25, 1986 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
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Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Narada Michael Walden, Tommy LiPuma, Robbie Buchanan, Kashif, Preston Glass (associate) | |||
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Singles from While the City Sleeps... | ||||
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While the City Sleeps... is a 1986 studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released on Warner Bros. Records. It features musicians like Paulinho da Costa, Preston Glass, Paul Jackson, Jr., Marcus Miller and Narada Michael Walden (as drummer and producer), alongside young talents of the time like Kenny G, Randy Jackson and Kashif. Although it does not have any instrumental tracks, Benson's guitar playing is somewhat in the headlight in songs like "Love Is Here Tonight", "Teaser" and "Too Many Times". The most successful single of the album, "Kisses in the Moonlight", is still frequently played by Benson at live performances and is present on many of his compilation albums [2] (The Best of George Benson, The George Benson Anthology, The Essential Selection, etc.) On the B-side of the "Kisses in the Moonlight" single [3] – alongside "Breezin'" (Special Mix) on the 12" version – is the instrumental song "Open Your Eyes" (George Benson/ Ronnie Foster) (producer: Tommy LiPuma, engineer: Eric Calvi) which is not available elsewhere.
Shortly after the album's release, Benson performed "Love Is Here Tonight" in its entirety while guest starring in season three of the detective show Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Like many of Benson's pop albums, While the City Sleeps... was criticized for the absence of his distinctive jazz guitar instrumentals. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "While the City Sleeps" | Dave Innis, Sam Lorber | Tommy LiPuma, Robbie Buchanan | 3:35 |
2. | "Kisses in the Moonlight" | Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden | 4:21 |
3. | " Shiver" | Preston Glass, Suzanne Valentine, Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass (associate) | 5:23 |
4. | "Love Is Here Tonight" | George Benson, Jeffrey Cohen | Narada Michael Walden | 5:43 |
5. | " Teaser" | Jeffrey Cohen, David Jenkins, Cory Lerios, Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden | 4:40 |
6. | "Secrets in the Night" | Kashif, Greg Phillinganes | Kashif | 5:50 |
7. | "Too Many Times" | Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass | Narada Michael Walden | 4:37 |
8. | "Did You Hear Thunder" | Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow | Tommy LiPuma, Robbie Buchanan | 3:50 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]
Musicians:
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums Top 100 [6] | 25 |
German Top 100 Albums [6] | 48 |
Swedish Albums Top 60 [6] | 31 |
UK Albums Chart [7] | 13 |
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums [8] | 8 |
US R&B Albums [8] | 21 |
US Billboard 200 [8] | 124 |
Year | Title | Chart peak positions | ||
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [8] |
UK [7] [9] | NL [10] | ||
1986 | "Kisses in the Moonlight" | 13 | 60 | 32 |
1986 | "Shiver" | 16 | 19 | - |
1987 | "Teaser" | - | 45 | - |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [11] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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