In Your Eyes (George Benson album)

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In Your Eyes
Studio album by
George Benson
Released1983
Studio
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerArif Mardin, Kashif (co-producer on track 2)
George Benson chronology
The George Benson Collection
(1981) 		In Your Eyes
(1983) 		Pacific Fire
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

In Your Eyes is a 1983 album by George Benson.[2] It is his only album produced by producer Arif Mardin. It includes the hit "Lady Love Me (One More Time)".

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel Like Making Love"Eugene McDaniels4:22
2."Inside Love (So Personal)"Kashif5:13
3."Lady Love Me (One More Time)"David Paich, James Newton Howard3:59
4."Love Will Come Again" (with Chaka Khan)Arif Mardin, Hamish Stuart5:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."In Your Eyes"Dan Hill, Michael Masser3:16
6."Never Too Far to Fall"Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny4:00
7."Being With You"Omar Hakim3:52
8."Use Me"James Ingram, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil4:22
9."Late at Night" (with Vicki Randle; credited as Vickie Randle)Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil3:29
10."In Search of a Dream"Adam Falcon4:58

Note: Some cassette versions of the album have "Love Will Come Again" and "In Search of a Dream" extended to 6 minutes and 32 seconds and 7 minutes and 37 seconds, respectively. These versions were not included on vinyl or CD issues of the album.

Personnel[edit]

Musicians

  • George Benson – lead vocals, guitar solo (1, 2, 4, 6–8), rhythm guitar (2), backing vocals (4, 6)
  • Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
  • Robbie Buchanan – electric piano (1, 4, 6, 7), synthesizers (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), Moog bass (1, 6), rhythm arrangements (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic piano (5, 9), LinnDrum programming (6)
  • Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (10)
  • Kashif – keyboards (2), Synclavier 2 (2), synthesizers (2), Moog bass (2), drums (2), finger snaps (2), backing vocals (2), rhythm arrangements (2)
  • James Newton Howard – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
  • David Paich – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), brass arrangements (3)
  • Greg Phillinganes – additional synthesizer (3)
  • Steve Porcaro – additional synthesizer (3)
  • Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizers (4, 10)
  • Richard Tee – electric piano (5)
  • David Spinozza – guitar
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 6–8), guitar (5)
  • Ira Siegel – guitar (2)
  • Adam "Gus" Falcon – rhythm guitar (10), rhythm arrangements (10)
  • Will Lee – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
  • Nathan East – bass guitar (3)
  • Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (7)
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar (10)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 6, 9)
  • Leslie Ming – drums (2)
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums (3)
  • Carlos Vega – drums (4, 7, 8)
  • Steve Gadd – drums (5)
  • Steve Jordan – drums (10)
  • Sammy Figueroa – percussion (1, 4)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2)
  • Stephen Benben – finger snaps (2)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (3)
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 10)
  • Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone (1, 6, 10)
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
  • Tom Malone – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
  • Alan Raph – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10), horn arrangements (1, 6)
  • Jon Faddis – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10)
  • Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (3), brass arrangements (3)
  • Paul Lawrence Jones III – vocal arrangements (2)
  • Marty Paich – string arrangements (3)
  • Lee Holdridge – string arrangements (5)
  • Arif Mardin – BGV arrangements (6), rhythm arrangements (6), string arrangements (7, 9), synthesizer arrangements (8), horn arrangements (10)
  • Endre Granat – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Jonathan Abramowitz – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Julien Barber – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Alfred Brown – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Frederick Buldrini – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Ted Hoyle – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Harold Kohon – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Harry Lookofsky – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Guy Lumia – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Joe Malin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Richard Maximoff – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Gerald Tarack – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Emanuel Vardi – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Marilyn Wright – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Richard Young – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Fred Zlotkin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Mark Stevens – backing vocals
  • B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2)
  • Brenda White King – backing vocals (2)
  • Lillo Thomas – backing vocals (2)
  • Babi Floyd – backing vocals (3)
  • Hamish Stuart – backing vocals (3, 6), BGV arrangements (6)
  • Zachary Sanders – backing vocals (3)
  • Chaka Khan – backing vocals (4)
  • Diva Gray – backing vocals (8)
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals (8)
  • Robin Clark – backing vocals (8)
  • Vicki Randle – lead vocals (9)

Technical

  • Arif Mardin – producer
  • Kashif – co-producer (2)
  • Jeremy Smith – engineer (1–2, 4–10), mixing (1, 3–10), post tracking
  • Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineer, mixing (1–10), engineer (2), post tracking
  • John Agallo – additional recording
  • Danny Caccavo – additional recording
  • Bill Dooley – additional recording
  • Jay Messina – additional recording
  • Bobby Warner – additional recording
  • Stephen Benben – assistant engineer (2), assistant tracking
  • Gary Skardina – engineer (3)
  • Randy Burns – assistant engineer (3)
  • Robert Feist – assistant engineer (3)
  • Dan Nash – post tracking
  • Julie Last – tracking assistant
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Chrissy Allerdings – project coordination
  • Frank DeCaro – project coordination
  • Lu Sneed – project coordination
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Laura LiPuma – design
  • Jean Pagliusso – photography
  • Quiet Fire – hair, make-up
  • Beverly Silver – stylist

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In Your Eyes - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 547.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 53.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – George Benson – In Your Eyes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – George Benson – In Your Eyes". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – George Benson – In Your Eyes". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "George Benson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "George Benson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "George Benson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – George Benson – In Your Eyes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – George Benson – In Your Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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