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Space (George Benson album)

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Released
  
1978

Genre
  
Jazz/R&B

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
CTI Records

Recorded
  
1975

Artist
  
George Benson

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

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Space (1978)
  
Livin' Inside Your Love (1979)

George Benson albums
  
Pacific Fire, Goodies, In Concert‑Carnegie Hall, That's Right, I Got a Woman and Som

George benson space sky dive


Space is a compilation album by George Benson released in 1978 on CTI Records. It features his rendition of Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Coming" recorded during the Good King Bad sessions as well as some additional songs from his Carnegie Hall performance.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks recorded live at Carnegie Hall, except as noted.

Side one

  1. "Hold On, I'm Coming" Previously Unreleased. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, later included as a bonus track on the CD release of Good King Bad
  2. "Summertime" from In Concert-Carnegie Hall
  3. "Sky Dive" Previously Unreleased

Side two

  1. "Octane" from In Concert-Carnegie Hall
  2. "Gone" (Incorrectly listed as "No Sooner Said Than Done") from In Concert-Carnegie Hall

Personnel

  • George Benson - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Upchurch, Eric Gale - guitar
  • Hubert Laws - flute
  • Don Grolnick, Cliff Carter, Ronnie Foster - keyboards
  • Will Lee, Wilbur Bascomb, Jr., Wayne Dockery - bass guitar
  • Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark, Marvin Chappell - drums
  • Ray Armando, Johnny Griggs, Sue Evans - percussion
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • Fred Wesley - trombone
  • Frank Vicari - tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
  • Songs

    1Hold On I'm Coming5:44
    2Summertime7:16
    3Sky Dive6:51

    References

    Space (George Benson album) Wikipedia