Livin' Inside Your Love
Appearance
Livin' Inside Your Love | ||||
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Released | February 1979 | |||
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 66:50 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
George Benson chronology | ||||
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Livin' Inside Your Love is the seventeenth album by jazz guitarist George Benson, released in 1979. In the United States, it was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Omaha World-Herald | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Smash Hits | 4/10[4] |
The Omaha World-Herald opined that the music "is not as deep as [Benson] is capable of," but "occasionally inspired."[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
[edit]- "Livin' Inside Your Love" (Earl Klugh) – 6:37
- "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:31
- "Nassau Day" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:14
Side B
[edit]- "Soulful Strut" (Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders) – 5:37
- "Prelude to Fall" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:30
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 3:47
Side C
[edit]- "Love Ballad" (Skip Scarborough) – 5:15
- "You're Never Too Far From Me" (George Benson) – 6:43
- "Love is a Hurtin' Thing" (Ben Raleigh, Dave Linden) – 4:25
Side D
[edit]- "Welcome Into My World" (George Benson) – 4:08
- "Before You Go" (George Benson) – 6:27
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 6:36
Personnel
[edit]- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano solo (9)
- Ronnie Foster – Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CS30, Minimoog, Polymoog, acoustic piano solo (3, 5), Fender Rhodes solo (10, 11), Minimoog solo (11)
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (2)
- Phil Upchurch – rhythm guitar
- Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar, classical guitar solo (1)
- Will Lee – bass guitar (1-4, 8, 9, 12)
- Robert Popwell – bass guitar (5, 6, 10)
- Stanley Banks – bass guitar (7, 11)
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Mike Mainieri – orchestrations and conductor (1, 5, 7), vibraphone (5)
- Claus Ogerman – orchestrations and conductor (2–4, 6, 8-12)
Production
[edit]- Producer – Tommy LiPuma
- Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt
- Assistant Engineers – Don Henderson and Michael O'Reilly
- Rhythm section recorded at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
- Strings recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio (New York, NY) and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Production Coordination – Jill Harris and Christine Martin
- Music Contractors – Frank DeCaro and Christine Martin
- Art Direction – John Cabalka
- Design – Brad Kanawyer
- Photography – Tom Bert
- Direction – Ken Fritz, Dennis Turner and Connie Pappas.
References
[edit]- ^ "American album certifications – George Benson – Livin' Inside Your Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Livin' Inside Your Love at AllMusic
- ^ a b Smith, Will (13 Mar 1979). "New Sounds". Omaha World-Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.