ATLANTIC

SD 19105

ARTIST :

AVERAGE WHITE BAND & BEN E. KING

Title :

Benny & Us

Year :

1977

Produced by :
Arif MARDIN & Jerry GRENBERG

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SIDE A:
A1. Get It Up For Love (Ned Dohen) (4:33)
A2. Fool For You Any Way (Mick Jones) (5:38)
A3. A Star In The Ghetto (Phillip Mitchell) (7:01)
A4. The Message (White, King) (5:17)

SIDE B:
B1. What Is Soul (Bob Gallo, Ben E. King) (4:34)
B2. Someday We’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard) (5:13)
B3. Imagine (John Lennon) (4:56)
B4. Keepin’ It To Myself (A.Gorrie) (4:30)

All Selections Recorded by Gene Paul except Bobby Warner (A4)(B2)
Engineers for additional recording : Lew Hahn & Jimmy Douglass

Horn Arrangements on (A2,A4,B1,B4) by: Roger Ball

String Arrangements by: Cengiz Yaltkaya (B2)(B3) and Arif Mardin (B3)

Horn & String Arrangement on (A3) by: Arif Mardin

Cover Photography: Steinbicker / Hougton

Liner Photo: Avid Gahr

Art Direction: Bob Defrin

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Credits [PRODUCTION] details :
Produced by Arif Mardin & Jerry Greenberg.
ABLY Assisted by AVERAGE WHITE BAND

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Publ. by: -

Credits [GROUP] :

BEN E. KING : lead vocals

ALAN GORRIE : bass, guitar, background vocals

HAMISH STUART : guitar, background vocals

ONNIE McINTYRE : guitar

ROGER BALL : keyboards, alto saxophone

MALCOM DUNCAN : tenor saxophone

STEVE FERRONE : drums, percussion

Credits [MUSICIANS] :

RAY BARRETTO : congas (A3)

NICHOLAS MARRERRO : congas, percussion (A1,B4)

RANDY BRECKER : trumpet (A2,B1,B4)

MICHAEL BRECKER : tenor saxophone (A2,B1,B4)

LEWIS DEL GATTO : baritone saxophone (A2,B1,B4)

BARRY ROGERS : trombone (A2,B1,B4)

MARVIN STAMM : trumpet (A2,B1,B4)

JIM MULLEN : guitar (A2)

[Additional background vocals :]

Luther Vandross (A1,A2,A4,B1,B2,B3,B4),

Robin Clark (B2,B3), DEBRA GRAY (B2,B3)

More informations : -(1) Thanks: "Thanks To Alex Ligert Wood and Ian Laington"."Special Thanks to Noreen Woods and David Mintz". (2) Courtesy: Randy BRECKER & Michael BRECKER appear courtesy of ARISTA Records. (2) R&B Albums Chart  -  Peak Position:  14 -  Weeks On Charts: 19 (E: 7/30/77)  200 Pop  Chart  - Peak Position: 33 - Artist Top album # 6.

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