George Benson
Album: 	Absolute Benson
Release Date: 23.05.2000
Recording Date: May 1999
Label: 	GRP

Tracklist:
1 The Ghetto 			Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Al Eaton, Todd Shaw 	4:56
2 El Barrio 			G. Benson, Kenny Gonzalez, Joe Henderson, Louie Vega 	3:34
3 Jazzenco 			Marc Antoine 			5:48
4 Deeper Than You Think 	Joe Sample 			5:55
5 One on One 			Joe Sample 			7:05
6 Hipping the Hop 		Joe Sample 			3:57
7 Lately 			Marvin Sease, Stevie Wonder 	4:22
8 Come Back Baby 		Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin	5:59
9 Medicine Man 			George Benson, Joe Sample 	7:00

Bonus Track:
10 El Barrio (MAW Mix)	Remix by Masters At Work 		7:14


Credits:
Claudia Acuña 		Vocals (Background) #1,2
Roy Ayers 		Vocals (Background) #1
George Benson 		Guitar, Vocals
Cindy Blackman 		Drums #6,9
Luis Conte 		Conga, Percussion, Timbales #3-6,9
Vidal Davis 		Drums #1,2
Lisa Fischer 		Vocals (Background) #1,2
Steve Gadd 		Drums #3,4,5,7,8
Carlos Henríquez 	Bass #1,2
India			Vocals (Background) #1,2
Christian McBride 	Bass #3-9
Ricky Peterson 		Organ (Hammond), Synthesizer, Synthesizer Arrangements
Luisito Quintero 	Percussion #1,2
Joe Sample 		Organ (Hammond), Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Arrangements
Richard Shade 		Vocals (Background) #1


Produced 		Tommy LiPuma, Louie Vega #2, Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez #2
Arranged (Strings)	Arif Mardin #7
Engineering 		Steven Barkan, James Farber #7, Jon Fausty, Elliot Scheiner, 
			Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee
Assistant Engineering 	Koji Egawa, Kayo Teramoto
Mixing			Steven Barkan
Mastering		Doug Sax
Art Direction		Hollis King
Photography		Jeffrey Scales, Kwaku Alston
Graphic Design		Isabelle Wong


Charts (Billboard)
Album:
2000 	  	Absolute Benson 	  	R&B Albums 			 24
2000 	  	Absolute Benson 	  	The Billboard 200 		125
2000 	  	Absolute Benson 	  	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 	  1