George Benson
Album: Give Me the Night
Rating: * * * * 1/2
Release Date: 1980
Label: Warner Bros.
Time: 42:21

Tracklist:
1 Love X Love 			Temperton 			4:43
2 Off Broadway 			Temperton 			5:23
3 Moody's Mood 			Fields, McHugh, Moody 		3:24
4 Give Me the Night 		Temperton 			4:58
5 What's on Your Mind 		Ballard, Chater 		4:02
6 Dinorah, Dinorah 		Lins, Martins 			3:39
7 Love Dance 			Lins, Peranzzetta, Williams 	3:18
8 Star of a Story (X) 		Temperton 			4:40
9 Midnight Love Affair 		Wolinski 			3:31
10 Turn Out the Lamplight 	Temperton 			4:43

Credits:
Jocelyn Allen 		Vocals
Patti Austin 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Tom Bahler 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
George Benson 		Guitar, Vocals, Scat
Michael Boddicker 	Synthesizer
Jocelyn Brown 		Vocals (bckgr)
Paulinho Da Costa 	Percussion, Wind
George Duke 		Keyboards
Clare Fischer 		Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes
David Foster 		Synthesizer, Keyboards
Jim Gilstrap 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Diva Gray 		Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Herbie Hancock 		Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes
Jerry Hey 		Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft 		Flute, Saxophone, Wind
Louis Johnson 		Bass
Quincy Jones 		Arranger, Producer, Liner Notes
Abraham Laboriel 	Bass
David Paich 		Synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes 	Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), 
			Fender Rhodes
Lee Ritenour 		Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
John "J.R." Robinson 	Drums
Sid Sharp 		Concert Master
Bruce Swedien 		Engineer
Richard Tee 		Synthesizer, Keyboards
Carlos Vega 		Drums
Larry Williams 		Flute, Saxophone, Wind

Charts (Billboard)
Album:
1980	Give Me The Night	Black Albums		 1
1980	Give Me The Night	Jazz Albums		 1
1980	Give Me The Night	Pop Albums		 3

Singles:
1980	Give Me The Night	Black Singles		 1
1980	Give Me The Night	Club Play Singles	 2
1980	Give Me The Night	Pop Singles	 	 4
1980	Love X Love	 	Black Singles	 	 9
1980	Love X Love	 	Pop Singles		61
1981	Turn Out The Lamplight	Black Singles		33

Grammy Awards:
1980	S	 Dinorah, Dinorah	 	
	Best Instrumental Arrangement	
	Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones
1980	A	Give Me the Night	
	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	George Benson
1980	S	Moody's Mood	 	
	Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male	George Benson
1980	S	Off Broadway	 	
	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	
	George Benson