George BENSON
&
Al JARREAU


Giving It Up

(2003)



1. Breezin' 5'40
(Bobby Womack / Al Jarreau)
ABKCO MUSIC, Inc. / EMI UARR CATALOG Inc. / Al JARREAU MUSIC c/o SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. - BMI
Arranged by Larry Williams
2. Mornin' 5'03
(Al Jarreau / David Foster / Jay Grandon)
Al JARREAU MUSIC c/o SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. - BMI / WARNER TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. - BMI / GARDEN RAKE MUSIC Incc. - ASCAP
Arranged by Michael Broening
3. Long Come Tutu 6'39
(Marcus Miller / Al Jarreau)
SUNSET BURGUNDY, Inc. c/o UNIVERSAL MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING - ASCAP / Al JARREAU MUSIC c/o SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. - BMI
Arranged by Marcus Miller
4. God Bless The Child (Live) 3'42
(Billie Hollyday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.)
Edward B. MARKS MUSIC Co. - ASCAP
Arranged by Patrice Rushen, George Benson and John Burk
5. Summer Breeze 5'03
(Darrell Crofts / Jimmy Seals)
SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. / FATZILU PUBLISHING / SATJUJO MUSIC - BMI
Arranged by Larry Williams
6. All I Am 3'24
(Rex Rideout / Phillip "Taj" Jackson)
UNCLE BUDDIE's MUSIC, Inc. / WATERMUSIC PUBLISHING - ASCAP
Arranged by Rex Rideout
7. Ordinary People 5'20
(John Legend / wilLi.am)
CHERRY RIVER MUSIC, Co. / John LEGEND PUBLISHING / WILLI.AM MUSIC - BMI
Arranged by Michael Broening
8. Let It Rain 4'55
(Al Jarreau / Barry Eastmond)
Al JARREAU MUSIC c/o SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. - BMI / MELORIE MUSIC - ASCAP
Arranged by Barry Eastmond
9. Givin' It Up For Love 3'58
(Al Jarreau / Freddie Ravel)
Al JARREAU MUSIC c/o SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. - BMI / RAVELATION - ASCAP
Arranged by Freddie Ravel
10. Every Time You Go Away 4'31
(Darryl Hall)
HOT-CHA MUSIC Co. c/o UNICHAPPEL MUSIC, Inc. - BMI
Arranged by Larry Williams
11. Four 5'16
(Miles Davis / John Hendricks)
PRESTIGE MUSIC Co. - BMI
12. Don't Start No Schtuff 4'45
font size=4 color=#dddddd>(Al Jarreau / John Turano)
Al JARREAU MUSIC c/o SONGS Of UNIVERSAL, Inc. - BMI / TUNUDA MUSIC - ASCAP
Arranged by John Turano
13. Bring It On Home To Me 4'24
(Sam Cooke)
ABKCO MUSIC, Inc. - BMI
Arranged by Randy Waldman

Total Time: 62:40


  • George Benson - Guitar (1-13), Vocals (1, 3-6, 9-13), Background Vocals (7)
  • Al Jarreau - Vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 11-13), Vocal Percussion (1, 2, 4, 10), Background Vocals (2, 7)
  • A. Ray "The Weeper" Fuller - Guitar (1, 5)
  • Dean Parks - Guitar (1, 5, 8, 10, 13)
  • Michael Thompson - Guitar (10)
  • Freddie Fox - Guitar (2, 7)
  • Michael O'Neill - Rhythm Guitar (9)
  • Herbie Hancock - Piano (3)
  • Rex Rideout - Piano (7)
  • Larry Williams - Keyboards (1, 5), Piano (5, 10)
  • Barry Eastmond - Keyboards (8)
  • Randy Waldman - Piano (13)
  • Patrice Rushen -Keyboards (3, 10-12), Fender Rhodes Electric Piano (4, 6, 8, 13), Drums (9), Percussion (9)
  • Freddie Ravel - Moog Bass (9), Clavinet (9), Organ (9), Rhodes (9), Synths (9)
  • Joe Turano - Wurlizer Electric Piano (12), Hammond B-3 (12)
  • Michael Broening - Programming (2, 6), Piano (2, 7), Keyboards (2, 7), Organ (13)
  • Marion Meadows - Saxophone (2, 7)
  • Chris Botti - Trumpet (8)
  • Abraham Laboriel - Electric Bass (1, 6, 13)
  • Mel Brown - Bass (2, 7)
  • Marcus Miller - Bass (3-5, 8, 10)
  • Stanley Clarke - Bass (11, 12)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums (1, 4, 5, 8, 10-13)
  • Michael Brown - Drums (2)
  • Michael White - Drums (3, 7)
  • Gregg Field - Drums (6)
  • Ricky Lawson - Drums (6)
  • Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (1, 5, 8, 10, 13)
  • Bashin Johnson - Percussion (8)
  • Jill Scott - Vocals (4)
  • Patti Austin - Vocals (8), Background Vocals (8)
  • Paul McCartney - Vocals (13)
  • Maxi Anderson - Background Vocals (8)
  • Valerie Pinkston - Background Vocals (8)
  • Darlene Perry - Background Vocals (8)
  • Sharon Perry - Background Vocals (8)
  • Loraine Perry - Background Vocals (8)
  • Sandra Simmons Williams - Background Vocals (8)
  • De'Ante Duckett - Background Vocals (9, 13)
  • Alethea Mills - Background Vocals (9, 13)
  • Chavonne Morris - Background Vocals (9, 13)

    Produced by John Burk
    Executive Producers: Glen Barros; Noel Lee, The HEAD MONSTER & Kevin Lee, The LITTLE MONSTER
    "Mornin"' and "Ordinary People" Produced by Michael Broening & John Burk
    "Givin' It Up For Love" Produced by Freddie Ravel & John Burk
    "Tutu" Co-Produced by Marcus Miller
    "Every Time You Go Away" Co-Produced by Larry Williams
    "Four" Co-Produced by Chris Dunn
    A&R - Chris Dunn
    A&R Administration - Mary Hogan
    A&R Production Consultant - Gerald McCauley
    Recording Engineers: Jeff Harris, Don Murray, Seth Presant, Bill Smith, Michael Broening, Myron Chandler, Charlie Paakkari
    Pro Tools Engineering and Editing: Seth Presant, Bill Smith
    Additional Engineering: Barry Eastmond, Eric Ferguson, John Wroble, Kevin Веска, Carlos "Storm" Martinez, Dennis F. Moody
    Assistant Engineers: Keith Gretlein, Casey Lewis, Paul Smith; Phillip Broussard, Jr.
    Pro Tools engineer at Henson Studios: German Villacorta
    Additional Pro Tools engineer: Alex Pavlides
    Assistant Engineer & guitar tech at Porcupine:
    Travis Robertson
    Guitar Techs: Larry Melero, Terence Thomas, Nate Lee
    Mixed by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA Assistant mix engineer: Steve Genewick Mastered by Doug Sax with Sangwook "Sunny" Nam at
    The MASTERING LAB, Ojai, CA
    Photographs: Randee St. Nicholas
    Grooming: Riku Campo
    Stylist: Heidi Meek
    Location Courtesy of
    La LOGGIA RISTORANTE
    Art Direction: Andrew Pham & Abbey Anna
    Package Design: Andrew Pham

    Recorded by Don Murray at HENSON STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA
    April 18-22, 24 & 25, 2006

    Additional Recording Studios:

    G STUDIO DIGITAL, STUDIO CITY, CA
    CAPITOL STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA
    LAFX, North Hollywood, CA
    NRG RECORDING, North Hollywood, CA
    The PASS STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA
    PORCUPINE STUDIOS, Phoenix, AZ
    The В HIVE, Phoenix, AZ
    EAST BAY STUIOS, Tarrytown, NY
    WHITE LIGHTING STUDIOS, Sylmar, CA
    WILLYWORLD STUDIO, Hollywood Hills, CA
    RAVELATION STUDIOS, Loseles, CA

    Chris Botti appears Courtesy of COLAMBIA RECORDS
    Herbie Hancock appears Courtesy of
    The VERVE MUSIC GROUP
    Marion Meadows appears courtesy of
    HEADS UP INTERNATIONAL
    Jill Scott appears Courtesy ol
    HIDDEN BEACH RECORDINGS
    Patti Austin appears Courtesy of
    RENDEZVOUZ ENTERTAINMENT
    Michael O'Neill appears Courtesy of GREEN BEAN RECORDS

    George Benson uses IBANEZ Guitars, MONSTER Cable and THOMASTIK Strings
    A. Ray "The Weeper" Fuller plays SINGLETOUCH and D'ANGELICO Guitars
    Mel Brown plays Dean MARKLEY Strings and FENDER Bass Amplifiers
    Patrice Rushen plays YAMAHA Acoustic Piano & Synthesizers
    Vinnie Colaiuta plays GRETSCH Drums, ZILDJIAN Cymbals
    Ricky Lawson plays PEARL Drums, PAISTE Cymbals
    Gregg Field plays YAMAHA Drums, ZILDJIAN Cymbals, VIC FIRTH Drum Sticks
    Michael O'Neill plays YAMAHA Guitars, Line 6 amps, DR String, MONSTER Cable, SHURE Microphones, SEYMOUR DUNCAN Pickups
    Freddie Ravel uses BOSENDORFER Pianos, MOTU, M-Audio, NUEMANN Microphones, SanDisk, WAVES and Yamaha and ROLAND Synthesizers

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