Twice the Love
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| Studio album by George Benson | ||||
| Released | 28 June 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Jazz-Pop | |||
| Length | 49:56 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | George Benson (executive) | |||
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Twice The Love is the 1988 studio album of George Benson, recorded in collaboration with six different production teams. The two main singles off of the record were the title track Twice the Love and the Curtis Mayfield song Let's Do It Again which was a #1 hit for The Staple Singers in 1975. Music videos were shot for both of them. The songs You're Still My Baby and Let Go are instrumentals. The CD bonus track Let Go was originally released on the B-side of the Let's Do It Again single.[1] The songwriters are only credited on the label of the vinyl, but not on the CD printing, thus the CD editions are completely without songwriting credits.[2][3]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
Like many of Benson's pop albums, Twice the Love was criticized for the lack of guitar playing, and being an "attempt to chase the charts".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twice The Love" | Preston Glass, Alan Glass, C.A. Nolen | Preston Glass | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Starting All Over" | Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Jerry Scheff | Jay Graydon | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Good Habit" | Franne Golde, Dave Lambert | Dennis Lambert | 5:43 |
| 4. | "Everybody Does It" | Alan Gorrie, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | Dennis Lambert | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Living On Borrowed Love" | Jeff Pescetto, Allan Rich | George Benson, David Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Jonathan Lewis | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Let's Do It Again" | Curtis Mayfield | David Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Jonathan Lewis | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Stephanie" | Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, J. Scott Skinner | Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Tender Love" | Jerry Butler, J. Scott Skinner | Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond | 4:21 |
| 9. | "You're Still My Baby" | Marcus Miller | Tommy LiPuma | 5:40 |
| 10. | "Until You Believe" | Jerry Butler, Barry Eastmond, J. Scott Skinner | Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Let Go[lower-alpha 1]" | Cinda Firestone, Stephen Fox | George Benson | 3:34 |
Personnel[6]
Musicians:
- George Benson: Guitar, Vocals (all tracks), Arranger (2)
- Richard Aronson: Keyboards (5), Musical programming, Synthesizer sweetening (6)
- Mike Baird: Drums (3, 4)
- Bobby Baldwin: Drum and synthesizer programming, Arranger (11)
- Phillip Ballou: Background vocals (7, 10)
- Ethel Beatty-Barnes: Background vocals (7, 8, 10)
- Andy Bloch: Guitar (6)
- Frankie Blue: Background vocals (1)
- Wayne Brathwaite: Bass, Rhythm track arrangement (7, 8, 10), Drum machine programming (8)
- Alex Brown: Background vocals (1)
- Bobby Caldwell: Arranger (2)
- Lenny Castro: Percussion (3, 4)
- Bill Champlin: Drums, Background vocals, Arranger (2)
- Cliff Dawson: Background vocals (1)
- Kevin Dean: Keyboards (5)
- Barry Eastmond: Keyboards, String arrangement, Conducting, Rhythm track arrangement (7, 8, 10)
- Thomas Flammia: Background vocals (7, 10)
- Stephen Fox: Drum and synthesizer programming, Arranger (11)
- David Garfield: Keyboards (11)
- Diane Garisto: Background vocals (8)
- Siedah Garrett: Background vocals (3, 4)
- Claude Gaudette: Keyboards, Arranger (3, 4)
- Preston Glass: Keyboards, Bass sequencing and drum programming, Arranger (1)
- Franne Golde: Background vocals (3)
- Jay Graydon: Drums, Synths, Arranger (2)
- Nickie Harris: Background vocals (3, 4)
- Richard Hendrickson: Concert master for strings (7, 8)
- Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar (3, 4, 5)
- Genobia Jeter: Background vocals (6)
- Bashiri Johnson: Percussion (7, 8, 10)
- Randy Kerber: Synths, Arranger (2)
- Curtis King: Background vocals (7)
- Abraham Laboriel: Bass, Arranger (2)
- Dennis Lambert: Background vocals (3)
- Yolanda Lee: Background vocals (5)
- David Lewis: Drum programming (5, 6), Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer bass (6)
- Jonathan Lewis: Additional programming (5), Musical programming (6)
- Wayne Lewis: Keyboards (5, 6), Drum programming (6)
- Dennis Matkosky: Drums, Arranger (2)
- Jason Miles: Synthesizer programming (9)
- Marcus Miller: Bass (6), All other instruments than guitar (9)
- Cindy Mizelle: Background vocals (5)
- Gene Page: Synthesizer sweetening arrangement (6)
- Dean Parks: Guitar, Arranger (2)
- Phil Perry: Background vocals (3, 4)
- Eric Rehl: Synths (7, 8, 10)
- Angel Rogers: Background vocals (1)
- Jason Scheff: Background vocals, Arranger (2)
- Ira Seigel: Guitar (7, 8, 10)
- Terry Silverlight: Drums (7, 10)
- Neil Stubenhaus: Bass (3, 4)
- Vaneesa Thomas: Background vocals (5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Michael Urbaniak: Drum and synthesizer programming, Arranger (11)
- Audrey Wheeler: Background vocals (6)
+ uncredited strings
Technical:
- Carl Beatty: Engineer, mixing (7, 8, 10)
- David Bianco: Recording, mixing (3, 4)
- Jim Boyer: Engineer (5, 9, 11) mixing (9, 11)
- Pamela Byers: Album package coordinator
- Jamie Chaleff: Assistant engineer (3, 4)
- Earl Cohen: Mixing (5, 6), engineer (6)
- Iris Cohen: Assistant engineer (6, 7, 8, 10)
- Les Cooper: Assistant engineer (1)
- Mark Cretella: Assistant engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Mary Ann Dibs: Art direction/Design
- Maureen Droney: Engineer, mixing (1)
- Bino Espinoza: Recording (3, 4)
- Mick Guzauski: Mixing (2)
- Jay Graydon: Engineer, mixing (2)
- Robert Hakalski: Photography
- Valerie Hoebel: Production assistant (2)
- Ken Fritz Management, LA: Direction
- Fernando Kral: Assistant engineer (7, 8, 10)
- Tim Leitner: Assistant engineer (5, 9, 11)
- Tommy Lipuma: Album sequencing
- Jeff Lorenzen: Assistant engineer (1)
- George Pappadapoulous: Assistant engineer (7, 8, 10)
- Mark Pattis: Assistant engineer (7, 8, 10)
- Marrianne Pellicci: Production coordinator/PSTTS (3, 4)
- Jeff Poe: Assistant engineer (3, 4)
- Bruce Robbins: Technical assistant (7, 8, 10)
- Terry Robertson: Illustration
- Mike Russo: Assistant engineer (6)
- Doug Sax: Mastering
- Lou Snead: Project administrator
- Edith Wint: String contractor (8, 10)
- John Wise: Assistant engineer (6)
- Mitch Zelezny: Assistant engineer (1)
- Erik Zobler: Additional engineer (5)
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Album Top 100[7] | 12 |
| German Top 100 Albums[7] | 35 |
| Swiss Albums Top 100[7] | 29 |
| UK Albums Chart[8] | 16 |
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[9] | 10 |
| US R&B Albums[9] | 17 |
| US The Billboard 200[9] | 76 |
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [9] |
Dance Music/Club Play Singles [9] |
UK[10] | ||
| 1988 | "Twice the Love" | 23 | - | 91 |
| 1988 | "Let's Do It Again" | 8 | - | 56 |
| 1988 | "Good Habit" | - | - | - |
| 1989 | "Twice the Love" | - | 32 | - |
References
- ↑ "George Benson - Let's Do It Again at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Images for George Benson - Twice The Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Images for George Benson - Twice The Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- 1 2 Richard S. Ginell. "Twice the Love - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "George Benson - Twice The Love at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ as on album cover
- 1 2 3 Steffen Hung. "George Benson - Twice The Love". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "George Benson | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Twice the Love - George Benson | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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