Livin' Inside Your Love
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| Released | February 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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Livin' Inside Your Love is the seventeenth album by jazz guitarist George Benson, released in 1979. In the United States, it was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Music Week | [3] |
| Omaha World-Herald | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| Smash Hits | 4/10[6] |
The Omaha World-Herald opined that the music "is not as deep as [Benson] is capable of," but "occasionally inspired."[4]
Track listing
Side A
- "Livin' Inside Your Love" (Earl Klugh) – 6:37
- "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:31
- "Nassau Day" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:14
Side B
- "Soulful Strut" (Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders) – 5:37
- "Prelude to Fall" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:30
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 3:47
Side C
- "Love Ballad" (Skip Scarborough) – 5:15
- "You're Never Too Far from Me" (George Benson) – 6:43
- "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" (Ben Raleigh, Dave Linden) – 4:25
Side D
- "Welcome into My World" (George Benson) – 4:08
- "Before You Go" (George Benson) – 6:27
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 6:36
Personnel
Musicians
- George Benson – vocals, guitars
- Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano solo (9)
- Ronnie Foster – Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CS30, Minimoog, Polymoog, acoustic piano solo (3, 5), Fender Rhodes solo (10, 11), Minimoog solo (11)
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (2)
- Phil Upchurch – rhythm guitar
- Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar, classical guitar solo (1)
- Will Lee – bass (1–4, 8, 9, 12)
- Robert Popwell – bass (5, 6, 10)
- Stanley Banks – bass (7, 11)
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Mike Mainieri – vibraphone (5)
Orchestration
- Mike Mainieri – orchestrations and conductor (1, 5, 7)
- Claus Ogerman – orchestrations and conductor (2–4, 6, 8–12)
Production
- Tommy LiPuma – producer
- Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
- Don Henderson – assistant engineer
- Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineer
- Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Jill Harris – production coordinator
- Christine Martin – production coordinator, music contractor
- Frank DeCaro – music contractor
- John Cabalka – art direction
- Brad Kanawyer – design
- Tom Bert – photography
- Ken Fritz, Dennis Turner and Connie Pappas for Ken Fritz Management – direction
References
- ↑ "American album certifications – George Benson – Livin' Inside Your Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ Livin' Inside Your Love at AllMusic
- ↑ "Album Reviews: George Benson — "Livin' Inside Your Love"" (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. March 24, 1979. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
- 1 2 Smith, Will (March 13, 1979). "New Sounds". Omaha World-Herald. p. 6.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. N. Y.: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.