Give Me the Night

Who played on Give Me the Night

• George Benson guitar, vocals all tracks
• John “JR” Robinson drums (drum set) on 8 tracks
• Paulinho da Costa percussion on 8 tracks
• Lee Ritenour guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on 7 tracks
• Patti Austin background vocals, vocals on 7 tracks
• Abraham Laboriel bass guitar on 6 tracks
• Jerry Hey trumpet on 6 tracks
• Kim Hutchcroft flute, saxophone on 6 tracks
• Larry Williams flute, saxophone on 6 tracks
• Greg Phillinganes keyboard, synthesizer, electric piano, Rhodes piano on 5 tracks
• Herbie Hancock piano, synthesizer, keyboard on 5 tracks
• Richard Tee bass synthesizer, electric piano, synthesizer on 5 tracks
• Louis Johnson bass guitar on 4 tracks
• Tom Bahler background vocals on 4 tracks
• Diva Gray background vocals on 3 tracks
• Jim Gilstrap background vocals on 3 tracks
• Jocelyn Brown background vocals on 3 tracks
• Michael Boddicker synthesizer on 3 tracks
• Carlos Vega drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
• Marty Paich conductor, instrument arranger on 2 tracks
• Clare Fischer piano, Rhodes piano, synthesizer on 1 track
• George Duke keyboard on 1 track

Tracklist

1. A1 Love × Love — Rod Temperton 4:43
2. A2 Off Broadway — Rod Temperton 5:23
3. A3 Moody’s Mood — Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, James Moody 3:24
4. A4 Give Me the Night — Rod Temperton 4:58
5. B1 What’s on Your Mind 4:02
6. B2 Dinorah, Dinorah 3:39
7. B3 Love Dance — Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta 3:18
8. B4 Star of a Story (X) — Rod Temperton 4:40
9. B5 Midnight Love Affair — David “Hawk” Wolinski 3:31
10. B6 Turn Out the Lamplight — Rod Temperton 4:43

Production

• Bruce Swedien mix, recording
• Mark Sackett engineer
• Quincy Jones liner notes, producer
• Ralph Osborn engineer
• Sheridan Eldridge engineer
• Jim Sintetos mastering
• Kent Duncan mastering

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