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Body Talk (George Benson album)

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Body Talk
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 1973
RecordedJuly 17–18, 1973
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length48:33
LabelCTI
ProducerCreed Taylor
George Benson chronology
White Rabbit
(1972)
Body Talk
(1973)
Bad Benson
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Body Talk is a 1973 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by George Benson except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance"George Benson, Pee Wee Ellis8:22
2."When Love Has Grown"Donny Hathaway, Gene McDaniels5:03
3."Plum" 5:11
4."Body Talk" 8:21
5."Top of the World" 9:11
6."Body Talk" (Alternate Take - Bonus track on CD reissue 1989) 9:21
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on July 17 (Tracks 4–6) and 18 (Tracks 1–3), 1973.[5]

Later releases

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This album was reissued on the Super Audio CD format in September 2018 by UK label Dutton Vocalion, remastered in both stereo and surround sound from the original analogue tapes by Michael J.Dutton. The surround sound portion of the disc features the quadraphonic mixes of the album, made available for the first time in over 40 years.

Personnel

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Production

  • Producer – Creed Taylor
  • Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
  • Album Design – Bob Ciano
  • Cover Photography – Pete Turner
  • Liner Photography – Steve Salmieri

References

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  1. ^ a b Body Talk at AllMusic
  2. ^ Dan Bilawsky (6 July 2011). "George Benson: Body Talk". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  5. ^ "Body Talk". at Doug Payne's CTI Records discography