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George Benson Anthology
2000 2x CD
Soul-Jazz
Smooth Jazz
Disco
Fusion
Jazz-Funk
Latin Jazz

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Rhino Records, Rhino Records
art direction Hugh Brown
art direction, design Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo
compilation producer A. Scott Galloway
compilation producer David McLees
compilation producer George Benson
executive-producer Dennis Turner
liner notes A. Scott Galloway
photography by Kwaku Alston
photography by [book cover] Just Loomis
photography by [front cover] Caroline Greyshock
producer [sound] Bill Inglot
remastered by Dan Hersch
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Recorded At A&R Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios, New York City
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded At Carnegie Hall
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At The Roxy
Recorded At House Of Music, West Orange, NJ
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Columbia 30th Street Studio
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Dawnbreaker Studios
Recorded At Generation Sound Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Minot Sound
Recorded At The Review Room
Recorded At BearTracks Recording Studio
Remastered At DigiPrep
Pressed By WMME Alsdorf
Packaged in a 6-Panel DigiPak format, with two trays on the middle and right panel, left panel pocket holds the 48-page Booklet, all housed in a Slip-On card-box cover.

Sticker on card-box:
The Virtuoso Who Broke Down The Walls Between Jazz, Pop, and R&B, 2 Discs, 32 Tracks Spanning The Legend's Entire Career Featuring All Of His Classic Cuts, Including Give Me The Night This Masquerade On Broadway Turn Your Love Around, Plus An Extensive Biography, Rare Photos, And More...

Tracks recorded :
1-1 in New York City, May 1, 1964.
1-2 & 1-3 at A&R Studios, New York City, February 9 - March 15, 1966.
1-4 at A&R Studios, New York City, August 1 - October 19, 1966.
1-5 at A&R Studios, New York City, and Capitol Studios, New York City, February 5 - February 7, 1968.
1-6 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, August 27 - October 22, 1968.
1-7 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, November 1971.
1-8 live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, by Record Plant Mobile, January 11, 1975, and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
1-9 to 1-11 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, January 6 - 8, 1976.
1-12 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August to November, 1976.
1-13 at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA, and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.
1-14 & 1-15 live at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA, by Wally Heider Remote, September 30 - October 2, 1977, and House Of Music, West Orange, NJ. Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2-1 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2-2 to 2-4 at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA, and Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2-5 at Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, CA.
2-6 at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2-7 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City, June 6, 1982.
2-8 at Atlantic Studios, New York City.
2-9 & 2-10 at The Village Recorder, West Hollywood, CA, and Sigma Sound Studios, New York City. Mixed at Clinton Recording Studio, New York City.
2-11 at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA, and Mediasound, New York City.
2-12 at Power Station, New York City, and Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
2-13 at Minot Sound, White Plains, NY.
2-14 at Power Station, New York City.
2-15 at Clinton Recording Studio, New York City, and Power Station, New York City.
2-16 at The Review Room, New York City, and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2-17 at BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, NY. Mixed at Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA.

Tracks taken :
1-1 from The New Boss Guitar Of George Benson ( 1964 )
1-2 & 1-3 from It's Uptown With The George Benson Quartet ( 1966 )
1-4 from The George Benson Cookbook ( 1967 )
1-5 from Giblet Gravy ( 1968 )
1-6 from Shape Of Things To Come ( 1968 )
1-7 from White Rabbit ( 1971 )
1-8 from In Concert - Carnegie Hall ( 1976 )
1-9 & 1-10 from Breezin' ( 1976 )
1-11 from single B-side ( 1984 )
1-12 from In Flight ( 1977 )
1-13 from LP Muhammad Ali In The Greatest (Original Soundtrack) ( 1977 )
1-14 & 1-15 from Weekend In L.A. ( 1978 )
2-1 from Livin' Inside Your Love ( 1979 )
2-2 & 2-3 from Give Me The Night ( 1980 )
2-4 from single A-side ( 1980 )
2-5 & 2-6 from The George Benson Collection ( 1981 )
2-7 from LP Jimmy Smith ‎ Off The Top ( 1982 )
2-8 from In Your Eyes ( 1983 )
2-9 & 2-10 from 20/20 ( 1984 )
2-11 from single A-side ( 1986 )
2-12 from CD George Benson / Earl Klugh ‎ Collaboration ( 1987 )
2-13 from from single A-side ( 1988 )
2-14 from Tenderly ( 1989 )
2-15 from CD George Benson & Count Basie Orchestra ‎ Big Boss Band ( 1990 )
2-16 from CD Various ‎ (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (A GRP Artists' Celebration Of The Songs Of The Beatles) ( 1995 )
2-17 from Standing Together ( 1998 )

℗ & © 2000 Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company.
Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
Barcode: 0 8122-79934-29 (Printed on outer slipcase)
Barcode: 081227993429 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 00392 (Outer slipcase)
Label Code: LC 02982 (Both CD faces)
Cistribution Code: R2 79934
Price Code: WE833
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812279934-2/1 10/00 (CD1, variants 1 to 3)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812279934-2/2 10/00 (CD2, variants 1 to 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (CD1 & CD2, variants 1 to 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0515 (CD1, variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0588 (CD2, variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05P1 (CD1, variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05P3 (CD2, variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05M8 (CD1, variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05M1 (CD2, variant 3)



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