This article is about the album by George Benson. For the album by Sonny Red, see Breezing (album).
Breezin' is the fifteenth studio album by jazz/soulguitarist and vocalist George Benson. It is his debut on Warner Bros. Records. It not only was a chart-topper in the Jazz category but also went to #1 on the pop and R&B charts. It was certified triple platinum, making it one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time.
Breezin' marked the beginning of Benson's most successful period commercially, topping the BillboardPop, Jazz and R&B album charts.[2] It spun off two hit singles, the title song (which has become a fusion jazz standard) and "This Masquerade," which was a top ten pop and R&B hit.[3] The album has since been certified as 3X multi-Platinum by the RIAA.[4]
In a contemporaneous review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" and dismissed most of its music as "mush".[8] In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Richard S. Ginell gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and said that, although Benson's guitar is "as assured and fluid as ever", Breezin' is "really not so much a breakthrough as it is a transition album; the guitar is still the core of his identity".[9]
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This article is about the album by George Benson For the album by Sonny Red see Breezing album Breezin is the fifteenth studio album by jazz soul guitarist and vocalist George Benson It is his debut on Warner Bros Records It not only was a chart topper in the Jazz category but also went to 1 on the pop and R amp B charts It was certified triple platinum making it one of the best selling jazz albums of all time Breezin Studio album by George BensonReleasedMarch 19 1976 1 RecordedJanuary 6 8 1976StudioCapitol Hollywood GenreSmooth jazzLength38 42LabelWarner Bros ProducerTommy LiPumaGeorge Benson chronologyBenson amp Farrell 1976 Breezin 1976 In Flight 1977 Contents 1 Commercial performance 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Production 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications and sales 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksCommercial performance editBreezin marked the beginning of Benson s most successful period commercially topping the Billboard Pop Jazz and R amp B album charts 2 It spun off two hit singles the title song which has become a fusion jazz standard and This Masquerade which was a top ten pop and R amp B hit 3 The album has since been certified as 3X multi Platinum by the RIAA 4 The album garnered multiple nominations and awards at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards The album won the awards Best Pop Instrumental Performance for Benson and Best Engineered Album Non Classical for Al Schmitt and was nominated as Album of the Year for Tommy LiPuma and Benson This Masquerade received the award Record of the Year for LiPuma and Benson while it was nominated as Song of the Year for Leon Russell and as Best Pop Vocal Performance Male for Benson 5 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingChristgau s Record GuideC 7 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 In a contemporaneous review for The Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a C and dismissed most of its music as mush 8 In a retrospective review Allmusic s Richard S Ginell gave it three and a half out of five stars and said that although Benson s guitar is as assured and fluid as ever Breezin is really not so much a breakthrough as it is a transition album the guitar is still the core of his identity 9 Track listing editSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Breezin Bobby Womack5 402 This Masquerade Leon Russell8 033 Six to Four Phil Upchurch5 06 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 Affirmation Jose Feliciano7 012 So This is Love Benson7 033 Lady Ronnie Foster5 49Personnel editGeorge Benson guitar vocals Jorge Dalto acoustic piano clavinet acoustic piano solo 2 Ronnie Foster electric piano Minimoog synthesizer mini Moog solo 3 electric piano solo 5 Phil Upchurch rhythm guitar bass 1 3 Stanley Banks bass 2 4 6 Harvey Mason drums Ralph MacDonald percussion Claus Ogerman arrangements and conductorProduction editTommy LiPuma producer Noel Newbolt associate producer Al Schmitt recording mixing Don Henderson assistant engineer Doug Sax mastering at The Mastering Lab Hollywood California Ed Thrasher art direction Robert Lockhart art direction Peter Palombi design Mario Casilli photographyCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1976 78 PeakpositionNew Zealand Albums RMNZ 10 9US Billboard 200 11 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 12 1Chart 2021 PeakpositionUS Top Jazz Albums Billboard 13 12 Year end charts edit Chart 1976 PositionUS Billboard 200 14 19US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 15 4Chart 1977 PositionNew Zealand Albums RMNZ 16 33US Billboard 200 17 26Chart 1978 PositionNew Zealand Albums RMNZ 18 35Certifications and sales editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 19 2 Platinum 140 000 United Kingdom BPI 20 Silver 60 000 United States RIAA 21 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one albums of 1976 U S List of number one R amp B albums of 1976 U S References edit Album Picks PDF WorldRadioHistory com Record World 3 April 1976 p 16 Retrieved 2 September 2021 Breezin Billboard Albums at AllMusic Breezin Billboard Singles at AllMusic American album certifications Benson George Breezin Recording Industry Association of America Past Winners Search GRAMMY com 1976 grammy com Retrieved 28 August 2011 Cook Richard Brian Morton 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings The Penguin Guide to Jazz 9th ed London Penguin p 113 ISBN 978 0 14 103401 0 Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s B Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved 21 February 2019 Christgau Robert 14 June 1976 Christgau s Consumer Guide The Village Voice New York Retrieved 27 May 2013 Ginell Richard S George Benson Breezin gt Review at AllMusic Retrieved 7 March 2010 Charts nz George Benson Breezin Hung Medien Retrieved November 9 2021 George Benson Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved November 9 2021 George Benson Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved November 9 2021 George Benson Chart History Top Jazz Albums Billboard Retrieved November 9 2021 Billboard 200 Albums Year End Billboard Retrieved 9 November 2021 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End Billboard Retrieved 9 November 2021 Top Selling Albums of 1977 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Recorded Music New Zealand Retrieved 9 November 2021 Billboard 200 Albums Year End Billboard Retrieved 9 November 2021 Top Selling Albums of 1978 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Recorded Music New Zealand Retrieved 26 January 2022 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1996 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 28 November 2021 British album certifications George Benson Breezin British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 12 December 2021 American album certifications George Benson Breezin Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 9 November 2021 External links editGeorge Benson Breezin at Discogs Breezin at Myspace streamed copy 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