The George Benson Collection

The George Benson Collection is a compilation album by George Benson, released in 1981. Originally a two-LP set, it was reissued as one compact disc. In addition to previously released material from Benson's tenures with A&M Records, CTI Records, and his then-current label, Warner Bros. Records, the album features two new songs, including Benson's #1 R&B hit "Turn Your Love Around." The George Benson Collection was certified gold by the RIAA.^[1]

The George Benson Collection
Compilation album by George Benson
Released	1981
Recorded	1968–1981
Genre	Jazz R&B
Length	78:54
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Creed Taylor Tommy LiPuma Quincy Jones Arif Mardin Jay Graydon Michael Masser
George Benson chronology
Give Me the Night (1980) The George Benson Collection (1981) In Your Eyes (1983)
Singles from The George Benson Collection
"Never Give Up on a Good Thing" Released: December 1981

Track listing

All tracks originally performed by Benson, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Turn Your Love Around"	Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Bill Champlin	New song	3:51
2.	"Love All the Hurt Away" (with Aretha Franklin)	Sam L. Dees	Love All the Hurt Away (Aretha Franklin album)	4:10
3.	"Give Me the Night"	Rod Temperton	Give Me the Night	3:43
4.	"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi cover)	Vince Guaraldi Carel Werber	Good King Bad	6:51
5.	"Never Give Up on a Good Thing"	Tom Shapiro Michael Garvin	New song	4:06
6.	"On Broadway" (Drifters cover)	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller	Weekend in L.A.	5:18
7.	"White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane cover)	Grace Slick	White Rabbit	6:58
8.	"This Masquerade" (Leon Russell cover)	Leon Russell	Breezin'	3:19
9.	"Love Ballad" (L.T.D. cover)	Skip Scarborough	Livin' Inside Your Love	4:17
10.	"Nature Boy" (Nat "King" Cole cover)	eden ahbez	In Flight	4:20
11.	"Last Train to Clarksville" (The Monkees cover)	Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart	Shape of Things to Come	5:01
12.	"Livin' Inside Your Love" (Earl Klugh cover)	Earl Klugh	Livin' Inside Your Love	6:38
13.	"Here Comes the Sun" (The Beatles cover)	George Harrison	The Other Side of Abbey Road	2:33
14.	"Breezin'" (Gábor Szabó cover)	Bobby Womack	Breezin'	5:39
15.	"Moody's Mood" (James Moody cover)	James Moody Eddie Jefferson	Give Me the Night	3:26
16.	"We Got the Love" (with Chaka Khan)	George Benson	Chaka (Chaka Khan album)	3:28
17.	"The Greatest Love of All"	Michael Masser Linda Creed	The Greatest soundtrack	5:33

NOTE: "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" was omitted from the album's CD release due to the 74-minute storage capacity of CDs at the time.

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (1981-1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	14
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums	33
Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)^[2]	73

Year End Charts

Year End Chart (1982)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	30
U.S. Billboard 200	71
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	30
U.S. Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Gold	20,000^^
Japan	—	130,460^[5]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "American album certifications – George Benson – The George Benson Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 29.
3. "Top Selling Albums of 1982 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
4. "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
5. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
6. "British album certifications – George Benson – The George Benson Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2021.