Give Me the Night

Album by George Benson

Released 1980

Abraham Laboriel
bass guitar [1, 3-5, 7-8]
Andresen Typographics
graphic design
Bruce Swedien
mix, recording
Carlos Vega
drums (drum set) [7, 9]
Clare Fischer
Rhodes piano [6], piano [6], synthesizer [6]
Diva Gray
background vocals [1, 4, 8]
George Benson
guitar [1-6], vocal [1, 3, 6-10]
George Duke
keyboard [9]
Greg Phillinganes
Rhodes piano [6], electric piano [6], keyboard [1-3, 10], synthesizer [2-3]
Herbie Hancock
keyboard [7-8], piano [4, 8], synthesizer [6-9]
Jerry Hey
trumpet [1-3, 5-6, 9]
Jim Gilstrap
background vocals [1, 4, 8]
Jim Sintetos
mastering
Jocelyn Brown
background vocals [1, 4, 8]
John “JR” Robinson
drums (drum set) [1-6, 8, 10]
Kent Duncan
mastering
Kim Hutchcroft
flute [1-2, 4-6, 9], saxophone [1-2, 4-6, 9]
Larry Williams
flute [1-2, 4-6, 9], saxophone [1-2, 4-6, 9]
Lee Ritenour
acoustic guitar [7], electric guitar [10], guitar [2, 4-5, 8-9]
Louis Johnson
bass guitar [1-2, 6, 10]
Mark Sackett
assistant
Marty Paich
conductor [3, 8], strings [3]
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer [4-5, 8]
Norman Seeff
photography
Patti Austin
background vocals [1, 4, 6, 8, 10], solo [3], vocal [7]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [1-2, 4-8, 10]
Peter Brill
photography
Quincy Jones
liner notes, producer
Ralph Osborn
assistant
Richard Tee
bass synthesizer [4], electric piano [5], synthesizer [8-10]
Sheridan Eldridge
assistant
Tom Bahler
background vocals [1, 4, 8, 10]