Absolute Benson

Absolute Benson
Studio album by George Benson
Released May 23, 2000
Recorded May 1999
Genre Smooth jazz, Latin jazz
Length 48:36
Label GRP/Verve
Producer Tommy LiPuma, "Little" Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
George Benson chronology
Standing Together
(1998)
Absolute Benson
(2000)
Irreplaceable
(2003)

Absolute Benson is an enhanced studio album by jazz musician George Benson. Taking a tip from 1999's pop-man-of-the-year Carlos Santana, Benson goes Latin on this release. The album was released by GRP/Verve Records on May 23, 2000.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Ghetto"  Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Todd Shaw 4:56
2. "El Barrio"  George Benson, Kenny Gonzalez, Joe Henderson, Louie Vega 3:34
3. "Jazzenco"  Marc Antoine 5:48
4. "Deeper Than You Think"  Joe Sample 5:55
5. "One on One"  Joe Sample 7:05
6. "Hipping the Hop"  Joe Sample 3:57
7. "Lately"  Marvin Sease, Stevie Wonder 4:22
8. "Come Back Baby"  Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin 5:59
9. "Medicine Man"  George Benson, Joe Sample 7:00

Personnel

Credits

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2000 R&B Albums 24
2000 The Billboard 200 Pop Albums 125
2000 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 1

References

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