Absolute Benson

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

Personnel

• George Benson - guitar, vocals
• Luis Conte - conga, percussion, timbales
• Vidal Davis - drums
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Cindy Blackman - drums
• Carlos Henríquez - bass
• Christian McBride - bass
• Ricky Peterson - organ, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
• Luisito Quintero - percussion
• Joe Sample - organ, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
• Claudia Acuña - backing vocals
• Lisa Fischer - backing vocals
• Roy Ayers - backing vocals
• Richard Shade - backing vocals

Credits

• Produced by Tommy LiPuma, "Little" Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
• Arranged by Arif Mardin
• Engineering by Steven Barkan, James Farber, Jon Fausty, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee
• Assistant Engineering by Koji Egawa, Kayo Teramoto
• Mixing by Steven Barkan
• Mastering by Doug Sax
• Art Direction by Hollis King
• Photography by Jeffrey Scales, Kwaku Alston
• Graphic Design by Isabelle Wong

Chart positions

References

• Allmusic [1]
• Discogs [2]
• Barnes & Noble [3]
• Amazon [4]