Wednesday 25 September 2013

Geroge Benson - 20/20 (1985)


20/20 was the title track of the Gold-certified studio album of the same name by George Benson in 1985. Released on the Warner Bros record label, the lead single by the same name reached no.48 on the Billboard Hot 100 & no.29 over here in the UK.
The song features the vocals Patti Austin and James 'JT' Taylor of Kool and The Gang. You can especially hear Austin's voice when when they sing the word "Visionnnnnn" and the tight scat duet with George at the outro.
20/20 as an album might be a little bubblegum for some soul fan's tastes, but to my mind there isn't one bad song; it just goes to show that an artist who is at heart a Jazz guitarist can cross over while not selling out.


The John 'Jellybean' Benitez remix:


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