Quincy Jones produced 1980’s Give Me The Night and predictably it sounds amazing. Benson’s guitar playing is tasteful and sparing as this is definitely a Benson vocal, or pop album. Rod Temperton wrote many of the songs and one of the last great disco hits in the title song. The few instrumental tracks are quite good too, with “Off-Broadway” receiving a Grammy award.
The talent involved in this album (Herbie Hancock, Greg Phillinganes, Louis Johnson, Abe Laboriel, Lee Ritenour…) is exceptional and the sound is pristine. It’s not a crossover album because there’s little jazz in it, but if you don’t enjoy listening to this music you’re probably not any fun. This is probably one that I got for $1 since it went platinum along with some Grammys and a peak of #3 on the Billboard charts.
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