Give Me The Night - George Benson - From the 1980 Album - 'Give Me The Night'

📻 Step into the full archive for more late-night selections:    / @thesouloflondon   Give Me The Night by George Benson, from the 1980 album 'Give Me The Night' Landing at the top of both the Jazz and Soul charts in 1980, George Benson’s “Give Me The Night” is a masterclass in sleek, danceable soul-jazz crafted for the groove-centric listener. Under Quincy Jones’s sharp production and arrangements—alongside Rod Temperton’s touch—the track melds Benson’s smooth guitar and vocal glide with a polished funk backdrop, all captured with pristine clarity by engineers like Bruce Swedien using the Acusonic process. This blend of contemporary jazz and R&B makes the tune a vibrant snapshot of its era, engineered and mixed to sparkling stereo detail. A must-have for collectors passionate about vinyl nuances, the original Warner Bros. pressing features distinctive etchings from Capitol’s Winchester plant and comes with a stiff paper inner sleeve bearing credits and lyrics. George Benson, who began as a jazz guitarist at 19, leverages his fusion chops here to soundtrack a night out with effortless sophistication, a groove that still commands attention on dance floors and in DJ crates decades later. Track details: Artist: George Benson Track: Give Me The Night Album: Give Me The Night Year: 1980 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul Style: Soul-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Contemporary R&B Label: Warner Bros. Records, Qwest Records #SoulOfLondon #GeorgeBenson #JazzFunk #SoulMusic #WarnerBrosRecords