Tenderly
Studio album by
George Benson
Released1989 (1989)
GenrePop, jazz pop
Length38:31
LabelWarner Bros
ProducerTommy LiPuma
George Benson chronology
Twice the Love
(1988) 		Tenderly
(1989) 		Big Boss Band
(1990)

Tenderly is a 1989 studio album by George Benson, produced by long time collaborator Tommy LiPuma.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell wrote that Benson has gotten the message by "giving up the fruitless search for decent contemporary material, he switched gears and recorded an album of old standards with top-grade jazz musicians".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Don't Know What Love Is"Don Raye, Gene de Paul4:39
2."Stella by Starlight"Ned Washington, Victor Young5:13
3."Stardust"Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish6:02
4."At the Mambo Inn"Frederick Lincoln-Guirty, Bobby Woodlen, Grace Sampson, Mario Bauzá4:53
5."Here, There and Everywhere"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:04
6."This Is All I Ask"Gordon Jenkins5:35
7."Tenderly"Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross3:05
8."I Could Write a Book"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart4:00

Personnel

Musicians:[3]

Production

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 140
US Jazz Albums[5] 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Tenderly - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. ^ as on album cover
  4. ^ "George Benson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. ^ Benson, George. Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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