In Your Eyes (George Benson album)

In Your Eyes is a 1983 album by George Benson. It is his only album produced by producer Arif Mardin. It includes the hit "Lady Love Me (One More Time)".

Track listing

Note: Some cassette versions of the album have "Love Will Come Again" and "In Search of a Dream" extended to 6 minutes and 32 seconds and 7 minutes and 37 seconds, respectively. These versions were not included on vinyl or CD issues of the album.

Personnel

Musicians

• George Benson – lead vocals, guitar solo (1, 2, 4, 6–8), rhythm guitar (2), backing vocals (4, 6)
• Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
• Robbie Buchanan – electric piano (1, 4, 6, 7), synthesizers (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), Moog bass (1, 6), rhythm arrangements (1, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic piano (5, 9), LinnDrum programming (6)
• Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (10)
• Kashif – keyboards (2), Synclavier 2 (2), synthesizers (2), Moog bass (2), drums (2), finger snaps (2), backing vocals (2), rhythm arrangements (2)
• James Newton Howard – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
• David Paich – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), arrangements (3), brass arrangements (3)
• Greg Phillinganes – additional synthesizer (3)
• Steve Porcaro – additional synthesizer (3)
• Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizers (4, 10)
• Richard Tee – electric piano (5)
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 6–8), guitar (5)
• Ira Siegel – guitar (2)
• Adam "Gus" Falcon – rhythm guitar (10), rhythm arrangements (10)
• Will Lee – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Nathan East – bass guitar (3)
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (7)
• Marcus Miller – bass guitar (10)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 6, 9)
• Leslie Ming – drums (2)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (3)
• Carlos Vega – drums (4, 7, 8)
• Steve Gadd – drums (5)
• Steve Jordan – drums (10)
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion (1, 4)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2)
• Stephen Benben – finger snaps (2)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (3)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 10)
• Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone (1, 6, 10)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
• Tom Malone – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
• Alan Raph – trombone (1, 3, 6, 10)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10), horn arrangements (1, 6)
• Jon Faddis – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 10)
• Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (3), brass arrangements (3)
• Paul Lawrence Jones III – vocal arrangements (2)
• Marty Paich – string arrangements (3)
• Lee Holdridge – string arrangements (5)
• Arif Mardin – BGV arrangements (6), rhythm arrangements (6), string arrangements (7, 9), synthesizer arrangements (8), horn arrangements (10)
• Endre Granat – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Jonathan Abramowitz – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Julien Barber – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Alfred Brown – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Frederick Buldrini – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Ted Hoyle – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Harold Kohon – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Harry Lookofsky – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Guy Lumia – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Joe Malin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Richard Maximoff – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Gerald Tarack – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Emanuel Vardi – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Marilyn Wright – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Richard Young – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Fred Zlotkin – strings (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Mark Stevens – backing vocals
• B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2)
• Brenda White King – backing vocals (2)
• Lillo Thomas – backing vocals (2)
• Babi Floyd – backing vocals (3)
• Hamish Stuart – backing vocals (3, 6), BGV arrangements (6)
• Zachary Sanders – backing vocals (3)
• Chaka Khan – backing vocals (4)
• Diva Gray – backing vocals (8)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (8)
• Robin Clark – backing vocals (8)
• Vicki Randle – lead vocals (9)

Technical

• Arif Mardin – producer
• Kashif – co-producer (2)
• Jeremy Smith – engineer (1–2, 4–10), mixing (1, 3–10), post tracking
• Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineer, mixing (1–10), engineer (2), post tracking
• John Agallo – additional recording
• Danny Caccavo – additional recording
• Bill Dooley – additional recording
• Jay Messina – additional recording
• Bobby Warner – additional recording
• Stephen Benben – assistant engineer (2), assistant tracking
• Gary Skardina – engineer (3)
• Randy Burns – assistant engineer (3)
• Robert Feist – assistant engineer (3)
• Dan Nash – post tracking
• Julie Last – tracking assistant
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Chrissy Allerdings – project coordination
• Frank DeCaro – project coordination
• Lu Sneed – project coordination
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Laura LiPuma – design
• Jean Pagliusso – photography
• Quiet Fire – hair, make-up
• Beverly Silver – stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References