Goodies (George Benson album)

Goodies is the sixth album by jazz guitarist George Benson recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.

Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "Verve needed one more album from Benson after he signed with A&M/CTI, and ended up with a strange grab-bag in which Benson plays superbly throughout, whatever the odd goulash of sounds in back of him".

Track listing
All compositions by George Benson except as indicated
 * 1) "I Remember Wes" – 3:50
 * 2) "Carnival Joys" – 3:50
 * 3) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler) – 4:40
 * 4) "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) – 3:37
 * 5) "Julie" – 3:10
 * 6) "Windmills of Your Mind" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman – 5:00
 * 7) "Doobie, Doobie Blues" – 5:10
 * 8) "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) – 4:45
 * 9) "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:10

Musicians

 * George Benson – guitar, vocals
 * Clark Terry – trumpet
 * Garnett Brown – trombone
 * Arthur Clarke – tenor saxophone, flute
 * George Marge – tenor saxophone, flute
 * Bobby Lucas – harmonica
 * Paul Griffin – piano, celeste
 * Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (tracks 4, 6–7)
 * Chuck Rainey – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9)
 * Jimmy Johnson, Jr. – drums (tracks 4, 6–7)
 * Leo Morris – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9)
 * Jack Jennings – congas, vibraphone
 * The Sweet Inspirations – vocals
 * The Winston Collymore Strings arranged and conducted by Horace Ott (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7),

Technical

 * Esmond Edwards – producer
 * Val Valentin – engineering director
 * Don Hahn – engineer
 * Barton Beneš – cover art
 * Stephen Stuart – photography
 * Del Shields – liner notes