Standing Together (George Benson album)

Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.

The album includes a hidden track Benson recorded before Star of A Story.

Track listing

 * 1) "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
 * 2) "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
 * 3) "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
 * 4) "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
 * 5) "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
 * 6) "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
 * 7) "Fly by Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
 * 8) "Back to Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
 * 9) "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11

Bonus track

 * 1) "You Can Do It, Baby" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04

Japanese bonus track

 * 1) "Turn It Up" - 2:11

Personnel and credits
Musicians


 * George Benson – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-11), lead vocals (2-11)
 * DeChown Jenkins – guitar (1, 4, 7)
 * Mike Sims – guitar (2)
 * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3)
 * Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
 * Nils Jiptner – guitar (9)
 * Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
 * Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
 * Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), vibraphone (1), arrangements
 * Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
 * Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
 * Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
 * Paul Brown – programming (6)
 * Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9)
 * Alex Al – bass guitar (1, 4, 9, 11)
 * Larry Kimpel – bass guitar (3)
 * Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
 * Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
 * Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
 * Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
 * Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
 * Larry Williams – saxophone (3)
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
 * Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
 * Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
 * Bennie Diggs – backing vocals (5)
 * La India – backing vocals (5)
 * Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
 * Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (6)
 * Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
 * Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
 * Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
 * Fred White – backing vocals (8)

Production


 * Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
 * Paul Brown – producer (1-4, 6–9, 11), mixing
 * Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing
 * Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing
 * Martin Christianson – engineer
 * Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
 * David Rideau – engineer, mixing
 * Tim Tan – engineer
 * Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer
 * Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
 * Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer
 * Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer
 * Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer
 * Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer
 * Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
 * Lexy Shroyer – production coordination
 * Daniela Federici – photography
 * Hollis King – art direction
 * Isabelle Wong – graphic design