Give Me the Night is a 1980 album by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson.
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| Released | August 9, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee Studios, Hollywood; Kendun Recorders, Burbank | |||
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| Length | 42:21 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros., Qwest | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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Producer Quincy Jones released the album on his start-up label Qwest Records, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Records.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Give Me the Night charted at number one on both the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums charts, as well as number three on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA two months after its release.[3]
The album's success was closely associated with its title track lead single, which rose to the top spot on the Soul Singles chart.
The album earned Benson three wins at the 1981 Grammy Awards, including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, while "Moody's Mood" received Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male and "Off Broadway" received Best R&B Instrumental Performance. Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Dinorah, Dinorah."
Track listing
Side one
- "Love X Love" (Rod Temperton) – 4:45
- "Off Broadway" (Temperton) – 5:23
- "Moody's Mood" (Eddie Jefferson, James Moody) – 3:24 (featuring Patti Austin)
- "Give Me the Night" (Temperton) – 5:01
Side two
- "What's on Your Mind" (Glen Ballard, Kerry Chater) – 4:02
- "Dinorah, Dinorah" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) – 3:39
- "Love Dance" (Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta, Paul Williams) – 3:18
- "Star of a Story (X)" (Temperton) – 4:42 (*)
- "Midnight Love Affair" (David "Hawk" Wolinski) – 3:31
- "Turn Out the Lamplight" (Temperton) – 4:43 (**)
(*) Originally recorded in 1978 as "The Star of a Story" by Heatwave, of which Temperton was a member.
(**) Originally recorded in 1976 by Heatwave.
Personnel
- George Benson - guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Herbie Hancock, Richard Tee - electric piano, synthesizer
- Clare Fischer - synthesizer, acoustic piano, electric piano
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
- Lee Ritenour - guitar
- Greg Phillinganes, George Duke - keyboards, synthesizer
- Louis Johnson, Abe Laboriel - bass guitar
- Carlos Vega, John Robinson - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Jerry Hey - trumpet
- Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams - saxophone, flute
- Patti Austin - lead and backing vocals
- Jim Gilstrap, Diva Gray, Jocelyn Allen - backing vocals
- Patrice Rushen - backing vocals
- Bruce Swedien - recording engineer
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[15] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Japan | — | 74,750[16] |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||