Give Me the Night is a 1980 album recorded and released by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson. It charted at number one on both the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums Chart as well as number three on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
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Whenever dark has fallen
You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning
You can throw out all the blues and hit the city lights
’Cause there’s music in the air
And lots of lovin’ everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
You need the evening action (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance
It’s a chain reaction (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
You’ll see the people of the world coming out to dance
’Cause there’s music in the air
And lots of lovin’ everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
So come on out tonight and we’ll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers ’cause I see that starlight
Look in your eyes
Don’t you know we can fly
Just gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
’Cause there’s music in the air
And lots of lovin’ everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Every night)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
So come on out tonight and we’ll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers ’cause I see that starlight
Look in your eyes
Don’t you know we can fly
And if we stay together (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
We’ll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high
Never mind the weather (Ba-dubadub-dubadub-dubadub)
We’ll be dancing in the street until the morning light
’Cause there’s music in the air
And lots of lovin’ everywhere
So gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
Gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
So, gimme the night (Give me, give me)
(Alright, tonight)
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Released in the summer of 1980, Give Me the Night was produced by Quincy Jones and released on Jones’s start-up label Qwest Records, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Records.
The album’s success was due mainly to its lead single, also titled “Give Me the Night,“ which rose all the way to the number one single on the Soul Singles chart. Another selection on the album, “Moody’s Mood,“ was recorded with R&B singer Patti Austin. Certified Platinum by the RIAA, Give Me the Night was the only album Quincy Jones produced for Benson.
This album won Benson three Grammy Awards in 1981; 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 the song “Dinorah, Dinorah.“
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Bass Guitar: Abraham Laboriel
Unknown: Bruce Swedien
Unknown: Bruce Swedien
Background Vocals: Diva Gray
Guitar: George Benson
Lead Vocals: George Benson
Electric Piano: Herbie Hancock
Trumpet: Jerry Hey
Background Vocals: Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals: Jocelyn Brown
Drums: John Robinson
Unknown: Kent Duncan
Flute, Saxophone: Kim Hutchcroft
Flute, Saxophone: Larry Williams
Guitar: Lee Ritenour
Unknown: Mark Sackett
Synthesizer: Michael Boddicker
Background Vocals: Patti Austin
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
Producer: Quincy Jones
Unknown: Ralph Osborn
Synth Bass: Richard Tee
Unknown: Sheridan Eldridge
Concert Master Conductor: Sid Sharp
Background Vocals: Tom Bahler
Writer: Rod Temperton
Composer: Rodney Lynn Temperton
Artist: Georges Benson
Album: Give Me the Night
Released: 1980
Genre: R&B/Soul
Awards: Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
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