Songs and Stories

Songs and Stories
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Studio album by George Benson
Released	August 25, 2009
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:02
Label	Concord
Producer	John Burk, Marcus Miller
George Benson chronology
Givin' It Up (2006)Givin' It Up2006 Songs and Stories (2009) Guitar Man (2011)Guitar Man2011

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Songs and Stories is a studio album by jazz musician George Benson. The album was released by Concord on August 25, 2009.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"	James Taylor	3:48
2.	"Family Reunion"	Catero Colbert, Rod Temperton	4:18
3.	"Show Me the Love"	Steve Lukather, Marcus Miller, David Paich	4:16
4.	"A Telephone Call Away"	Bill Withers	5:54
5.	"Someday We'll All Be Free"	Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard	6:19
6.	"Nuthin' But a Party"	Robert Harris, Christopher Lomax, Marlon McClain, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman	5:28
7.	"Come in from the Cold"	Marc Broussard, Radney Foster, Justin Tocket	4:31
8.	"Exotica"	Marcus Miller	5:28
9.	"Rainy Night in Georgia"	Tony Joe White	4:50
10.	"One Like You"	David Garfield, William "Smokey" Robinson	4:41
11.	"Living in High Definition"	Lamont Dozier	7:14
12.	"Sailing"	Christopher Cross	5:15

DVD-Audio / Japanese SHM-CD bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"It Ain't Over"	Norman Brown	4:06

Personnel

• Guitar, lead vocals - George Benson
• Guitar, vocals on "Nuthin' But a Party" - Norman Brown
• Bass Guitar, keyboards, percussion, vibraphone, vocals, programming - Marcus Miller
• Vocals on "A Telephone Call Away" - Lalah Hathaway
• Guitars - Paul Jackson, Jr., Ray Parker, Jr., Steve Lukather, Wah Wah Watson
• Acoustic guitars - Lee Ritenour, Marcelo Lima, Toninho Horta
• Violins - Todor Pelev, Victoria Lanier, Katheleen Robertson, Gerry Hilera, Dennis Molchan, Xiao Niu He, Sai Ly Acosta, Charles Everett, Joel Derouin, Susan Chatman, Ronald Clark
• Fretless Bass Guitar - Arthur Maia
• Violas - Robin Ross, Michael Molnau, John Hayhurst, Evan Wilson
• Saxophones - Gerald Albright, Tom Scott
• Trumpets - Chuck Findley, Gary Grant
• Trombone - Charles Loper
• Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes, David Garfield, William Magalhães, David Paich, Bruno Cardozo, Bobby Sparks
• Keyboards, programming - Rod Temperton
• Synthesizer - Steve Porcaro
• Drums - John "J.R." Robinson, Maguinho Alcântara
• Percussion - Paulinho da Costa
• Wind chimes - Noël Lee
• Background vocals - Patti Austin, Carolyn Perry, Lori Perry, Sharon Perry

References

• Allmusic [1]
• Discogs [2]
• Barnes & Noble [3]