The Other Side of Abbey Road
1970 studio album by George Benson
The Other Side of Abbey Road | ||||
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Studio album by George Benson | ||||
Released | June 1970 | |||
Recorded | October 22–23 & November 4–5, 1969 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 31:36 | |||
Label | A&M SP 3028 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
George Benson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Other Side of Abbey Road is a 1970 studio album by American guitarist George Benson of songs from the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.[1] It was his last album for A&M Records. The front cover is a photograph of Benson by Eric Meola in E 53rd Street, Midtown East, New York City.[3]
Online music service Rhapsody praised the album, calling it "winning", a "delightful release", and citing it as one of their 20 favorite cover albums.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Lennon–McCartney, except "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison, and "Octopus's Garden" by Ringo Starr.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money" | 4:47 |
2. | "Because / Come Together" | 7:26 |
3. | "Oh! Darling" | 4:01 |
4. | "Here Comes the Sun / I Want You (She's So Heavy)" | 9:00 |
5. | "Something / Octopus's Garden / The End" | 6:22 |
Total length: | 31:36 |
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Bob James – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ernie Hayes – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ron Carter – bass
- Jerry Jemmott – bass
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Ed Shaughnessy – drums
- Ray Barretto – percussion
- Andy Gonzalez – percussion
- Phil Bodner – flute, oboe
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Don Ashworth – baritone saxophone
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Wayne Andre – trombone, euphonium
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Mel Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bernie Glow – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Don Sebesky – arrangements
Strings
- George Ricci – cello
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Raoul Poliakin – violin
- Max Pollikoff – violin
Technical
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Sam Antupit – album design
- Eric Meola – photography
See also
References
- ^ a b The Other Side of Abbey Road at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ Rhapsody’s Favorite Covers Albums Archived 2010-07-31 at the Wayback Machine Referenced August 1, 2010
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