‘On Marley in the Morning’ on Blue Panda Radio our featured album this week is…
Give Me the Night, a 1980 album by American soul jazz guitarist and singer George Benson. The album charted at number one on the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums charts, as well as number three on the Pop Albums charts.
The album’s success was closely associated with its title track lead single, which also rose to the top spot on the Soul Singles chart.
The album earned George 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” best instrumental.
Producer Quincy Jones released the album on his start-up label Qwest Records, in conjunction with Warner Bros records.
The album spawned 2 singles in the UK. One being it’s title track “Give Me the Night” the other being “Love X Love”.
We will be playing 5 tracks from the album this week, Monday through Friday, on Marley in the Morning
