# Standing Together (George Benson album)

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Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.
The album includes a hidden track Benson recorded before Star of A Story.

## Track listing

* "C-Smooth" (DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer) - 5:54
* "Standing Together" (Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin) - 4:07
* "All I Know" (Peter Roberts, Scott Cross) - 4:36
* "Cruise Control" (Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson) - 5:08
* "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 5:15
* "Still Waters" (Larry Loftin) - 4:36
* "Fly by Night" (Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz) - 4:51
* "Back to Love" (Audrez Martells, Gary Haas) - 4:39
* "Keep Rollin'" (Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner) - 5:11

### Bonus track

* "You Can Do It, Baby" (George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega) - 7:04

### Japanese bonus track

* "Turn It Up" - 2:11

## Personnel and credits

Musicians
* George Benson – guitar (1, 3–5, 7–11), lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11), vocals (4, 7–9)
* Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
* Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
* Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11), vibraphone (1), arrangements (3, 4, 6, 8, 11)
* Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
* Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
* Paul Brown – arrangements (3, 6, 8, 11), programming (6)
* Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
* Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9), programming (9), arrangements (9)
* DeChown Jenkins – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 7), arrangements (1)
* Mike Sims – guitars (2)
* Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (3)
* Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (6)
* Nils Jiptner – rhythm guitar (9)
* Alex Al – bass (1, 4, 9, 11)
* Larry Kimpel – bass (3)
* Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
* Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
* Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (2–4, 6–8)
* Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
* Larry Williams – saxophones (3)
* Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
* Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
* Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
* Benny Diggs – backing vocals (5)
* La India – backing vocals (5)
* Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
* Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (6)
* Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
* Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
* Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
* Fred White – backing vocals (8)
Production
* Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
* Paul Brown – producer (1–4, 6–9, 11), mixing (1, 7, 9)
* Steve Dubin – co-producer (2, 7)
* Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
* Little Louie Vega – producer (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
* Gerald McCauley – co-producer (9)
* David Rideau – engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11), mixing (2–4, 6, 8, 11)
* Dave Darlington – recording (5), mix engineer (5)
* Martin Christianson – engineer (7)
* Tim Tan – engineer (9)
* Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
* Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
* Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
* Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11)
* Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer (5)
* Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer (5)
* Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA)
* Lexy Shroyer – production coordination (1–4, 6–9, 11)
* Daniela Federici – photography
* Hollis King – art direction
* Isabelle Wong – graphic design
* Dennis Turner – career direction

## Charts

| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 47 |