Twice the Love

Twice The Love
Studio album by George Benson
Released 28 June 1988 (1988-06-28)
Genre Pop, Jazz-Pop
Length 49:56
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer George Benson (executive)
George Benson chronology
Collaboration
(1987)		 Twice The Love
(1988)		 Tenderly
(1989)
Singles from Twice The Love
  1. "Twice The Love"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Good Habit"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Let's Do It Again"
    Released: 1988

Twice The Love is the 1988 studio album of George Benson, recorded in collaboration with six different production teams. The two main singles off of the record were the title track Twice the Love and the Curtis Mayfield song Let's Do It Again which was a #1 hit for The Staple Singers in 1975. Music videos were shot for both of them. The songs You're Still My Baby and Let Go are instrumentals. The CD bonus track Let Go was originally released on the B-side of the Let's Do It Again single.[1] The songwriters are only credited on the label of the vinyl, but not on the CD printing, thus the CD editions are completely without songwriting credits.[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Like some of Benson's other pop albums, Twice the Love was criticized for the lack of guitar playing and creative jazz influence, generally labeled as an "attempt to chase the charts".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Twice The Love"  Preston Glass, Alan Glass, C.A. NolenPreston Glass4:30
2."Starting All Over"  Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Jason ScheffJay Graydon4:27
3."Good Habit"  Franne Golde, Dave LambertDennis Lambert5:43
4."Everybody Does It"  Alan Gorrie, Pam Reswick, Steve WerfelDennis Lambert4:29
5."Living On Borrowed Love"  Jeff Pescetto, Allan RichGeorge Benson, David Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Jonathan Lewis3:54
6."Let's Do It Again"  Curtis MayfieldDavid Lewis, Wayne Lewis, Jonathan Lewis4:53
7."Stephanie"  Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, J. Scott SkinnerWayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond3:46
8."Tender Love"  Jerry Butler, J. Scott SkinnerWayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond4:21
9."You're Still My Baby"  Marcus MillerTommy LiPuma5:40
10."Until You Believe"  Jerry Butler, Barry Eastmond, J. Scott SkinnerWayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond4:08
11."Let Go[lower-alpha 1]"  Cinda Firestone, Stephen FoxGeorge Benson3:34
  1. ↑ "Let Go" is only available on CD and Austrian LP editions[5]

Personnel[6]

Musicians:

+ uncredited strings

Technical:

Charts

Album charts (weekly)
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Dutch Album Top 100[7] 12
German Top 100 Albums[7] 35
Swiss Albums Top 100[7] 29
UK Albums Chart[8] 16
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[9] 10
US R&B Albums[9] 17
US The Billboard 200[9] 76
Song charts
Year Title Chart peak positions
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
[9]		 Dance Music/Club Play Singles
[9]		 UK[10]
1988 "Twice the Love" 23 - 91
1988 "Let's Do It Again" 8 - 56
1988 "Good Habit" - - -
1989 "Twice the Love" - 32 -

References

  1. ↑ "George Benson - Let's Do It Again at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Images for George Benson - Twice The Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Images for George Benson - Twice The Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. 1 2 Richard S. Ginell. "Twice the Love - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  5. ↑ "George Benson - Twice The Love at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. ↑ as on album cover
  7. 1 2 3 Steffen Hung. "George Benson - Twice The Love". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  8. ↑ "George Benson | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Twice the Love - George Benson | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  10. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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