Tenderly (George Benson album) explained

Tenderly is a 1989 studio album by George Benson, produced by long time collaborator Tommy LiPuma.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell wrote that Benson has gotten the message by "giving up the fruitless search for decent contemporary material, he switched gears and recorded an album of old standards with top-grade jazz musicians".^[1]

Personnel

Musicians:^[2]

• George Benson – guitar (1–5, 7, 8), vocals (1, 3–6, 8)
• McCoy Tyner – acoustic piano (1–6, 8)
• Ron Carter – double bass (1–6, 8)
• Louis Hayes – drums (1, 6)
• Herlin Riley – drums (2–5)
• Al Foster – drums (8)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (4, 5)
• Marty Paich – horn and string arrangements

Production

• Producer – Tommy LiPuma
• Recorded by Elliot Scheiner
• Additional Recording – Bill Schnee, Al Schmitt and Steve Rinkoff
• Assistant Engineers – Peter Darmi, Troy Halderson, Roy Hendrickson, Joe Pirrera, Jim Shefler and Bart Stevens.
• Mixed by Bill Schnee
• Assistant Technician – Russ DeFilippis
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
• Project Administrator – Lou Snead
• Art Direction and Design – Ph. D
• Photography – Harris Savides

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	140
US Jazz Albums	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tenderly - George Benson | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. 2019-01-03.
2. as on album cover
3. Web site: George Benson Chart History. Billboard. 2019-01-03.