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George Benson – lead guitar, vocals (2) [click here to see more vinyl/SACD featuring George Benson]
Phil Upchurch – rhythm guitar, bass (1, 3)
Ronnie Foster – electric piano, Mini-Moog
Jorge Dalto – clavinet, acoustic piano
Stanley Banks – bass
Harvey Mason – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Conducted by Claus Ogerman
Arranged by Claus Ogerman
Written by Bobby Womack (1), Leon Russell (2), Phil Upchurch (3), José Feliciano (4), George Benson (5), Ronnie Foster (6)
1 Hybrid SACD (stereo), standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions (Acoustic Sounds 40th anniversary series)
Original Label : Warner Bros. Records
Recorded January 6, 7 & 8, 1976 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Recorded & mixed by Al Schmitt
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Mastered direct to DSD by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original master tape
Photography by Mario Casilli
Liner notes by Al Young
Design by Peter Palombi ; art direction by Ed Thrasher
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in 2026
Tracks:
- Breezin'
- This Masquerade
- Six To Four
- Affirmation
- So This Is Love?
- Lady
Awards :
Grammy Awards 1977 : Record of the Year (This Masquerade), Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical)
Reviews :
“All of a sudden, George Benson became a pop superstar with this album, thanks to its least representative track. Most of Breezin' is a softer-focused variation of Benson's R&B/jazz-flavored CTI work, his guitar as assured and fluid as ever with Claus Ogerman providing the suave orchestral backdrops and his crack then-working band (including Ronnie Foster on keyboards and sparkplug Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar) pumping up the funk element. Yet it is the sole vocal track (his first in many years), Leon Russell's "This Masquerade" -- where George unveiled his new trademark, scatting along with a single-string guitar solo -- that reached number ten on the pop singles chart and drove the album all the way to number one on the pop (!) LP chart. The attractive title track also became a minor hit single, although Gabor Szabo's 1971 recording with composer Bobby Womack is even more fetching. In the greater scheme of Benson's career, Breezin' is really not so much a breakthrough as it is a transition album; the guitar is still the core of his identity.” AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.25 / 5