Goodies is the sixth album by jazz guitarist George Benson recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series accessed December 13, 2015
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "Verve needed one more album from Benson after he signed with A&M/CTI, and ended up with a strange grab-bag in which Benson plays superbly throughout, whatever the odd goulash of sounds in back of him".
Track listing All compositions by George Benson except as indicated "I Remember Wes" – 3:50 "Carnival Joys" – 3:50 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler) – 4:40 "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) – 3:37 "Julie" – 3:10 "Windmills of Your Mind" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 5:00 "Doobie, Doobie Blues" – 5:10 "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) – 4:45 "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:10
Personnel Musicians George Benson – guitar, vocals Clark Terry – trumpet Garnett Brown – trombone Arthur Clarke – tenor saxophone, flute George Marge – tenor saxophone, flute Bobby Lucas – harmonica Paul Griffin – piano, celeste Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (tracks 4, 6–7) Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9) Jimmy Johnson Jr. – drums (tracks 4, 6–7) Leo Morris – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9) Jack Jennings – congas, vibraphone The Sweet Inspirations – vocals The Winston Collymore Strings arranged and conducted by Horace Ott (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)
Technical Esmond Edwards – producer Val Valentin – engineering director Don Hahn – engineer Barton Beneš – cover art Stephen Stuart – photography Del Shields – liner notes
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