The Other Side of Abbey Road
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| Studio album by George Benson | ||||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | October 22-23 & November 4-5, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:36 | |||
| Label | A&M SP 3028 |
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| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
The Other Side of Abbey Road is a 1970 studio album by American guitarist George Benson of songs from The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.[1] It was his last album for A&M Records.
Online music service Rhapsody praised the album, calling it "winning", a "delightful release", and citing it as one of their 20 favorite cover albums.[3]
Track listing
- "Golden Slumbers"/"You Never Give Me Your Money" – 4:47
- "Because"/"Come Together" – 7:26
- "Oh! Darling" – 4:01
- "Here Comes the Sun"/"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" – 9:00
- "Something"/"Octopus's Garden"/"The End" – 6:22
All songs written by Lennon–McCartney, except "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison, and "Octopus's Garden" by Ringo Starr.
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Andre – trombone, euphonium
- Don Ashworth – baritone saxophone
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Phil Bodner – flute, oboe
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Herbie Hancock, Ernie Hayes, Bob James – piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ron Carter, Jerry Jemmott – Bass guitar
- Ed Shaughnessy, Idris Muhammad – drums
- Ray Barretto, Andy Gonzalez – percussion
- Don Sebesky - arrangements
Strings
- Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff – violin
- George Ricci – cello
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
Technical
- Sam Antupit - album design
- Eric Meola - photography
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Other Side of Abbey Road at AllMusic
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- ↑ Rhapsody’s Favorite Covers Albums Referenced August 1, 2010
