The Greatest Hits of All is a compilation album by American singer and guitarist George Benson, released on July 8, 2003, by Warner Bros. Records and Rhino Entertainment.[1][2] The compilation received this title for containing the greatest hits of Benson's career and also in reference to the song "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by Benson in 1977 especially to be the main theme of the film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali. The song is featured on this album alongside Benson's other big hits. The songs are in chronological order, between 1976 and 1998, since "This Masquerade" and "Breezin'", including his most famous hits like "On Broadway", "Give Me the Night", "Turn Your Love Around", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Kisses in the Moonlight" and others. The compilation entered the Billboard and reached number 3 on the Jazz Albums.[3] At the end of the year, the album ranked number 15 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums.[4] The album also ranked number 74 on R&B Albums[5] and number 138 on Billboard 200.[6]
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Released | July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) |
Recorded | 1976–1998 |
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Length | 76:51 |
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A different international version of this album was also released, entitled The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All.[7]
These are "the greatest hits of all" present in this Benson compilation:[1][2][8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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1. | "This Masquerade" | Leon Russell | Breezin' | 3:21 |
2. | "Breezin'" | Bobby Womack | Breezin' | 5:40 |
3. | "The Greatest Love of All" | Michael Masser, Linda Creed | The Greatest soundtrack | 3:34 |
4. | "On Broadway" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Weekend in L.A. | 5:13 |
5. | "Love Ballad" | Skip Scarborough | Livin' Inside Your Love | 4:19 |
6. | "Unchained Melody" | Alex North, Hy Zaret | Livin' Inside Your Love | 3:56 |
7. | "Give Me the Night" | Rod Temperton | Give Me the Night | 3:42 |
8. | "Love X Love" | Rod Temperton | Give Me the Night | 3:50 |
9. | "Turn Your Love Around" | Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather | The George Benson Collection | 3:51 |
10. | "Love All the Hurt Away" (with Aretha Franklin) | Sam Dees | Love All the Hurt Away | 4:08 |
11. | "Never Give Up on a Good Thing" | Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro | The George Benson Collection | 4:05 |
12. | "Being With You" | Omar Hakim | In Your Eyes | 3:54 |
13. | "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" | James Newton Howard, David Paich | In Your Eyes | 4:01 |
14. | "20/20" | Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner | 20/20 | 4:05 |
15. | "I Just Wanna Hang Around You" | Cruz Sembello, Danny Sembello, John Sembello, Michael Sembello | 20/20 | 3:54 |
16. | "Kisses in the Moonlight" | Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden | While the City Sleeps... | 3:55 |
17. | "Shiver" | Preston Glass, Suzanne Valentine, Narada Michael Walden | While the City Sleeps... | 3:35 |
18. | "Let's Do It Again" | Curtis Mayfield | Twice the Love | 3:40 |
19. | "Standing Together" | Steve Dubin, Manuel Seal | Standing Together | 4:08 |
Total length: | 76:51 |
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Information taken from the back cover of the compilation:[1][8]
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