Benny And Us

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A1	Get It Up For Love Congas, Percussion – Nicky MarreroWritten-By – Ned Doheny	4:33
A2	Fool For You Anyway Soloist, Guitar – Jim MullenWritten-By – Mick Jones	5:38
A3	A Star In The Ghetto Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – Arif MardinCongas – Ray BarrettoWritten-By – Phillip Mitchell	7:01
A4	The Message Recorded By – Bobby WarnerWritten-By – White*, King*	5:17
B1	What Is Soul Written-By – Ben E. King, Bob Gallo	4:34
B2	Someday We'll All Be Free Arranged By [Strings] – Cengiz YaltkayaRecorded By – Bobby WarnerWritten-By – Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard	5:13
B3	Imagine Arranged By [Strings] – Arif Mardin, Cengiz YaltkayaWritten-By – John Lennon	4:56
B4	Keepin' It To Myself Congas, Percussion – Nicky MarreroWritten-By – A. Gorrie*	4:30

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Roger Ball
• Arranged By [Horns] – Roger Ball (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4)
• Art Direction – Bob Defrin
• Artwork – Bob Defrin
• Backing Vocals – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart
• Backing Vocals [Additional] – Debra Gray (tracks: B2, B3), Luther Vandross (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4), Robin Clark (tracks: B2, B3)
• Baritone Saxophone [Additional] – Lewis Del Gatto* (tracks: A2, B1, B4)
• Bass – Alan Gorrie
• Drums, Percussion – Steve Ferrone
• Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Klein, Tom Heid
• Guitar – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre
• Keyboards – Malcolm "Molly" Duncan*, Roger Ball
• Lead Vocals – Ben E. King
• Photography By [Cover] – Steinbicker/Houghton
• Photography By [Liner] – David Gahr
• Producer – Arif Mardin, Jerry Greenberg
• Producer [Assistant] – Average White Band
• Recorded By – Gene Paul (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
• Recorded By [Additional] – Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn
• Tenor Saxophone – Malcolm "Molly" Duncan*
• Tenor Saxophone [Additional] – Michael Brecker (tracks: A2, B1, B4)
• Trombone [Additional] – Barry Rogers (tracks: A2, B1, B4)
• Trumpet [Additional] – Marvin Stamm (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Randy Brecker (tracks: A2, B1, B4)

Notes

Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker appear Courtesy of Arista Records
℗ © 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side 1 Label): ST-A-773893-PR
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side 2 Label): ST-A-773894-PR
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 1 Label): ST-A-773893-MO
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 2 Label): ST-A-773894-MO
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 1, etched): ST-A-773893-CC (PR)
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 1, stamped): Atlantic Studios D.K.
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 2, etched): ST-A-773894-CC (PR)
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 2, stamped): Atlantic Studios D.K.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 19105	Average White Band & Ben E. King	Average White Band & Ben E. King - Benny And Us ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 19105	US	1977
SD 19105	Average White Band & Ben E. King	Average White Band & Ben E. King - Benny And Us ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Atlantic	SD 19105	US	1977
ATL 50 384	Average White Band & Ben E. King	Average White Band & Ben E. King - Benny And Us ‎(LP)	Atlantic	ATL 50 384	Germany	1977
ATL 50 384-U, SD 19105	Average White Band & Ben E. King	Average White Band & Ben E. King - Benny And Us ‎(LP, Album, W/Lbl)	Atlantic, Atlantic	ATL 50 384-U, SD 19105	Germany	1977
ATC 9665	Average White Band & Ben E. King	Average White Band & Ben E. King - Benny And Us ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	ATC 9665	South Africa	1977

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