George Benson - 20/20 (1985) 24-Bit/96-kHz Vinyl Rip

George Benson certainly is a good soul vocalist, fervently turning every phrase as if he meant every lovelorn syllable. Here on 20/20, though, he is shackled by stale pop/soul sentiments and one hack arrangement after another, assembled in no less than 17 studios! Russ Titelman, who shows only a flickering awareness of Benson's huge talent, is the producer, spelled twice by the even more commercial Michael Masser. The only bright spots are the tense high-tech title track and – surprise – an elegant Count Basie-like treatment of "Beyond the Sea," and with several jazz luminaries in the all-star band and Frank Foster and Ralph Burns handling the chart. There's only one instrumental, "Stand Up," and it ain't much.
( Richard S. Ginell - AllMusic Guide )

Track Listing:

A1. No One Emotion
A2. Please Don't Walk Away
A3. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
A4. Nothing Gonna Change My Love for You
A5. Beyond the Sea
B1. 20/20
B2. New Day
B3. Hold Me
B4. Stand Up
B5. You Are The Love of My Life