George Benson

180g heavy-weight vinyl

Gatefold Jacket

Jazz guitar legend George Benson began his career unfeasibly young, recording for RCA aged nine. After a spell with organist Jack McDuff, he went solo in the early 1960s, cutting volumes of jazz and soul before belatedly scoring hits as a lead vocalist. Irreplaceable dates from 2003, when Benson had embraced the slick grooves of urban contemporary, working with Robert Bell’s son Hakim, Joshua P Thompson and fellow Babyface collaborator, Joe. This gatefold sleeve reissue comes complete with three songs that appeared on certain later editions, namely ‘Softly, In A Morning Sunrise,’ ‘Take You Out’ and ‘Arizona Sunrise.’

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Six Play
• A2. Irreplaceable
• A3. Loving Is Better Than Leaving
• A4. Black Rose
• A5. Stairway To Love
• A6. Reason For Breathing

• SIDE B
• B1. Cell Phone
• B2. Whole Man
• B3. Strings Of Love
• B4. Missing You
• B5. Take You Out
• B6. Softly, As In A Morning Sunshine
• B7. Arizona Sunrise