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{{Infobox album
| name       = Standing Together
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[George Benson]]
| cover      = George_Benson_Standing_Together.jpg|border=yes
| alt        =
| released   = June 2, 1998
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = [[The Record Plant]] (Los Angeles, CA); [[Westlake Audio]] (Los Angeles, CA); Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, CA); The Soul Shack (Van Nuys, CA); [[BearTracks Studios]] (Suffern, NY); Broadway Productions (New York, NY)
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 44:22
| label      = [[GRP Records|GRP]]
| producer   =
*Paul Brown
*Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
*[[Little Louie Vega]]
| prev_title = [[That's Right (album)|That's Right]]
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = [[Absolute Benson]]
| next_year  = 2000
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Standing Together
| type        = Studio album
| single1     = Standing Together
| single1date = 1998
| single2     = Cruise Control
| single2date = 1998
| single3     = My Father, My Son
| single3date = 1998
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{allMusic|class=album|id=352855 |first=Jonathan |last=Widran  |accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref>
| noprose=yes
}}
'''''Standing Together''''' is an album by [[jazz]] guitarist [[George Benson]] that was released in 1998.
The album includes a hidden track Benson recorded before Star of A Story.
==Track listing==
# "C-Smooth" <small>(DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer)</small> - 5:54
# "Standing Together" <small>(Manuel Seals, Steven Dubin)</small> - 4:07
# "All I Know" <small>(Peter Roberts, Scott Cross)</small> - 4:36
# "Cruise Control" <small>(Alex Al, Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson)</small> - 5:08
# "Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk" <small>(George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega)</small> - 5:15
# "Still Waters" <small>(Larry Loftin)</small> - 4:36
# "Fly by Night" <small>(Paul Brown, Steven Dubin, Tim Heintz)</small> - 4:51
# "Back to Love" <small>(Audrez Martells, Gary Haas)</small> - 4:39
# "Keep Rollin'" <small>(Gerald McCauley, Nils Jiptner)</small> - 5:11
===Bonus track===
#<li value=10> "You Can Do It, Baby" <small>(George Benson, Carl K. Gonzalez, Louie Vega)</small> - 7:04
===Japanese bonus track===
#<li value=11> "Turn It Up" - 2:11
== Personnel and credits ==
'''Musicians'''
{{div col}}
* [[George Benson]] – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7–11), lead vocals (2–11)
* DeChown Jenkins – guitar (1, 4, 7)
* Mike Sims – guitar (2)
* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]] – guitar (3)
* [[Marc Antoine (musician)|Marc Antoine]] – [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]] (6)
* [[Nils Jiptner]] – guitar (9)
* Robert C. Benson – programming (1)
* Melvin Davis – keyboards (1)
* Ricky Peterson – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), [[vibraphone]] (1), arrangements
* Steve Dubin – programming (2, 7), arrangements (2, 7)
* Tim Heintz – keyboards (2, 7), synth strings (4)
* Albert "Sterling" Menendez – keyboards (5, 10)
* Paul Brown – programming (6)
* Gerald McCauley – keyboards (9)
* Alex Al – bass guitar (1, 4, 9, 11)
* Larry Kimpel – bass guitar (3)
* Carlos Henríquez – upright bass (5)
* Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
* Kevin Ricard – percussion (1, 9)
* [[Lenny Castro]] – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
* Luisito Quintero – percussion (5)
* [[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]] – saxophone (3)
* [[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]] – trombone (3)
* [[Jerry Hey]] – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
* Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3)
* [[Jeff Pescetto]] – backing vocals (3)
* Bennie Diggs – backing vocals (5)
* [[La India]] – backing vocals (5)
* Reggie Burrell – backing vocals (6)
* Voncielle Faggett – backing vocals (6)
* Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
* Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (8)
* Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
* Fred White – backing vocals (8)
{{div col end}}
'''Production'''
{{div col}}
* [[Tommy LiPuma]] – executive producer
* Paul Brown – producer (1–4, 6–9, 11), mixing
* Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez  – producer (5, 10), mixing
* [[Little Louie Vega]] – producer (5, 10), mixing
* Martin Christianson – engineer
* Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing
* David Rideau – engineer, mixing
* Tim Tan – engineer
* Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer
* Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
* Rick Pohronezny – assistant engineer
* Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer
* Daniel Steinberg – assistant engineer
* Wassim Zreik – assistant engineer
* [[Doug Sax]] – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
* Lexy Shroyer – production coordination
* Daniela Federici – photography
* Hollis King – art direction
* Isabelle Wong – graphic design
{{div col end}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (1998)
! scope="col" | Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardJazz|1|artist=George Benson|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 23, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|47|artist=George Benson|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 23, 2022}}
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{George Benson}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:1998 albums]]
[[Category:George Benson albums]]
[[Category:GRP Records albums]]
{{1990s-jazz-album-stub}}