's ' from Breezin' Problems playing this file? The album marked the beginning of Benson's most successful period commercially. Breezin' topped the, Jazz and R&B album charts in and spun off two hit singles, the title song (which has become a standard) and 'This Masquerade,' which was a top ten and hit. The album itself was certified triple Platinum by the. The album won multiple prizes at the. The album won the awards for Benson and for and was nominated as for and Benson.
'This Masquerade' received the award for LiPuma and Benson, while it was nominated as for and as for Benson. Critical reception In a contemporaneous review for, music critic gave the album a 'C' and dismissed most of its music as 'mush'. In a retrospective review, 's Richard S. Ginell gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and said that, although Benson's guitar is 'as assured and fluid as ever', Breezin ' is 'really not so much a breakthrough as it is a transition album; the guitar is still the core of his identity.' Original version , a Hungarian jazz guitarist, recorded the original version of title track ', and has expressed disdain for Benson's success with his arrangement. Coincidentally, LiPuma produced both versions. In 2004, redid the song as ', using the original arrangement and guitar licks and adding a vocal track.
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Track listing Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1.
'Six to Four' 5:06 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. 'So This is Love?' Benson 7:03 3. 'Lady' 5:49 Personnel. George Benson – guitar, vocals. – acoustic piano, acoustic piano solo (2).
– electric piano, Minimoog solo (3), electric piano solo (5). – rhythm guitar, bass (1, 3). – percussion. – bass (2, 4, 5, 6). – arranger, conductor.
– drums Production. – producer. Noel Newbolt – associate producer. – recording, mixing. Don Henderson – assistant engineer. – mastering engineer.
Ed Thrasher – art direction. Robert Lockhart – art direction. Peter Palombi – design.
Mario Casilli – photography See also. References.