1983 studio album by George Benson
Pacific Fire is an archival studio album by George Benson released in 1983 by CTI Records .[1] This album consists of unreleased tracks recorded during the 1975 Good King Bad sessions. It is credited as the final release for CTI before the label temporarily folded until the 1990s. It was given its first ever official CD issue as a Japanese only release in 2017.
Track listing [ edit ]
Side one [ edit ]
"Knock on Wood " (Eddie Floyd , Steve Cropper ) – 8:15
"Moody's Mood" (James Moody , Eddie Jefferson) – 6:26
"Bandoleros Caballa" (Ronnie Foster ) – 3:42
Side two [ edit ]
"Melodia Español" (Benson, Hubert Laws ) – 4:38
"Pacific Fire" (Ronnie Foster) – 6:58
"Let Your Love Come Out" (Ronnie Foster) – 2:31
"Em" (Philip Namanworth) (originally included on Good King Bad ) – 5:19
Personnel [ edit ]
George Benson – lead guitar, arrangements (2, 4)
Eric Gale – rhythm guitar
Ronnie Foster – keyboards, acoustic piano solo (5), arrangements (3, 5, 6)
Don Grolnick – keyboards
Roland Hanna – keyboards, acoustic piano solo (2)
Bobby Lyle – keyboards
Gary King – electric bass, arrangements (7)
Dennis Davis – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
Andy Newmark – drums
Sue Evans – percussion
Michael Brecker – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
Ronnie Cuber – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
Joe Farrell – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
Romeo Penque – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
David Sanborn – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
David Tofani – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
Frank Vicari – saxophone, flute, woodwinds
Hubert Laws – flute solo (4)
Fred Wesley – trombone solo (1, 5)
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Dave Matthews – arrangements (1)
Production [ edit ]
Creed Taylor – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Chuck Stewart – photography
Blake Taylor – artwork, design
References [ edit ]
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Singles