Lady Love Me (One More Time)
| "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" | |
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| Single by George Benson | |
| from the album In Your Eyes | |
| B-side | "Being With You" |
| Released | July 1983 |
| Format | 7" |
| Genre | R&B, Smooth Jazz, Adult Contemporary |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | James Newton Howard, David Paich |
| Producer(s) | Arif Mardin |
"Lady Love Me (One More Time)" is a single recorded and released by George Benson. It was written by David Paich and James Newton Howard, both of whom were associated with rock band Toto, Paich being a member and Howard a frequent collaborator. The song was produced by Arif Mardin. While the single was moderately successful in the United States, charting at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, #21 on the Soul singles chart and #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, it was markedly more successful in the United Kingdom. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 21 May 1983. It reached a peak position of number 11, and remained in the chart for 10 weeks.
'Lady Love Me (One More Time)' was recorded at Music Grinder Studio, Los Angeles; with additional recording at United Western in Hollywood, the Hit Factory and Record Plant in New York. The main recordings for the subsequent album 'In Your Eyes' were undertaken at Atlantic Studios, New York.
Personnel:
George Benson (Vocals, Backing Vocals, Solo and Rhythm Guitar), David Paich (Keyboards), Jeff Porcaro (Drums), Nathan East (Bass)
Songwriters: David Paich, James Newton Howard; Producer: Arif Mardin; Engineer: Gary Skardinia, assisted by Randy Burns and Robert Feist.
Background and Vocal Harmonies were provided by Lillo Thomas, B J Nelson, Brenda White, and Kashif. Lillo Thomas went on to have solo success with a couple of hit singles and albums in the latter part of the 1980s.
Rhythm arrangements were by Kashif; Vocal arrangements by Kashif and Paul Lawrence-Jones III. Both Kashif and Lawrence-Jones III had worked together on other projects including Melba Moore's 1982 club classic single 'Love's Comin' At Ya' and subsequent album 'The Other Side of the Rainbow.'
Kashif's work on 'Lady Love Me (One More Time)' is highly significant for it drove the direction of George Benson's music much wider beyond the jazz and disco / club influences that were so much a hallmark of his 1975 - 1982 output. This recording and accompanying album was also the first outing after George Benson's break from the previously long standing associations with Quincy Jones and Tommy Lipuma. In terms of completed recording, 'Lady Love Me (One More Time)' has a deep bass sound that is not so apparent on the other recordings included on the 'In Your Eyes' album which perhaps emphasizes the difference of the L.A. studio used for the recording in preference to the New York studios. The pace of 'Lady Love Me (One More Time)' was also faster to previous recordings and the other tracks on 'In Your Eyes.'
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