Verve needed one more album from Benson after he signed with A&M/CTI, and ended up with a strange grab-bag in which Benson plays superbly throughout, whatever the odd goulash of sounds in back of him. Horace Ott's string arrangements are overbearing in scope and undernourished in tone; at times they don't even seem in sync with Benson's group. The big band tracks -- "Song For My Father" in particular -- are more tolerable, and the gospel singing of the Sweet Inspirations is harmless. There is one high-spirited Benson vocal, "That Lucky Old Sun," and it strikes fire. Perversely perhaps, the choice cut is a surprisingly hard-driven "Windmills Of Your Mind," in which Benson fights off the cheesy arrangement with some powerfully rhythmic work (watch out for the shattering psychedelic ending!).
George Benson
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AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:58 | ||||
| 2 | 3:57 | ||||
| 3 | 4:36 | ||||
| 4 | 3:44 | ||||
| 5 | 3:18 | ||||
| 6 | 5:16 | ||||
| 7 | 5:12 | ||||
| 8 | 4:50 | ||||
| 9 | 4:15 |
