In search of more platinum,
Benson turned to one-time Atlantic Records ace producer
Arif Mardin for support. Yet
Mardin's best days seemed to be behind him, as this mostly routine package of period R&B backbeats, synthesizer rhythm tracks, and love songs indicates. Any competent soul vocalist could have fit in comfortably here. For jazz fans,
Benson's albums at this point became a search for buried treasure, for his guitar time was extremely limited. But when you do encounter a
Benson solo, hang on tight. "Love Will Come Again," otherwise a routine soul bumper, concludes with a magnificent solo in octaves that
Wes Montgomery would have envied, breathtaking in its economy and swing. Also, check out the instrumental "In Search of a Dream" for proof that
George Benson could still burn.
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Richard S. Ginell, Rovi