George Benson version .281977.29 The Greatest Love of All

1 george benson version (1977)

1.1 charts positions

1.1.1 weekly charts
1.1.2 year-end charts


1.2 single track listing

1.2.1 full single tracks
1.2.2 single edited tracks


1.3 personnel
1.4 george benson , luciano pavarotti
1.5 versions of single in other countries
1.6 single funkin jamaica (n.y.)
1.7 floating gold ep in thailand

george benson version (1977)

the original version of greatest love of recorded in 1977 benson , released on soundtrack album greatest. song released single in same year , substantial hit, reaching @ number 2 on r&b chart, becoming first r&b top ten hit arista records. in other charts, single between positions number 22 , number 27 in u.s. , in uk, not peaking position in other countries.

charts positions

the original version of greatest love of recorded in 1977 george benson reached following positions:

single track listing

the original single of song released in u.s. has 2 versions: 1 complete length of 5:35 , edited length of 3:29.

full single tracks

single edited tracks

personnel

writer – michael masser, linda creed
arranger – michael masser, lee holdridge
conductor, orchestrated – lee holdridge
producer – michael masser
lead vocal - george benson
piano – michael masser
guitar – lee ritenour
drums – harvey mason
bass – stanley banks

george benson , luciano pavarotti

on may 29, 2001, italian operatic tenor luciano pavarotti performed concert pavarotti & friends in hometown of modena, italy. raise money refugees afghanistan under united nations high commissioner refugees, concert called pavarotti & friends afghanistan featured guest artists, 1 of them being friend george benson. song performed in duet 2 benson s song greatest love of , sung in parts benson in english , elsewhere pavarotti in italian. complete concert pavarotti & friends afghanistan raised $3.3 million cause, , recorded , released in cd in 2001. song credited original title greatest love of recorded benson.

versions of single in other countries

the original single of greatest love of george benson has been released in several other countries, shown in chart below.

single funkin jamaica (n.y.)

in july 1984, single released in uk label old gold, greatest love of . benson s original recording remained on a-side of single, , on b-side hit single of artist: funkin jamaica (n.y.) tom browne, released in 1980.

the floating gold ep in thailand

in 1977, extended play (ep) 4 successful soul music songs year released in thailand. ep called floating gold, released label royalsound, in reference song float on floaters, first track of ep. second track manhattans never danced love song , third brothers johnson s strawberry letter 23 . finish ep, fourth track greatest love of george benson.