| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
The Other Side of Abbey Road is a 1970 studio album by American guitarist George Benson of songs from the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.[1] It was his last album for A&M Records. The front cover is a photograph of Benson by Eric Meola in E 53rd Street, Midtown East, New York City.[3]
Online music service Rhapsody praised the album, calling it "winning", a "delightful release", and citing it as one of their 20 favorite cover albums.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Lennon–McCartney, except "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison, and "Octopus's Garden" by Ringo Starr.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Because / Come Together" | 7:26 |
| 3. | "Oh! Darling" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Here Comes the Sun / I Want You (She's So Heavy)" | 9:00 |
| 5. | "Something / Octopus's Garden / The End" | 6:22 |
| Total length: | 31:36 | |
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Bob James – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ernie Hayes – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ron Carter, Jerry Jemmott – Bass guitar
- Idris Muhammad, Ed Shaughnessy – drums
- Ray Barretto, Andy Gonzalez – percussion
- Phil Bodner – flute, oboe
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Don Ashworth – baritone saxophone
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Wayne Andre – trombone, euphonium
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Don Sebesky – arrangements
Strings
- George Ricci – cello
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff – violin
Technical
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Sam Antupit – album design
- Eric Meola – photography
See also
References
- 1 2 The Other Side of Abbey Road at AllMusic
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ "Musical Maps".
- ↑ Rhapsody’s Favorite Covers Albums Archived 2010-07-31 at the Wayback Machine Referenced August 1, 2010
