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| album = [[The George Benson Collection]] |
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| B-side = Livin' Inside Your Love |
| B-side = Livin' Inside Your Love |
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| released = December 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19820117/7501/|title=Official UK Singles Charts 17 January 1982 - 23 January 1982|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="R&B">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/george-benson/chart-history/bsi/ |title=George Benson: US R&B |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref> |
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"'''Never Give Up on a Good Thing'''" is a song by American R&B singer [[George Benson]], released as a single in |
"'''Never Give Up on a Good Thing'''" is a song by American R&B singer [[George Benson]], released as a single in December 1981. It entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 23 January 1982, and reached a peak position of number 14. It remained on the chart for 10 weeks.<ref name="Rice">{{Cite book| last1=Rice| first1=Tim| last2=Rice| first2=Jonathan| last3=Gambaccini| first3=Paul| author1-link= Tim Rice <!-- No article for Johnathan Rice; the existing article [[Johnathan Rice]] is a different person -->| author3-link= Paul Gambaccini| title=[[Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums]] |
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| publisher = [[Guinness World Records]] and Guinness Publishing| year=1990| location=[[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Middlesex]]| isbn=0-85112-398-8}}</ref> |
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The song was written by Michael Garvin and [[Tom Shapiro]]. It was issued on [[Warner Bros. Records]] and appears on ''[[The George Benson Collection]]'', released in 1981. The single's B-side is "Livin' Inside Your Love". |
The song was written by Michael Garvin and [[Tom Shapiro]]. It was issued on [[Warner Bros. Records]] and appears on ''[[The George Benson Collection]]'', released in 1981. The single's B-side is "Livin' Inside Your Love". |
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|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=1991|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990|publisher=Record Research |isbn=0-89820-089-X}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Songs written by Tom Shapiro]] |
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Revision as of 17:33, 20 January 2024
"Never Give Up on a Good Thing" | ||||
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U.S. vinyl single | ||||
Single by George Benson | ||||
from the album The George Benson Collection | ||||
B-side | "Livin' Inside Your Love" | |||
Released | December 1981[1][2] | |||
Genre | R&B, post-disco | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro | |||
Producer(s) | Jay Graydon | |||
George Benson singles chronology | ||||
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Official Audio | ||||
"Never Give up on a Good Thing" (2015 GH Version) on YouTube |
"Never Give Up on a Good Thing" is a song by American R&B singer George Benson, released as a single in December 1981. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 23 January 1982, and reached a peak position of number 14. It remained on the chart for 10 weeks.[3]
The song was written by Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro. It was issued on Warner Bros. Records and appears on The George Benson Collection, released in 1981. The single's B-side is "Livin' Inside Your Love".
Personnel
Sources: [4]
- Trombone: Bill Reichenbach Jr.
- Trumpet: Chuck Findley
- Flute, saxophone: Gary Herbig
- Guitar, vocals: George Benson
- Electric piano: Greg Phillinganes
- Horn, trumpet: Jerry Hey
- Drums: John Robinson
- Piano, synthesizer: Michael Omartian
- Bass guitar: Neil Stubenhaus
- Percussion: Paulinho da Costa
- Guitar: Steve Lukather
Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 18 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 23 |
New Zealand[7] | 14 |
UK (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 14 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 52 |
US Billboard R&B[2] | 16 |
US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 55 |
References
- ^ "Official UK Singles Charts 17 January 1982 - 23 January 1982". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "George Benson: US R&B". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan; Gambaccini, Paul (1990). Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness World Records and Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-398-8.
- ^ "Never Give Up on a Good Thing by George Benson on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Never Give Up on a Good Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 28 March 1982". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/03/82". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2018.