Goodies (George Benson album)

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "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".^[2]

All compositions by George Benson except as indicated

1. "I Remember Wes" – 3:50
2. "Carnival Joys" – 3:50
3. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler) – 4:40
4. "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) – 3:37
5. "Julie" – 3:10
6. "Windmills of Your Mind" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 5:00
7. "Doobie, Doobie Blues" – 5:10
8. "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) – 4:45
9. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:10

Musicians

• George Benson – guitar, vocals
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Arthur Clarke – tenor saxophone, flute
• George Marge – tenor saxophone, flute
• Bobby Lucas – harmonica
• Paul Griffin – piano, celeste
• Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (tracks 4, 6–7)
• Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9)
• Jimmy Johnson Jr. – drums (tracks 4, 6–7)
• Leo Morris – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9)
• Jack Jennings – congas, vibraphone
• The Sweet Inspirations – vocals
• The Winston Collymore Strings arranged and conducted by Horace Ott (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)

Technical

• Esmond Edwards – producer
• Val Valentin – engineering director
• Don Hahn – engineer
• Barton Beneš – cover art
• Stephen Stuart – photography
• Del Shields – liner notes