You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

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Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Shape Of Things to Come - George Benson

George Benson Advert

George Benson

Stock Number

SP 3014

Matrix

SP 2027--SP 3028

Label

CTI Records

Country

United States

Format

vinyl album, cassette album, 8-track.

Recording Notes

Gatefold original. Reissued as Audio Master Plus (AM+) Series SP 9-3014. SPJ 3014 Audiophile Half-Speed Master. Recorded between August 27, 1968 and October 22, 1968.

Track	Track Title	Track Time
1	Footin' It	00:04:15
2	Face It Boy, It's Over	00:04:00
3	Shape Of Things to Come	00:05:40
4	Chattanooga Choo Choo	00:03:30
5	Don't Let Me Lose This Dream	00:04:40
6	The Shape Of Things That Are and Were	00:05:45
7	Last Train to Clarksville	00:05:30

Chart	Peak	Date
Billboard R&B Albums	38	1969-4-26

Credit	Role Sort ascending
George Benson	vocal
Bernard Eichen	violin
Charles Libove	violin
David Mankovitz	viola
Dave Mankovitz	viola
Jack Jennings	vibraphone
Alan Raph	tuba
Marvin Stamm	trumpet
Joe Shepley	trumpet
Burt Collins	trumpet
Alan Raph	trombone
Wayne Andre	trombone
Buddy Lucas	tenor sax
Alan Raph	sound effects
John Snyder	remastering
Rudy Van Gelder	remastering
Cameron Mizell	production coordination
Creed Taylor	producer
Marvin Stamm	piccolo trumpet
Hank Jones	piano
Herbie Hancock	piano
Pete Turner	photography
Johnny Pacheco	percussion
Jack Jennings	percussion
Charles Covington	organ
Rudy Van Gelder	mastering
Ellen Fitton	mastering
Ira Gitler	liner notes
Buddy Lucas	harmonica
George Benson	guitar
George Marge	flute
Stan Webb	flute
Romeo Penque	flute
Marvin Stamm	flugelhorn
Joe Shepley	flugelhorn
Leo Morris	drums
Isabelle Wong	design
Sam Antupit	design
Johnny Pacheco	congas
Don Sebesky	conductor
Romeo Penque	cello
Stan Webb	cello
George Ricci	cello
George Marge	cello
Ron Carter	bass
Richard Davis	bass
Wayne Andre	baritone sax
Hollis King	art direction
Don Sebesky	arranger

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