Never Give Up on a Good Thing
| "Never Give Up on a Good Thing" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | ||||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
