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Condition: VG+ (Vinyl & Sleeve) --- TRACKLIST --- Side 1: A1. Get It Up For Love (4:33) — Ned Doheny Yacht-Soul Classic A2. Fool For You Anyway (5:38) A3. A Star In The Ghetto (7:01) A4. The Message (5:17) Side 2: B1. What Is Soul (4:30) B2. Someday We'll All Be Free (5:14) — Donny Hathaway Tribute B3. Imagine (4:54) — John Lennon Soul Cover B4. Keepin' It To Myself (4:30) --- PRESSING & RELEASE DETAILS --- • Label & Cat #: Atlantic – SD 19105 (ST-A-773893-PR) • Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Original 1st US Pressing • Pressing Plant: Presswell Pressing Plant ("PR" matrix code) • Year / Country: 1977, US • Label Style: Classic Atlantic green/red label with white horizontal center bar & 75 Rockefeller Plaza address • Mastering: Mastered by Dennis King (ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. in dead wax) • Production & Arranging: Produced by Average White Band & Ben E. King; Horn/string arrangements by Roger Ball & Arif Mardin • Star Lineup: Ben E. King (Lead Vocals), Alan Gorrie (Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar), Hamish Stuart (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass), Onnie McIntyre (Guitar), Malcolm Duncan (Tenor Sax), Roger Ball (Keyboards, Saxophones), Steve Ferrone (Drums/Percussion) --- RECENT SOLD COMPS (eBay) --- • [eBay Sold Comps for Average White Band & Ben E. King – Benny And Us LP (SD 19105)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/236724403867): $10.00 – $18.00 (Recent average: ~$13.00 – $15.00) --- ALBUM NOTES & KEYWORDS --- • Notes: A brilliant transatlantic soul summit pairing legendary Drifters/"Stand By Me" vocalist Ben E. King with Scotland's finest funk powerhouse, Average White Band. Packed with deep grooves and stellar vocal interplay, highlighted by their sublime yacht-soul cover of Ned Doheny's "Get It Up For Love," the 7-minute deep-soul masterpiece "A Star in the Ghetto," and inspired renditions of Donny Hathaway's "Someday We'll All Be Free" and John Lennon's "Imagine." • Keywords: Average White Band, Ben E King, Benny and Us, Ned Doheny, Donny Hathaway, John Lennon, Steve Ferrone, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Arif Mardin, 70s Soul, Funk, R&B, Yacht Soul, Atlantic Records, 1977 Vinyl, Vintage Vinyl --- STORE POLICY --- • Fast 1-day shipping • Orders bundle automatically to save on shipping • Use the offer feature to receive a discount on any record in the store!