George Benson: Breezin' (LP)

By the time "Breezin", his first album for the Warner Bros. label, was released in 1976, George Benson was already a world-renowned jazz guitarist. The only track on the album with vocals 'This Masquerade' then also reached the Top 10 in the US Billboard charts and was the prelude to further hits in the late seventies and the eighties. Until then he had not sung on his records, here he threw his reservations overboard and has since been recognized by his fans not only as a gifted guitarist but also as an excellent singer The album immediately stormed the charts (#1 on each of the Pop, R&B and Jazz Billboard charts) and made George Benson a superstar overnight. And it achieved an impressive 3x! Triple Platinum sales status in the States.