In Your Eyes (George Benson song)

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"In Your Eyes"

Single by George Benson

from the album In Your Eyes

Released

1983

Genre

R&B

Length

3:23

Label

Warner Bros.

Songwriter(s)

Dan Hill, Michael Masser

Producer(s)

Arif Mardin

George Benson singles chronology

"Feel Like Makin' Love"
(1983)

"In Your Eyes"
(1983)

"20/20"
(1984)

"In Your Eyes" is a song by American singer George Benson, released as a single in 1983. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 24 September 1983 and reached a peak position of number 7. The song remained on the chart for 10 weeks. It was written by Michael Masser (music) and Dan Hill (lyrics), and was initially recorded by Hill for his 1983 album Love in the Shadows. It was also covered by Jeffrey Osborne in 1986.^[1] Hill would re-record the song in 1993 (10 years later) as a duet with Rique Franks, on the album Let Me Show You - Greatest Hits and More.

Chart history

George Benson

Chart (1983–84)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[2]	7
UK Singles Chart	7
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	30

Jeffrey Osborne

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	15
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	82

Other versions

In 1984, Regine Velasquez (formerly known as Chona Velasquez) sang the song as her winning piece in Ang Bagong Kampeon.^[3] Fifteen years later, she recorded the song for her covers album R2K.

References

^ 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
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
^ PEP.ph-Regine Velasquez's struggles documented in Roots to Riches: Retrieved, 2009

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Discography
Studio albums	The New Boss Guitar of George Benson It's Uptown The George Benson Cookbook Giblet Gravy Shape of Things to Come Goodies Tell It Like It Is The Other Side of Abbey Road Beyond the Blue Horizon White Rabbit Body Talk Bad Benson Good King Bad Benson & Farrell Breezin' In Flight Livin' Inside Your Love Give Me the Night In Your Eyes Pacific Fire I Got a Woman and Some Blues 20/20 While the City Sleeps... Collaboration Twice the Love Big Boss Band That's Right Standing Together Absolute Benson Irreplaceable Givin' It Up Songs and Stories Guitar Man Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole Walking to New Orleans
Live albums	In Concert-Carnegie Hall Weekend in L.A.
Compilations	Space The George Benson Collection The Greatest Hits of All The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All The Essential George Benson
Singles	"This Masquerade" (1976) "Breezin'" (1976) "The Greatest Love of All" (1977) "On Broadway" (1978) "Love Ballad" (1979) "Give Me the Night" (1980) "Love X Love" (1980) "What's on Your Mind" (1980) "Never Give Up on a Good Thing" (1981) "Turn Your Love Around" (1981) "Inside Love (So Personal)" (1983) "Lady Love Me (One More Time)" (1983) "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1983) "In Your Eyes" (1983) "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (1985) "Shiver" (1986) "Teaser" (1986) "Let's Do It Again" (1988)

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