Never Give Up on a Good Thing

"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
Genre	R&B; Post-disco;
Length	4:06
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriters	Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro
Producer	Jay Graydon
George Benson singles chronology
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	"Never Give up on a Good Thing" (2015 GH Version) on YouTube

"Never Give Up on a Good Thing" is a song by American jazz fusion musician 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

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

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

^ "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.

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[1] "Official UK Singles Charts 17 January 1982 – 23 January 1982". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[R&B-2] "George Benson: US R&B". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[Rice-3] 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.

[4] "Never Give Up on a Good Thing by George Benson on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.

[5] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Never Give Up on a Good Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

[7] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 28 March 1982". Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[8] Whitburn, Joel (1991). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.

[9] "Cash Box Top 100 4/03/82". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

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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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