George Benson & The Harlem Underground Band - Erotic Moods (1978/2014)

Get your loose joints and cheeba-cheeba ready for this smokin' record from Grammy Award winning guitarist George Benson. Best known for such hits as "On Broadway", "Give Me the Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "Breezin", and "This Masquerade", among many others, Benson has sold millions of records and has played with all the biggest names, including the one and only Miles Davis. He also recorded the original version of "Greatest Love of All" for the 1977 Muhammad Ali bio-pic, The Greatest, which was later recorded successfully as a cover by Whitney Houston. Benson, along with the Harlem Underground Band, released this album in 1978 on Paul Winley Records. its real origin remains a bit obscure and there are even copies of this album floating around that only refer to the Harlem Underground Band. Either way, this is a great piece of music, with "Smokin Cheeba-Cheeba" being a club favorite. Players include Dave "Baby" Cortez, Sterling McGee, Earl Williams, Willis Jackson, Reuben Wilson and Ann Winley.