Earlier this year, George Benson announced his return to Warner Music Group, bringing him back to the home of such classic albums as the multi-platinum Breezin' and platinum In Flight and Give Me the Night.  On June 14, the superstar guitarist-singer will debut a previously unreleased album from 1989 in CD, vinyl, and digital formats.  Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon paired Benson with the Canadian composer-conductor-arranger whose most famous clients include Frank Sinatra (Sinatra Sings Songs from Great Britain), Tony Bennett (Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album), and Lena Horne (Lena: A New Album).

Benson, on guitar and vocals, joined Farnon and his orchestra for a selection of classic standards from the first chapter of The Great American Songbook (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, and Johnny Mercer's "Autumn Leaves," Mack Gordon and Harry Warren's "At Last," Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's "My Romance," Paul James and Kay Swift's "Can't We Be Friends") and the next chapter (the Paul Mauriat-popularized "Love Is Blue," Leon Russell's "A Song for You," The Beatles' "Yesterday").  All were rendered in Farnon's trademark lush style.

Upon the conclusion of recording, the busy Benson decided to postpone the album's release - which ultimately led to the tapes going missing.  After over three decades, they were rediscovered in Benson's archives.  The artist comments in the press release, "After finding this long-lost treasure of music, I employed my genius friend, Randy Waldman, to help me bring it back to life. Mission accomplished."  Waldman added overdubs and choral arrangements to fulfill Benson's original vision for it; Farnon passed away in 2005 at the age of 87.  The album also is a testament to work of its original engineer Al Schmitt, who died in 2021, age 91.

The complete Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon arrives in stores from Rhino on June 21.  You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon (Rhino, 2024) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

1. At Last
2. A Song For You
3. Pretend You're Happy
4. A Long Time Ago
5. Love Is Blue
6. My Romance
7. Autumn Leaves
8. Can't We Be Friends
9. My Prayer
10. Yesterday
11. One Goodbye