Tracklist

A1	Footin	4:23
A2	Face It Boy, It's Over	4:04
A3	Shape of Things To Come	5:14
A4	Chattanooga Choo Choo	3:34
B1	Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream	4:40
B2	Shape Of Things That Are And Were	5:46
B3	Last Traine To Clarksville	5:30

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Alfa Records, Inc

Credits

• Arranged By – Don Sebesky
• Bass – Richard Davis (tracks: A2, A3), Ron Carter (tracks: A4)
• Cello – George Ricci (tracks: A1, A2)
• Drums – Leo Morris (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flute – George Marge (tracks: A1, A2), Romeo Pengue* (tracks: A1, A2), Stan Webb (tracks: A1)
• Guitar – George Benson (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Organ – Charles Covington
• Percussion, Congas – Johnny Pacheco (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jack Jennings (tracks: A1, A2)
• Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: A2), Herbie Hancock (tracks: A1)
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Saxophone – Buddy Lucas (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Trombone – Wayne Andre (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Trumpet – Alan Raph (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Burt Collins (tracks: A3, A4), Joe Shepley (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Marvin Stamm (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Viola – David Mankovitz (tracks: A1, A2)
• Violin – Bernard Eichen (tracks: A1, A2), Charles Libove (tracks: A1, A2)

Notes

Recorded August - October 1968

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-3014	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, CTI Records	SP-3014	US	1968
8T-3014	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(8-Trk, Album)	A&M Records, CTI Records	8T-3014	US	1968
AMLS 945	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, CTI Records	AMLS 945	UK	1969
CDA 0803	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	A&M Records	CDA 0803	UK	1987
L 36587	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	L 36587	New Zealand	1968

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Footin' It Flute – Stan WebbPiano – Herbie Hancock
A2	Face It Boy, It's Over
A3	Shape Of Things To Come Bass – Richard Davis Piano – Hank Jones
A4	Chattanooga Choo Choo Flute – Stan WebbPiano – Herbie Hancock
B1	Don't Let Me Lose This Dream Bass – Richard Davis
B2	Shape Of Things That Are And Were
B3	Last Train To Clarksville

Credits

• Arranged By – Don Sebesky
• Artwork – Sam Antupit
• Bass – Ron Carter (tracks: A2, B2, B3)
• Cello – George Ricci (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Congas – Johnny Pacheco
• Drums – Leo Morris
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flute – George Marge (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Romeo Penque (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Guitar – George Benson
• Organ – Charles Covington
• Photography By – Pete Turner
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Saxophone, Harmonica – Buddy Lucas (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
• Trombone, Horns [Bariton] – Wayne Andre (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
• Trombone, Tuba – Alan Raph (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
• Trumpet – Burt Collins (tracks: A2, B1 to B3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Joe Shepley (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Flute – Marvin Stamm (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
• Vibraphone – Jack Jennings (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Viola – David Mankovitz (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Violin – Bernard Eichen (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Charles Libove (tracks: A1, A3, A4)

Notes

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios.
Herbie Hancock appears courtesy of Blue Note Records.
August 27, 1968: Tracks A1 & A4
September 5, 1968: Track A3
October 5, 1968: Track B1
October 22, 1968: Tracks A2, B2 & B3

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-3014	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, CTI Records	SP-3014	US	1968
8T-3014	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(8-Trk, Album)	A&M Records, CTI Records	8T-3014	US	1968
AMLS 945	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, CTI Records	AMLS 945	UK	1969
CDA 0803	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	A&M Records	CDA 0803	UK	1987
L 36587	George Benson	Shape Of Things To Come ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	L 36587	New Zealand	1968

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