Of the various versions of the song that exist, only Benson's take hit the charts. It's a tune that's also been recorded by Helen Reddy (1972) and the Carpenters (1973). The album's centerpiece single, a cover of Leon Russell's "This Masquerade," powered the album, soaring all the way to #10 on the Hot 100 for the week of August 28, 1976. The weeks of July 31 and August 7, to be exact. It was America's bicentennial, and the country was in a celebratory mood the most popular album of the year was Peter Frampton's pioneering Frampton Comes Alive! George Benson's cool jazz-fusion sound crossed over pretty much everywhere, enough that Breezin' had enough muscle to wrestle away that #1 spot on the Billboard album chart for two weeks during the summer.
He announced his arrival with a decided splash, as the record was a smash that rocked the radio and charts across multiple genres.
While Breezin' might have been legendary guitarist George Benson's fifteenth studio effort, it was Benson's first full-length for Warner Bros.
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