The album Rhythm Blues & Gospel; A Story Of Love, Hope, & Faith is his 1st solo production in over a decade released to worldwide distribution. Recording began in the spring of 2016 and in making of this album Benny Charles brought together some of the finest vocal performers from all over the globe delivering both unique and heartfelt performances. Rhythm Blues & Gospel is scheduled to be released in the late summer or early fall of 2018 and is said to be a genre fluid collection of music and spoken word poetry from some of the world’s best vocalists produced over Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, and Neo-Gospel arraignments.