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Night Bird

by Annie Benjamin

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    “Annie Benjamin | Night Bird”

    Produced by Brady Blade
    Recorded & Mixed by Chris Bell
    Executive Production by Mike Dawson
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Night Bird 03:56
Night Bird © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) Sing to me Whippoorwill The light’s fading fast Behind the dark Alabama hills Your sad slow song And lonesome notes Remind me of A boy who sang to me long ago Chorus: Nightbird is it you Do you sing ‘cause you’re broken and blue Did the spirits lead you here With a Silvertone, sure and clear I wish I may With all my might Find a way To hear you sing one more song for me tonight Chorus: Nightbird is it you Do you sing ‘cause you’re broken and blue Did the spirits lead you here With a Silvertone sure and clear Sing to me Whippoorwill The light’s fading fast Behind the dark Alabama hills
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Bigger Than The Love © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) Chorus: Sometimes the hurt Is bigger than the love And the wounds Are deeper than the cuts Apologies and flowers Will never be enough When the hurt Is bigger than the love Hearts get hurt When words get said Forgiveness gets forgotten Anger grows instead Doors get slammed When tempers rise Teardrops fall From blinded eyes Chorus: Sometimes the Hurt Is bigger than the Love And the wounds Are deeper than the cuts Apologies and flowers Will never be enough When the hurt Is bigger than the love When all the little things That were never meant Are the only things remembered You wonder where things went And Once upon a times Once you were mines Become neverminds Become broken hearts Chorus: Sometimes the Hurt Is bigger than the Love And the wounds Are deeper than the cuts Apologies and flowers Will never be enough When the hurt Is bigger than the love
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Jenny’s Daddy © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) Jenny’s Daddy played the accordion Back in ‘67 at the Wintergarden He could play the Beatles and The Rolling Stones Old timey Polkas and country songs When Jenny’s Daddy played we’d all sing along Dance to the melodies all night long Waltzing and two steppin' across the floor We’d holler out requests and then we’d yell for more Chorus: When Jenny’s Daddy played The world spun away Everything would be all-right For a while on a Saturday night His fingers flew across the keys He’d push the buttons, pull and squeeze All our worries would simply fade When Jenny’s Daddy played Jenny’s Daddy had four kids at home His wife was the saint who kept them fed and clothed Somehow he managed to make enough Somehow they made it through when things were tough Jenny’s Dad accompanied music stars But he drove across the country in a beat up car Back when boys were fighting in Viet Nam He kept the music playing for their moms and dads Chorus: Jenny’s Daddy played The world spun away Everything would be all-right For a while on a Saturday night His fingers flew across the keys He’d push the buttons, pull and squeeze All our worries would simply fade When Jenny’s Daddy played Bridge: Jenny’s Dad played every night Under every kind of light But the biggest lights in Gary’s life Were the ones in Jenny’s eyes Jenny’s Daddy played at the local cafe After he retired and his memory went away He still had the songs inside his heart and hands He still had the rhythms and he still had the fans Chorus: Jenny’s Daddy played The world spun away Everything would be all-right For a while on a Saturday night His fingers flew across the keys He’s push the buttons, he’d pull and squeeze All our worries would simply fade When Jenny’s Daddy played Jenny’s Daddy played the accordion
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Paintbrush Moon © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) I want a lover who’ll come dance with me Beneath the cover of a live oak tree The sweetest sound you’ll hear in June Is sung by a nightbird under a paintbrush moon When the guitar and the fiddle play The music takes me oh so far away I’ll wish on starlight like poets do I’ll wish for you under the paintbrush moon Chorus: Paintbrush moon comin’ up on the horizon Where wildflowers bloom, it’s not surprisin’ That I should wanna be With someone who's wantin’ me When evening fades into a kiss Desire was made for a night like this I’ll wait here until my dreams come true I’ll wait for you under the paintbrush moon Chorus: Paintbrush moon comin’ up on the horizon Where wildflowers bloom, it’s not surprisin’ That I should wanna be With someone who's wantin’ me I want a lover who’ll come dance with me Beneath the cover of a live oak tree I’ll wait here until my dreams come true I wanna dance with you under a paintbrush moon
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Ride of Our Lives © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) New Day, New Start New beginnings in the heart Let’s take a chance and try again Look how we’ve come so far Sun’s up, there’s a blue sky I feel your hand in mine We’ve traveled down a million roads Together side by side Chorus: All we have is here and now So baby hold on tight And don’t let go It’s a hell of a ride It’s the Ride of Our Lives Fasten up, turn the key Check the mirror, look at me Test the brake, accelerate Forget the map, ‘cause we’re chasing the dream Chorus All we have is here and now So baby hold on tight And don’t let go It’s a hell of a ride It’s the Ride of our Lives Bridge: On the journey we will find That the road ahead’s gonna twist and wind Bumps and detours fast and slow Are gonna lead us home Chorus: All we have is here and now So baby hold on tight And don’t let go It’s a hell of a ride It’s the Ride of Our Lives
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Sway 04:26
Sway by Norman Gimbel, Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Luis Demetrio © ℗ Editorial Mexican de Musica International c/o Peermusic III Ltd. When marimba rhythms start to play Dance with me, make me sway Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore Hold me close, sway me more Like a flower bending in the breeze Bend with me, sway with ease When we dance you have a way with me Stay with me, sway with me Other dancers may be on the floor Dear, but my eyes will see only you Only you have the magic technique When we sway I go weak I can hear the sounds of violins Long before it begins Make me thrill as only you know how Sway me smooth, sway me now Other dancers may be on the floor Dear, but my eyes will see only you Only you have the magic technique When we sway I go weak I can hear the sounds of violins Long before it begins Make me thrill as only you know how Sway me smooth, sway me now Make me thrill as only you know how Sway me smooth, sway me now
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The Call 05:07
The Call © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) These are days of fire and brimstone And hell’s no longer beneath our feet A fiery inferno can fall from the heavens And leave its wrath on city street And these are days when desperate children Hide their weapons beneath their clothes To send a message, to enter glory to be remembered To face their foes Chorus: Where are the angels, Where are the holy Where are the hands to break the fall Where are the saints and the prophets Where are the ones who heed the call These are days when mighty rivers Don’t flow as deep, don’t flow as wide But now now the currents are full of ashes And the sound of battle cries Chorus: Where are the angels, Where are the holy Where are the hands to break the fall Where are the saints and the prophets Where are the ones who heed the call These are days of starving nations Of starving hearts and starving minds But....Blessed are the one who work for Justice And wage peace in troubled times Chorus: We are the angels, We are the holy We have the hands to break the fall We study the saints and the prophets We are the ones who heed the call
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Sing Me A Song © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) Oh sIng me a song I don’t care how it starts The words won’t be wrong ‘Cause it’s comin’ from your heart This is where I belong Sing me a song When you say that you love me In the gentlest ways I am beautiful and free And the dark becomes the day The sun’s gonna shine above us baby When ya say yes, you love me Chorus: I’m walking on the moon Oh, you take my breath away You’re the lifeline that I need I’m floatin’ out in space When I lay down beside you And you whisper my name I no longer feel the wounds I know you feel the same Everything’s new When I lay down beside you Chorus: I’m walking on the moon Oh, you take my breath away You’re the lifeline that I need I’m floatin’ out in space Oh sIng me a song I don’t care how it starts The words won’t be wrong ‘Cause it’s comin’ from your heart This is where I belong Sing me a song
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Springtime in Baltimore © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) It’s Springtime in Baltimore Winter’s gone, Sun’s knocking at my door Cherry blossoms bloom The azalea’s perfume Is hanging on the air There's a full moon over the Chesapeake Harbor lights are enchanting me Warm April days Will surrender to May’s Love affairs Bridge: The Oriole is calling by the hour He’s making proclamations to the wind Until his mate appears among the flowers He’s come back home again It’s springtime here once more And it’s you that I adore So come back to me Come back and see Springtime in Baltimore Yo... It's been a while since we saw some beautiful trees blossom Beautifully awesome Give it a good look until we saw them Cause it'll take a lot of years until we recharge them I'm saying that I see a way into a same lane Feeling low is when you're feelin' the same pain... The same day You're feelin' Superfly So please tell me who knew that I would be reborn But why I am I alive? Just to die? What's up with it? I'm not depressed livin'.. I just got no luck with it If you’ll come back to me It will always be Spring Time It’s Springtime in Baltimore
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Run 03:33
RUN © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) Looks like we’ve reached a fork in the road I’ve been holding your hand but it’s time to let go You’ve got a compass, a map, and a plan But I’ve got emotions and feelings that I don’t understand Chorus: This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done But, I’ll take a deep breath and run The road you’re traveling it straight, it’s narrow and it leads back home But, mine is the journey, it’s the twisted path I roam It’s unpredictable, it’s rocky, it’s dark and sometimes I fall But, you need security, a flashlight with batteries and walls Chorus: This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done But, I’ll take a deep breath and run Bridge: If I push a little harder Will my heart get stronger Can the will find the wind And learn to fly again The road is calling and I’ve got to move ahead Too many tears have fallen and everything’s been said Property and papers divided and signed All I gotta do is learn how to say goodbye Chorus: This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done But, I’ll take a deep breath and run This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done But, I’ll take a deep breath and run
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The Promised Land © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI) Little child where is your mama Little child where is your papa You’ve traveled all this way so far from home Little child how did you get here Your story’s vague and not totally clear You speak a different language and you’re all alone Chorus: You’re stuck at the border Between Hell and The Promised Land Little child what’s in your hand there A piece of paper with your name and a birth year And the address of a relative in San Salvador All you’ve got are the clothes that your wearing Your heart is heavy with the secrets your carrying From a land where life is cheap and gangs in the street are waging war Chorus: You’re stuck at the border Between Hell and The Promised Land Bridge: All the politics Are between governments But thugs with drugs and guns are in control Turn them back we say ‘Cause we don’t wanna pay For children other than our own So You’re stuck at the border Between Hell and The Promised Land Little child where is your mama Little child where is your papa Far from the border, Far from the border Chorus: And your stuck at the border You’re stuck at the border You’re stuck in the border Between Hell and the Promised Land

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Annie Benjamin | Night Bird

“Annie Benjamin | Night Bird” was produced by Brady Blade (Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews) and recorded/mixed by Chris Bell (Erykah Badu, Don Henley, U2). Music for Night Bird was tracked at Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio (Wimberley) and at Arlyn Studios (Austin) during a rare 2021 un-lock-down during the height of the Covid pandemic.

Featured musicians include Mr. Blade on drums/percussion, Glenn Fukunaga on bass, Dave Scher on guitars/vocals, and Mike Dawson on keyboards. Joining Annie as special guest on her "Night Bird" sessions is the legendary cross-genre accordionist and Grammy award winning music producer Joel Guzman.
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Recorded at:
Arlyn Studios (Austin, Texas)
Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio (Wimberley, Texas)

Mastered at:
Engine Room Audio (New York City)

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released December 23, 2022

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The Musicians
Annie Benjamin | Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, Flute
Composer, Singer-songwriter, The Night Bird

Brady Blade | Drum kit, Percussion
Mike Dawson | Piano, Organ, Rhodes, Synthesizers
Glenn Fukunaga | Bass Guitars
Dave Scher | Guitars / Vocals (Night Bird, Promised Land)

Joel Guzman | Accordion (Jenny’s Daddy, Sway)
Eleanor Whitmore | Violin (Paint Brush Moon)
Bonnie Whitmore | Vocals (The Call)
Eleanor Whitmore | Vocals (The Call)
Pedro Segundo | Percussion
(Sway, Springtime In Baltimore, Promised Land)

Special Guest:
Tzinnat Inch - Rap (Springtime In Baltimore)
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All songs © ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI)

Except: "Sway" by Norman Gimbel, Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Luis Demetrio
© ℗ Editorial Mexican de Musica International c/o Peermusic III Ltd.
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Album Production by:
Brady Blade - Producer
Chris Bell - Recording and Mixing Engineer
Mike Dawson - Executive Producer

BJ McDonald - Art Direction | Stryde Digital
Jordan Fraker - Photography | Fraker Photo

Annie Benjamin | Night Bird Mini-doc Production by:
Kyle Sullivan - Director | Screen Door Pictures
Bill Schweikert - Cinematographer
BJ McDonald - Art Director
Mike Dawson - Executive Producer, Dreamers2Makers Films

Digital Production by:
BJ McDonald - Web Design, Digital Designs
Mike Dawson - Special Projects Producer

Recorded at:
Arlyn Studios (Austin, Texas)
Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio, (Wimberley, Texas)

Recorded and Mixed by:
Chris Bell (Wimberley, Texas)

Mastered by:
Andy VanDette - Engine Room Audio (New York City)
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Special Thanks to...

Arlyn Studios
Freddy and Lisa Fletcher
Joseph Holguin (assistant engineer to Mr. Bell)
Bella Sera (Assistant to Mr. Bell)
Adrian Marchi (assistant to Mr. Blade)

Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio:
Billy and Dodee Crockett
Nathan Walters (assistant engineer to Mr. Bell)
Bella Sera (assistant to Mr. Bell)
Adrian Marchi (assistant to Mr. Blade)

Kudos:
Andy Murphy (Panda Productions)
Chris Masterson, Katie Boyer, Donna Halper

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Annie Benjamin "Night Bird" | Producer: Brady Blade | Release Dec. 2022 | Record/Mix: Chris Bell / Annie Benjamin’s music is a lot like the weather in Texas…. unpredictable and constantly changing. She has sung everything from country to jazz, rock 'n roll to old time gospel. She feels at home on the theatrical stage, in the concert hall, as well as in piano bars and gin joints of ill repute. ... more

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