Don't Count Me Out

Track Listings
1. Clean Inside    
2. Waitin'    
3. Don't Leave Me Jesus    
4. Another Blessing    
5. Don't Count Me Out    
6. Don't Need No Rock    
7. Give Your Live to Jesus    
8. All About You    
9. I Get Joy    
10. Everything I Have    
11. Where Jesus Is    
12. May the Lord Watch    

Don't Count Me Out, Music, True Believers, Gospel, Pop
City of Angels (1990 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Fun Show, Average Score
  • Cleverness personified
  • Fantastic Jazz Musical That's FUN!!!
  • Great Jazz-Oriented Score
  • I love it!
 City of Angels (1990 Original Broadway Cast)
Cy Coleman , David Zippel , James Naughton , and Randy Graff
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00000272K
Release Date: 1990-02-09

Tracks:

  1. Prologue-Theme From City Of Angels
  2. Double Talk
  3. What You Don't Know About Women
  4. You Gotta Look Out For Yourself
  5. The Buddy System
  6. With Every Breath I Take
  7. The Tennis Song
  8. Ev'rybody's Gotta Be Somewhere
  9. Lost And Found
  10. All You Have To Do Is Wait
  11. You're Nothing Without Me
  12. Stay With Me
  13. You Can Always Count On Me
  14. Alaura's Theme
  15. It Needs Work
  16. L.A. Blues
  17. With Every Breath I Take-Duet
  18. Funny
  19. I'm Nothing Without You
  20. Epilogue-Theme From City Of Angels
  21. Double Talk Walk

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Cy Coleman and David Zippel's City of Angels is a seductive depiction of 1940s Los Angeles, capturing swinging jazz, torchy ballads, witty lyrics, and even a Manhattan Transfer-like Greek chorus (arranged by ManTran guru Yaron Gershovsky). James Naughton and Gregg Edelman star as Stone and Stine, respectively a tough Raymond Chandleresque PI and the writer who dreams up his adventures. Randy Graff plays Stone's long-suffering secretary and Dee Hoty the requisite femme fatale. Loads of atmosphere and tasty songs such as "What You Don't Know About Women," "With Every Breath I Take," "You're Nothing Without Me," and "You Can Always Count on Me" make City of Angels a modern classic. It won 1990 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Leading Actor (Naughton), Featured Actress (Graff), Best Book (Larry Gelbart), and Best Original Score. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Fun Show, Average Score.......2007-02-21

Fun show, ingenuos concept, so-so score, with one exception. The ballad With Every Breath I Take is brilliant. One of Coleman's best pieces.

5 out of 5 stars Cleverness personified.......2006-10-16

A duet between an author and the character he created, each claiming "you're nothing without me," is just one example of how sharp, witty and clever show is, with an unusual score, jazzy and bluesy and very 1940s, and some of the best lyrics I know.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Jazz Musical That's FUN!!!.......2006-04-14

City of Angels is an incredibly fun, classy, and jazzy musical that delivers. Stellar vocal performances are provided by the entire cast, particularly the female end. The fact that Randy Graff was the only female from this cast nominated at the Tony Awards that year floors me. Kay McClelland and Rachel York deserved nods for their powerful solos, With Every Breath I Take and Lost Found, alone. These two songs are also the type of sultry, jazz solos that one would expect in the 40's, which is why the show works. The music is completely period with when the show takes place, and that's why I love it. The best tracks are:

3) What You Don't Know About Women
6) With Every Breath I Take (destined to be a classic)
9) Lost and Found (wonderful solo)
10) All You Have To Do Is Wait (FUN! FUN! FUN SONG!!! Hilarious as well)
11) You're Nothing Without Me
13) You Can Always Count On Me (Randy Graff's Tony!)

4 out of 5 stars Great Jazz-Oriented Score.......2005-06-25

1990 Tony winner for Best Musical, "City Of Angels" contains a great score, filled with jazz-oriented melodies & torch songs. Not all the songs are terrific, but most of the score lends itself to repeat listenings. Best tracks include:

Double Talk
What You Don't Know About Women
With Every Breath I Take [beautiful song!]
Lost And Found
You're Nothing Without Me [the show's hit]
You Can Always Count On Me
Funny

Great cast ... great buy!

5 out of 5 stars I love it!.......2005-02-22

This is one of my favorite soundtracks ever! Since I'm going to be working on music for the show, I'm happy that this is the case. It has been in my CD player for a few weeks now, and there's enough variety for it not to get old. But having read through the script makes the lyrics infinitely wittier. Musicals are supposed to rely partially on the lyrics and partially on the script. This show does that perfectly. Without the script, the lyrics are (apparently) lacking. But without the lyrics, the script is missing something. When you put the two pieces together, however, it's really easy to see why this show won a Tony.
Orchestral Stories
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bravo Maesto Benoit!
  • Renaissance Man
 Orchestral Stories
David Benoit
Manufacturer: Peak Records
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ASIN: B000A2H2CC
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. 9-11
  2. Something's Gotta Give
  3. LA Xperience
  4. Prelude
  5. Charon The Centaur
  6. Carrie The Sphinx
  7. The Party
  8. Falling In Love
  9. Discovery
  10. Finale
  11. Prelude
  12. Kobe 1965
  13. Keiko's Dream
  14. Kimura Dansu Gakuin (Keiko's Dance Studio)
  15. Earthquake
  16. Finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bravo Maesto Benoit!.......2005-10-12

"Orchestral Stories" is truly a departure for Mr. Benoit, who has been known as an innovator and leader in the genre of Smooth Jazz. On this album, he displays his considerable talents as a composer, arranger, conductor as well as a pianist. The end result is a wonderfully thoughtful, creative, and memorable album that illustrates Mr. Benoit's incredible musical gifts.

The album begins with three pieces. Written in the wake of the World Trade Center disaster, "9-11" conveys a quiet strength that offers in it a sense of hope and renewal. "Something's Gotta Give" is a bit more tender and bittersweet, with a soul-searching quality. "LAXperience" creates a robust and dramatic mood which far outshines the pylons at LAX (which this piece was intended to characterize). Rather, this piece seems more appropriate to enhance the majesty of a spectacular IMAX film.

The next two compositions were recorded with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. "The Centaur and The Sphinx", described as "a short fable", is a lovely, magical tale with a poetic grace. "The Party" is a joyful, jaunty piece midway through, and features Mr. Benoit's trademark keyboard work. The story surrounding "Kobe" is both tragic and amazing. The liner notes describe in great detail the story of Ms. Keiko Kimura who lived through the atomic bomb, the Kobe earthquake, and other personal tragedies. The music goes a long way to help tell this remarkable tale.

In "Orchestral Stories", Mr. Benoit redefines himself to his listeners by showcasing his talents and passions previously unheard on his prior albums. I hope his fans will appreciate this very special album as much as I do.

For those inclined to find out more information about this album, check out Mr. Benoit's interview on www.smoothviews.com (October 2005) and on Smooth Jazz TV at: www.smoothjazztv.com/video/DBenoit_EPKV1.wmv

5 out of 5 stars Renaissance Man.......2005-09-14


Orchestral Stories is a much awaited (well, by me, at least) showcase of orchestral compositions written by Benoit in the past few years; it contains 5 pieces, the longest being the final suite "Kobe" which runs shortly under 30 minutes. Orchestral Stories signifies a major departure from Benoit's usual smooth jazz fare, but I guess a better way to put it is that it shows us his compositional talents that we've all grown to love in a brand new light -- a light that we may not be so familiar with or only have had notions of. After all, Benoit frequently finds ways to sneak his lush arrangement prowess into his prolifically successful albums; even the arrangment of his ballad "Dad's Room" off of Professional Dreamer was recognized as being Grammy worthy. The fact is, in addition to Benoit's jazz career, he has also been an active figure in composition and arrangement for soundtracks, musicals, and straight-up classical music.

Should you be excited? As a Benoit fan, I think so! But be forewarned: upon a first listen, you may be surprised to discover Benoit's most complexly arranged pieces to date, as well as some of the most challenging and emotional music he's offered in his career. But, stripping away the surprise, you will find what you've probably heard in his music all along: gorgeous melodies, sheer beauty, rousing drama, and a respect for his pioneering musical forefathers. Along with Pat Metheny's latest offering, The Way Up, Orchestral Stories demonstrates the possibility of crossing over contemporary jazz into the arena of more involved, long form pieces.

Like his semi-suite American Landscape, Benoit's programme here lingers between themes of melancholy and hope; so be prepared for an emotional ride. Benoit's dedication to the victims of 9-11 is, I feel, a healing song plain and simple, that does so effectively by echoing the warm, sentimental overtones of his characteristic compositional style; this opening piece will probably seem the most "Benoit" sounding to listeners. The performance of the orchestra(s) on this album is immaculate as are the soloists, including Benoit on most pieces, and Eric Marienthal wailing on the soprano here. Deeply effectual, 9-11 demonstrates the consideration put into the writing here.

Something's Gotta Give is part of a soliloquy for a musical about Marilyn Monroe, undertoning her despair and sadness; this gentle piece is reminiscent of jazz tinged musicals like Porgy and Bess. By the way, Benoit does his own nod to Gershwin with his rendition of "I Loves You Porgy" on "Great Composers of Jazz." I could only imagine that he's done his reading (and listening) when it comes to this context.

Of course, we're just getting warmed up. LAXperience, an interpretation of LAX architecture and LA's people, is probably the most wholly upbeat piece on this album, featuring a dizzying array of 16th note passages against a backdrop of fierce horns and percussion, and a clustered sonic sensibility reminiscent of 19th and 20th century American composers such as Aaron Copland. Benoit's compositional acrobatics surprised me here as well, as the music takes all the fun complexity he folded into tunes like "Houston" and "Beach Trails" and amplified it about 10 times. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is some very mature composing here.

The lovely "Centaur and The Sphinx" is the first of two multi-part suites on this album, and further demonstrates Benoit's deftness as programmic soundtrack music (as well as some astoundingly virtuosic concerto piano passages by Mister D B himself). The story behind the piece is described in liner notes, a whimsical fable about a Centaur and a Sphinx falling in love. Part 4, "The Party" is notable for bringing in drums and bass and gearing up the orchestra for a really swinging time; the shift is organic and not choppy at all, and the overall effect actually makes you feel like you're at "the party", hors d'ourves and all.

The finale is the magnum opus "Kobe", a thirty minute suite illustrating a Japanese woman's perserverence through tragedy multiple times in her life, and finally gaining the will to live because of her desire to help others the way others have helped her. As you may guess, there are some truly trepidating sections, only to be juxtaposed with rousing and hopeful choruses, as Benoit pulls out all stops and cards, striking up emotion from the orchestra in a profound way. On top of that are koto and shakuhachi soloists, making this piece a blend of traditional Japanese music, Gershwin like themes, and a wide array of orchestral styles. Benoit's advanced musical understandings are subtly wrought out throughout the piece.

Gorgeous, thematic, and meaningful. That's what Orchestral Stories is. I don't expect Benoit to be coming out with another one of these soon, but let's hope that, in addition to his smooth jazz offerings, his name will figure more and more prominently into the music we will hear in movies and theater; he truly is a musical renaissance man.

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    Manufacturer: Jellybean Records
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    Release Date: 2003-07-22

    Tracks:

    1. Put on a Happy Face - Marc Shaiman
    2. Dedicated to the One I Love - George Jones
    3. I Love Mickey
    4. Hello Mary Lou
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    6. Heart (U Gotta Have)
    7. Talk to Me Lonesome Heart
    8. I Count the Tears
    9. Cooperstown
    10. Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke") - Terry Cashman
    11. Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Arturo Sandoval

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    1. Opening Trumpet
    2. Scrapbook - The Shirelles
    3. Flashback
    4. Mickey's Drunk - Teresa Brewer
    5. Mickey & Whitey Dance
    6. Fat F**K - Rick Nelson
    7. Post Kidney Threat - The Ventures
    8. Underdog - Marc Shaiman
    9. One-Armed Homer - The Drifters
    10. On the Bust - Terry Cashman
    11. Hate Mail
    12. Pillow Talk
    13. Hair & Hip
    14. Out of the Race
    15. Roger Hits #59
    16. Every Pitch Could Be the One
    17. Knuckleball
    18. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
    19. Regret
    20. Roger Wants #61
    21. Holy Cow
    22. Locker Room
    23. McGwire Hug
    Don't Count Me Out
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Another Blessing
    • "TRUE BELIEVERS THE BEST GOSPEL SONG"!!!
    • Waitin
    • Awsome down home spirited album!
    • another blessing
    		 Don't Count Me Out
    True Believers
    Manufacturer: Blackberry Records
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    ASIN: B0000541FS
    Release Date: 2001-01-23

    Tracks:

    1. Clean Inside
    2. Waitin'
    3. Don't Leave Me Jesus
    4. Another Blessing
    5. Don't Count Me Out
    6. Don't Need No Rock
    7. Give Your Live to Jesus
    8. All About You
    9. I Get Joy
    10. Everything I Have
    11. Where Jesus Is
    12. May the Lord Watch

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Another Blessing.......2002-06-27

    I really like the entire album, "Don't Count Me Out." Another Blessing is my favorite. When you think about all the good things God has done it is truly a blessing.

    5 out of 5 stars "TRUE BELIEVERS THE BEST GOSPEL SONG"!!!.......2002-05-18

    HEY THIS IS LORA: AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO TELL YOU ALL HOW MUCH I LIKED YOUR SONGS YOU ALL HAVE THE BEST GOSPEL SONGS. YOU MAKE THEM MEEN ALOT TO ME AND I'M SURE OTHER'S TOO! MY FAVORITE SONG IS "WAITIN". THAT SONG IS SO TURE YOU NO AND I WOULD LIKE IF YOU ALL COULD WRITE ME BACK TO KEEP IN TOUCH ABOUT YOU ALL AND THE GOSPLE MUSIC! IT'S REALLY GREAT!!!

    THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS SO MUCH!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Waitin.......2001-11-30

    I myself and my family really enjoy listening to this group of young men. I live in Jackson Michigan and I have been all over here in town looking for this tape to buy for other members in my family but no one has ever heard of it. I tried to order it and they told me that they could not find it. Keep singing for the Lord. In all Thy ways acknowledge HIM and HE shall direct THY paths.

    5 out of 5 stars Awsome down home spirited album!.......2001-10-15

    Don't be dismayed by the cover of this album. If you like the Williams Brothers, than you'll love the true believers. If you love great quartet, a mix of r& B ish rythum, this is the album for you. I think that these guys can really sing especially the songs Another Blessing, Don't Count Me Out and Where Jesus Is !
    This album surly is a blessing to me and it will certainly be a blessing to you.

    4 out of 5 stars another blessing.......2001-09-30

    i have heard only one cut of this cd, (another blessing), and if the remaining cuts are as moving and spirited as the song mentioned this could easily move to a 5 star cd. the beat and the r&b sound of this cut will stand out in the ears of the young and restless generation and could generate a hip-hop either to or back to our lord.
    Don't Count Me Out: The Best of the Transatlantic Years
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      		Don't Count Me Out: The Best of the Transatlantic Years
      Gerry Rafferty
      Manufacturer: Castle Select Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000MI1R3E

      Product Description

      Track listing: 1. Look Over The Hill 2. Rick Rack 3. Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway 4. Please Sing A Song For Us 5. I Can't Stop Now 6. Steamboat Row 7. Shoe Shine Boy 8. Keep It To Yourself 9. Song For Simon 10. My Singing Bird 11. New Street Blues 12. Didn't I 13. Mr Universe 14. Mary Skeffington 15. Long Way Round 16. Can I Have My Money Back 17. Sign On The Dotted Line 18. One Drink Down 19. Don't Count Me Out 20. So Bad Thinking
      61*
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        5. Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures
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        7. Talk to Me Lonesome Heart - George Jones
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        10. Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey and ''the Duke'') - Terry Cashman
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