The Benoit/Freeman Project

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The Benoit/Freeman Project
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1994
Recorded1994
Studio
  • Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios (Colorado)
  • Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
  • 29th Street Studio (Torrance, California)
  • Santa Barbara Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California)
Genre Jazz
Length51:57
Label GRP
Producer
  • Russ Freeman
  • David Benoit
David Benoit chronology
Letter to Evan
(1992)
The Benoit/Freeman Project
(1994)
Shaken Not Stirred
(1994)

The Benoit Freeman Project is an album by American pianist David Benoit and American guitarist Russ Freeman that was released in 1994 and recorded for the GRP label. The album reached No. 2 on the jazz chart at Billboard magazine. Freeman is the founder and leader of the Rippingtons.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit and Russ Freeman; except where indicated

  1. "Reunion" (Freeman) – 5:06
  2. "When She Believed in Me" (Kenny Loggins, Benoit, Freeman) – 5:25
  3. "Mediterranean Nights" – 6:57
  4. "Swept Away" – 4:55
  5. "The End of Our Season" – 4:16
  6. "After the Love Has Gone" (David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin) – 4:18
  7. "Smartypants" – 5:42
  8. "It's the Thought that Counts" (Benoit) – 6:02
  9. "Mirage" (Freeman) – 5:59
  10. "That's All I Could Say" – 3:17

Personnel

Orchestra (Tracks 1, 3 & 10)

Production

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [1] 2

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References

  1. "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.