Roberta Donnay

Music

What's Your Story

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1.	What's Your Story, Morning Glory?	Play		What's Your Story, Morning Glory? Credits By Mary Lou Williams/Jack Lawrence/Paul Francis Webster Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
2.	No Regrets	Play		No Regrets Credits By Harry Tobias/Roy Ingraham Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
3.	Put It Where You Want It	Play		Put It Where You Want It Credits By Joe Sample/Al Jarreau Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Tenor - Dave Ellis Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
4.	Small Day Tomorrow	Play		Small Day Tomorrow Credits By Robert Dorough/Frances Landesman Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
5.	Stop This Train!	Play	Stop This Train! STOP THIS TRAIN! STOP THIS TRAIN I'M GETTIN' OUT I CAN'T FIGURE WHAT THIS LIFE'S ABOUT YOU KNOW IT'S NOTHIN' TOO PERSONAL JUST THE WHOLE SPINNIN' WORLD SO STOP THIS TRAIN CAUSE I'M ONE CONFUSED GIRL STOP YOUR WHININ' YOUR CRANKY TONE NO ONE'S FORCIN' YOU TO BE ALONE YOU KNOW YOU INSPIRE NO FORCES TO RALLY ALL THEIR TROOPS SO STOP YOUR CRYIN' BEFORE WE HAVE TO CUT YOU LOOSE I JUST HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH ALL THEIR LIES & ALL THEIR CRIMES I JUST HAVE TO BEND YOUR EAR BEFORE THEY MAKE ME LOSE MY MIND SO.. STOP THIS TRAIN, NO END IN SIGHT WHEN ARE WE GONNA FIX AND MAKE IT RIGHT YOU KNOW IT'S NOTHIN' TOO PERSONAL JUST THE WHOLE SPINNIN' WORLD SO STOP THIS TRAIN CAUSE I'M ONE CONFUSED GIRL I'M NOT A CHILD SO DON'T YOU LIE TO ME I'M GONNA SEE THRU' ALL YOUR DIRTY DIRTY DEEDS WHEN I GET THRU WITH YOU YOU'LL WISH YOU WERE DEAD RUN OR CRAWL FOR COVER PUT SOME SAND ON YOUR HEAD, SO STOP THIS TRAIN I'M GETTIN' OUT I CAN'T HANDLE WHAT THIS TRIP'S ABOUT YOU KNOW I BOUGHT MY TICKET - DESTINATION: HAPPINESS SO STOP THIS TRAIN CAUSE THIS WORLD STOP THIS TRAIN CAUSE THIS WORLD STOP THIS TRAIN CAUSE THIS WORLD IS A BIG FAT MESS.. Lyrics	Stop This Train! Credits By Roberta Donnay Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
6.	Devil May Care	Play		Devil May Care Credits By Terrell P. Kirk, Jr./Robert Dorough Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Tenor - Dave Ellis Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
7.	Life In The Slow Lane	Play		Life In The Slow Lane Credits By Jeffrey Scharf/Jerome Rossen Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
8.	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'	Play		Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' Credits By Joe Greene Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Tenor - Dave Ellis Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
9.	If You Live	Play		If You Live Credits By Mose Allison Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
10.	Drinkin' Again	Play		Drinkin' Again Credits By Johnny Mercer/Doris Tauber Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Tenor - Dave Ellis Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
11.	Blue Monk (Monkery's The Blues)	Play		Blue Monk (Monkery's The Blues) Credits By Thelonious Monk/ lyrics by Abbey Lincoln Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info
12.	Dindi	Play		Dindi Credits By Antonio Carlos Jobim/Luis Oliveira English lyric by Ray Gilbert Vocals - Roberta Donnay Piano - Eric Reed Bass - Gerald Cannon Drums - Mark Taylor Produced by Orrin Keepnews Info

Roberta Donnay is an exception. She covers such songs as Johnny Mercer's "Drinkin' Again," and Bob Dorough and Fran Landesman's "Small Day Tomorrow" in the same way that she covers her face in the photo on the cover of her album: with a wide brim. Her engagement with the lyrics, her supple sense of time and her soulful, little-girl timbre remind you of Billie Holiday. She is elegantly accompanied by the pianist Eric Reed and a discreet rhythm section.

- Mike Zwerin, Herald Tribune Intl.
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- Roberta Donnay is a major new find. The fact that Orrin Keepnews produced her record is a tipoff, plus that her backup trio includes pianist Eric Reed with four guest appearances from tenor saxophonist Dave Ellis. Roberta has a very appealing voice somewhat reminiscent tone-wise of Norah Jones. However, she is much more of a jazz
singer than Jones, swinging, using subtle improvising, making sometunes quite bluesy and displaying versatility. What's Your Story is a very impressive effort, highly recommended.
It makes one happy that Roberta Donnay has decided to pursue a jazz career.

- Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene

back before the why

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1.	catch me	Play	catch me YOU CAN RUN YOU CAN FLY KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE SKY LIKE A RHAPSODY YOU CAN DANCE SO FREE BUT YOU'LL NEVER NO YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME THE WIND MAY BLOW A THOUSAND TIMES AND ALL WE KNOW IS LOVE'S SUBLIME THE CURRENTS FLOW THE DAWN WILL BREAK BREAK FROM THE PAST CAUSE LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT LIEE WON'T WAIT... TIME GOES TICKING BY STILL YOU WONDER WHY YOU KEEP STRIVING KEEP ON REACHING FOR YOUR HIDDEN DREAM LIKE A FIREFLY YOU CAN SPREAD YOUR LITE BUT YOU'LL NEVER STILL YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME THE WIND MAY BLOW A THOUSAND TIMES AND ALL WE KNOW IS LOVE'S SUBLIME THE CURRENTS FLOW THE DAWN WILL BREAK BREAK FROM THE PAST CAUSE LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT... Lyrics	catch me Credits c 2004 roberta donnay & kit walker roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, horn arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design henry hung ~ trumpet Notes this is an edgy jazz fusion with wild melody & key changes on bridges; eclectic song about life Info
2.	i don't want the nite to end	Play	i don't want the nite to end there's a rain outside my window and man, it's comin' down there's a secret locked inside your heart forever lost & found and i'm standing on the ledge now if i could jump into your arms would you catch me would you catch me and isn't it a little like love to keep us guessing isn't it a little like a crush to keep us breathing i don't want the nite to end let me turn your winter into spring and i don't want the nite to end let me give you something to believe.. and the world is crash & burn now you can hear the fallout sound if you wrap your dreams around my heart and wear it like a crown if i drink the twilight potion to keep you by my side would you let me would you let me and isn't it a little like love to keep us guessing isn't it a little like a crush to keep us breathing i don't want the nite to end let me turn your winter into spring and i don't want the nite to end let me give you something to believe.. let me take you to a place where the sun will never shine let me take you down the ladder where our kisses taste like wine we'll be crying for release while the rivers rage below if you want me you can have me and isn't it a little like love to keep us guessing isn't it a little like a crush to keep us breathing i don't want the nite to end let me turn your winter into spring and i don't want the nite to end let me give you something to believe.. Lyrics	i don't want the nite to end Credits c 2003 roberta donnay & kit walker roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangements, horn arrangements, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design peter welker ~ flugelhorn Info
3.	queen of pain	Play	queen of pain the crow sits perched on her ivory tower home she plays the part so perfectly, no tarnish on her chrome it's the last resort from a life that’s built on pain she designed the fort, now it becomes your grave & the crow cries out, beware, beware she's the Queen Of Pain see how she runs from you she's the Queen Of Pain oh if you only knew she's the Queen Of Pain as you're callin’ out her name she's the Queen Of Pain, the Queen Of Pain while you gave your savings to the church she was bankin' on sex files & shortening her skirts while you were playing games with your cookies & your milk she was datin’ millionaires & lifting mink & silk & the past cries out, beware, beware she's the Queen Of Pain see how she runs from you she's the Queen Of Pain & you can’t get a clue she's the Queen Of Pain as you're callin’ out her name she's the Queen Of Pain, the Queen Of Pain all that's left of your heart (is a little speck) in a ruthless universe (a tiny seed) see how your enemies become her friends lies, lies, lies, wipe the tears from years gone by she can't remember who, she can't remember why frozen petals from the wedding she tosses to the wind she burned your hand once, she'll burn it again & your friends cry out, beware, beware she's the Queen Of Pain see how she runs from you she's the Queen Of Pain & she'll tell you what to do she's the Queen Of Pain as you're callin’ out her name she's the Queen Of Pain, the Queen Of Pain Lyrics	queen of pain Credits c 2004 roberta donnay & kit walker roberta donnay ~ lead vocals, vocal arrangement, horn arrangement kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design henry hung ~ muted trumpet annie stocking ~ background vocals Notes this is a dark story about a woman who is deadly to be around .. it's a warning to men & to the man she's with now; it's based on 3 women I've known all wrapped up into one.. kind of steely-dan-ish w/muted trumpet & electronic sound effects flying around.. Info
4.	the edge	Play	the edge you're the soul survivor of my teeny little ship and i would drink you down, babe but you know i'm tryin' to quit and if you come to Paris i would marry you, you see and we would sail away from there one happy family, oh, no.. if you give me comfort i will search to find a tent if you wrap me in silk blankets i will look for a lament you keep me on your pedastal then i will surely fall i'm perfectly imperfect and i'm here to serve you all, oh no.. 'cause i've been walkin on broken glass i don't know how this ferry's gonna last i'm just floatin' on down your shore 'till i reach the edge 'till i reach the edge 'till i reach the edge.. you're the soul survivor of my teeny little ship and i would drink you down babe but i fear to take a sip you know alligators can turn into crocodiles and if you add some wings then you will see that dragon fly, oh no.. you're my soul survivor you're the only one for me come & sail me down, babe beneath your big blue sea and we will go to Paris & dress all up in furs and we will jam beneath the moon i'll wear my hair in curls.. 'cause i've been walkin on broken glass i don't know how this ferry's gonna last i'm just floatin' on down your shore 'till i reach the edge 'till i reach the edge 'till i reach the edge.. Lyrics	the edge Credits c 2003 roberta donnay roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design vernon black ~ guitars annie stocking ~ background vocals Notes this is a personal song about being in love with one person & realizing that it's your only one.. that you're on the edge ~ in the middle of the ocean ~ knowing that this is it.. you're in it & you're going for it. very dreamy Info
5.	soul to soul	Play	soul to soul like a heartbeat in the rain you whisper my name & tell me "i'm so into you" like a secret to my soul you already know the secret, my heart beats for you each time i see you, you give your love so sweetly, completely you tell me it's all right and all that our love can be, tenderly our love is soul to soul let's stay together, together forever i love you soul to soul i want to stay with you now soul to soul why do i feel this way when you look at me that way you know good things take time your touch is all i need i would give everything even put my heart on the line if i stumble & fall down you kiss my tears away, always you say that it's all right, in my arms you will stay night & day our love is soul to soul let's stay together, together forever i love you soul to soul i want to stay with you now soul to soul Lyrics	soul to soul Credits c 1991 roberta donnay & jim gardiner roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, horn arrangement kit walker ~ piano, keyboards, drum programs, sound design henry hung ~ trumpet & flugelhorn vernon black ~ guitars annie stocking ~ background vocals Notes beautiful love ballad Info
6.	primal whispers	Play	primal whispers forget the wind beneath the rain forget the reasons love remains when all is washed away there's only primal whispers and in the dark end of the light when forces pull for wrong or right the only sound reaching the skies is primal whispers hearts that beat with life hearts that beat with love you receive happiness from the stars above love from stars above the only truth is love hearts beating in the night primal whispers.. primal whispers shining thru' everything you say and do so walk lightly thru' the trees and sing your own song tenderly.. Lyrics	primal whispers Credits c 1992 roberta donnay & scheherazade saleh roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, horn arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design peter welker ~ flugelhorn & trumpet Info
7.	harold's rogue & jar	Play	harold's rogue & jar "JAZZ IS MY RELIGION", HE SAID TO ME UNDER THE NEON SIGN, JACKSON SQUARE STREET AND WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT WHEN TOMMY'S PIANO MADE ME CRY BROUGHT ME RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED, BACK BEFORE "THE WHY" WHEN I WOULD STAND OUTSIDE 16TH & N STAND OUTSIDE FREEZING, SNOW AND RAIN ON MY HEAD STAND WITH ALL MY BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS 'TILL THEY ALL WENT IN JUST TO HEAR THE FUSION, SAX, THE BASS GUITAR JUST TO HEAR WHAT WAS GOIN' DOWN AT HAROLD'S ROGUE & JAR OK SO I WAS A KID SO THEY COULDN'T LET ME IN NOT THE RIGHT SEX, THE WRONG COLOR SKIN TO BE STANDING OUTSIDE NOT EVEN HIGH HIGH HEELS, NO RED RED LIPS JUST A TEENAGER SNAPPING FINGERS 'TILL THEY FINALLY LET ME IN GUY SAID "SIT IN THE BACK DON'T LET THEM SEE YOU" AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO BE THERE AGAIN JUST TO HEAR THE FUSION THE SAX, THE DRUMS, THE BASS GUITAR JUST TO HEAR WHAT WAS GOIN' DOWN AT HAROLD'S ROGUE & JAR I PLAY THE JUKEBOX BILLIE, ELLA, BIRD, DUKE, MILES, COLTRANE, THEY WERE ALL THERE FOR A QUARTER JUST A QUARTER ECSTASY TO SPARE THE CLUB IS GONE NOW, YEARS GONE BY I MOVED OUT WEST AND JOHNNY & FRED & RITCHIE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO IS LEFT NOT THAT THEY'D REMEMBER ME THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE BIG EYES AND THEY WOULD JAM YES THEY WOULD JAM TILL 4 AM AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ONE MORE DAY & ONE MORE NITE AND ONE MORE DAY & ONE MORE NITE JUST TO HEAR THE FUSION THE SAX, THE BASS GUITAR JUST TO HEAR WHAT WAS GOIN' DOWN AT HAROLD'S ROGUE & JAR Lyrics	harold's rogue & jar Credits c 2004 roberta donnay & kit walker roberta donnay ~ vocals, horn arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ piano, keyboards, drum programs, sound design zane musa ~ alto sax Notes this is a spoken word/acid jazz track that has lots of amazing BE-BOP alto sax & gorgeous piano ! this is a story about me; when I was a teenager I hung out at an after-hours jazz club in DC called Harold's Rogue & Jar. it was here that I first started to learn about jazz & jazz musicians. what an education i got there! like music heaven! the title of the CD "back before the why" comes from this lyric. and the story starts in present day w/a quote from Orrin Keepnews ~ when he first met me he took me to Yoshi's to hear Tommy Flanagan ~ he said "JAZZ IS MY RELIGION" that night which gave me my first line and the rest is history... Info
8.	in my room	Play	in my room i know a place where we can go just the 2 of us you're in my bloodstream in my waking dream in the morning it's the whippoorwill calling out your name things will never be the same i'll make you an offer i know you can't refuse i'll be your special friend you'll be my muse it's all happening in my in my it's all happening in my room in my room there's a fireplace there's candlelight and a song in my room there's violins & canopies there's fortune, fantasy, and views i'll make you an offer i know you won't refuse i'll be your special friend you'll be my muse it's all happening in my in my it's all happening in my room lovely, silent, sweet surrender i can feel you breathe tell me tell me what you need i can give you everything Lyrics	in my room Credits c 2004 roberta donnay & george hearst roberta donnay ~ vocals & arrangement george hearst ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design vernon black ~ guitars annie stocking ~ background vocals Info
9.	someday	Play	someday every 20 minutes another train goes by rockin' and a rollin' neath the new york sky buildings they just tremble my heart is rumblin' too cause this train ain't big enough to hold the love i have for you someday we'll be in the same town someday maybe love will come around someday we'll be in the same town someday and i fidget with my suitcase and i fidget with my hair and i know there's somethin' special i'm supposed to do out there but then every 20 minutes i see your face again and i'm tryin' to let go now and i'm tryin' to forget someday we'll be in the same town someday maybe love will come around someday we'll be in the same town someday ooh but it’s a sin the way i love you ooh it’s a sin that i can’t hold you ooh but i can’t wait another minute for you to see me thru.. jesus & the buddha will smile right down on me moses, mary & the saints take good care of me i’m not gonna question i’m not gonna lie i’m goin’ to confession to keep my love alive 'cause someday we'll be in the same town someday maybe love will come around someday we'll be in the same town someday Lyrics	someday Credits c 2000 roberta donnay & matt baxter roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement matt baxter ~ guitars sam bevan ~ acoustic bass david freiberg ~ drum programs annie stocking ~ background vocals Info
10.	shine	Play	shine please tell me what you see in me i need you to comfort me everything that I believed is only shadows now when i hold them up to you my illusions shattered on the ground oh, oh.. love's sacred comes and goes without a sound you chase it, hold on, it fades away i don't want to be the one to wake up at the end to find i've been missing all along teach me how to love 'cause I have never been i'm in the dark searching for the sun oh, oh... if i light a candle each and every night take away the darkness in my mind only your love can make me shine oh, oh... Lyrics	shine Credits c 1995 roberta donnay & leighton white roberta donnay ~ vocals, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, piano, drum programs, sound design ricardo peixoto ~ guitar Info
11.	walkin' with the elephants	Play	walkin' with the elephants i'm the whipped cream on your mocha the smile upon your face i'm everything and everyone you ever wanted in this place i'm the flicker of the christmas tree lights the wag of your dog's tail start any car with the blink of an eye i'm the wind that always prevails so while i'm out of town baby please don't forget me you'll see my red tresses as you pass by someone in London maybe i had a dream i was in India drivin' in a gold rolls royce right down the center of town and everyone was walkin' with the elephants it was a good dream it was a good dream, a good dream i'm the smile on the mona lisa and a slice of apple pie spray on the fountain near the Place De Concorde i'm the prayer that reaches the sky the laces of your hiking boots the broken string on your guitar the songs you love but can't remember names of i'm your telescope to the stars and as time goes by you'll see oh how you'll see that you're everything to me Lyrics	walkin' with the elephants Credits c 2004 roberta donnay & edward badasov roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design Info
12.	call me the breeze	Play	call me the breeze I woke up & found you were gone Lonely nights & darkest dawn My heart has flown yet my body still breathes There's nothing left So call me the breeze Time tells the truth When love tells a lie Promises are sweet but love makes you blind I was a fool to think you were mine Call me the breeze CALL ME THE BREEZE Caught by the wind I still believe This love we are in Wherever you are So is my heart.. So CALL ME THE BREEZE CALL ME THE BREEZE, CALL ME THE BREEZE until you come back to me.. Fortunes may come, fortunes may go Love stays until ~ you never know I'll always dream you're still with me Oooh.. so call me the breeze CALL ME THE BREEZE Caught by the wind I still believe This love we are in Wherever you are So is my heart.. So CALL ME THE BREEZE, CALL ME THE BREEZE, CALL ME THE BREEZE, until you come back to me.. Lyrics	call me the breeze Credits c 2000 roberta donnay & lorin rowan roberta donnay ~ vocals lorin rowan ~ guitars, mandolin, bass david freiberg ~ drum programs annie stocking ~ background vocals Info
13.	i'll be your star	Play		i'll be your star Credits c 1995 roberta donnay & leighton white roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, horn arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design henry hung ~ flugelhorn Info
14.	ring	Play	ring you got the power now i am just a pawn in your game of chess all the pieces you own am i'm supposed to wait what am i waiting for some ring some symbol when i don't need this at all i don't need a ring to tell me i'm yours i don't need a ring to tell the world i don't need a ring to hook line and sink me to sparkle and blind me in your eyes - security, is all i'll ever need in our lover's nest the taste is warm & sweet i will love you still when the world is no more and i would die for you tho' it burns me to the core i don't need a ring to tell me i'm yours i don't need a ring to tell the world i don't need a ring to hook line and sink me to sparkle and blind me i don't need a ring to tell me i'm yours i don't need a ring to tell the world i don't need a ring to hook line and sink me to sparkle and blind me Lyrics	ring Credits c 2004 roberta donnay roberta donnay ~ vocals, vocal arrangement, horn arrangement, sound design kit walker ~ keyboards, drum programs, sound design henry hung ~ flugelhorn annie stocking ~ background vocals Info
15.	ocean	Play	ocean ocean's so big time against the sand waves rollin' in people on land tide's getting closer to what we are your love's the ocean for me ripples of white crashing to shore sea goes as far as the eye can soar sharing the rhythms cool as the moon i found an ocean in you wrap your arms 'round me i feel the waves bathe me in salty kiss from your tongue it's just begun the tide's rollin in our love's beginning again seagulls on glide flying so high hearts burning brightly shining inside nobody knows it not even you your love's the ocean currents in motion your love's the ocean time in our hands your love's the ocean i found an ocean.. in you.. Lyrics	ocean Credits c 1992 roberta donnay roberta donnay ~ vocals & sound design kit walker ~ piano, keyboards, drum programs, sound design Info

Top 12 Piks - Perforning Songwriter Magazine 2005

Bohemian

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1.	Crack In The Sidewak	Crack In The Sidewak i am the raging sea divine savage full of fury you don't want to know me you better get out while the gettin's good you took everything that i believed in truth, honor - heart of a flower tortured it mangled it broken broken broken dreams of a family... you dismissed it chorus: i am a flower in the garden next door the shit beneath your shoe a butterfly in a field of forget-me-nots i am the crack in the sidewalk, in the sidewalk the last girl on the soccer team the nerdy kid in the back of the class head stuck in a book writing writing always writing or drawing something cool i am the duchess on the wall someone you can't, you can't recall i am the laughter down the hall and as i place you on the throne i watch you fall i am a flower in the garden next door the shit beneath your shoe a butterfly in a field of forget-me-nots i am the crack in the sidewalk, in the sidewalk bridge: even i can't save you someday in a future life you'll look into my eyes and wish you'd chosen differently for i will be a saint and you will be the dirt beneath my feet (c 2000 r.donnay, j.jaffe, l.dorais) Lyrics	Crack In The Sidewak Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info
2.	Fly Me In From Nowhere	Fly Me In From Nowhere rock my world, yeah go ahead, change my life, make my bed take these arms, i've lost control, catch me now before i fall your kisses are like fantasies, like pictures on the silver screen i hate this part, you know i do, cause i can't stay away from you so lie to me, tell me you don't care.. i'll sabotage this great affair * chorus: fly me in from nowhere leave my worries on the moon you take away my heart too soon i've been thinkin' somewhere there could be a place for me and this love could truly be (truly be) so don't make promises you can't keep, lies fall like coins in a coke machine cause i can't take it anymore, incessant falling on the floor (on the floor) i see the worst before it begins, self preservation settin' in, put a man on the moon yet you can't explain why love can hurt even when it's good so lie to me tell me you don’t care.. i’ll sabotage this great affair * fly me in from nowhere... bridge: file it under b for boy.. file it under my mistake it’s alien to me this love thing... my inner life’s in outer space fly me in from nowhere, fly me in from nowhere fly me in from nowhere (i’m inner turbulent, i’m upside down i’m intergalactically impaired) fly me in from nowhere (I thought this love was the curious kind.. manufactured in my mind) fly me in from nowhere ... fly me in from nowhere (then you held me in your bed i’m dreamin’ again, i’m dreamin’ again..) (c 2001 roberta donnay & joel jaffe) Lyrics	Fly Me In From Nowhere Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info
3.	Graffiti	Graffiti graffiti is written on the walls of my elementary school a santa cruz cafe, a new york subway even jim morrison's tomb and it's spoken out loud when i'm shoppin' today i was at mollie stone's this guy walked right by me, said "pretty redhead" then expect me to follow him home... someday i'd like to teach those guys manners to write a poem to a girl instead something like "winter is fallin' and springtime is hummin' and i'd sure like to be in your bed" and i wonder how the old man is feeling as he sits on his bench by the sea remembers when he was just a boy carving hearts into a tree... graffiti is written on highway signs from hartford to hollywood they keep tryin' to cover it throwin' white paint all over it i'd paint it too if i could i'd say "world, crazy world, how i love you and all that you've given to me the heartache, the breaks, the shivers, the shakes you fill me with ecstasy...” (c 2001 roberta donnay & joel jaffe) Lyrics	Graffiti Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info
4.	Canada	Canada somewhere between tommy tang's & johnny rocket's i fell into a dream you stepped out on the porch the sun was scorchin' down on me... it was not antiques & art, baby it was not fashion based i was doin' charles bukowski poetry you were reading lady sings the blues and i can still hear your voice inside my head canada, canada i don't know you very well, not yet but i would surely circle the globe just to know what's inside your head you're inside mine, canada if you were a research project, baby, and i had my ph.d. we'd uncover vast historic crimes against your heart dig right through archaeology if i were your research project, baby and you were a merchant marine you could swim to my little island no one's ever seen canada, canada I don't know you very well, not yet but I would surely circle the globe just to know what's inside your head you're inside mine, canada canada, canada, canada written by roberta donnay Lyrics	Canada Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP) Info
5.	Jody	Jody tears fell at 3 am just another fight, he was drunk again her lip was bleeding but he didn't ask she went to the kitchen, poured herself a glass he said "babe it's the last time" but she smelled a lie after two and a half years of gin and denial what she ever saw in him she was wonderin' too she lived in his fantasy - it was almost through jody walked out in the night and out of his life she just had enough of this personal strife jody walked out in the night and out of his life she just had enough of this personal strife and she took down the pictures from all of the walls and she stood there a second, said goodbye to the halls then she wrote him a note stuck to the back of the phone "don't come lookin' for me cause i'm never comin' home, never comin' home" she packed up her clothes, stuffed her bag in the car drove to the next town, lit a cigar..all she had was a dollar to her name she said it's gotta get better, it's gotta get better, 'till it gets worse again jody walked out in the night & out of his life she just had enough of this personal strife jody walked out in the night and out of this lie she just had enough of this personal strife jody walked out in the night and out of his life she just had enough of this personal strife jody walked out in the night and out of this lie she just had enough of this personal strife, personal strife.... love can be ...all those pretty promises invadin' her night love can be...all those pretty promises invadin' her night, baby written by roberta donnay & joel jaffe Lyrics	Jody Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info
6.	This Train	This Train i feel the steel underneath my feet this train is building to a fast moving pace just like me when my heart races to you in the dark down these tracks i try to run i try to jump but somethin' pulls me back just like this train and when i die and when i'm dead my ashes scattered, the eulogy will say "cowardly heart" or "heart with no name" homeless heart come shelter me meet me at the station pack me up and run away just like this train this train is gonna take me away this train ain't gonna stand in my way this train is gonna rescue me this train is gonna set me free next destination could be someone else's name so if i leave you now i'll never be the same not if i leave you i bought a ticket on this train i didn't know love could bring me so much pain too many faces, none with your sweet eyes and when i die and when i'm dead my ashes scattered, the eulogy will say "cowardly heart" or "heart with no name" homeless heart come shelter me meet me at the station pack me up and run away just like this train this train is gonna take me away this train ain't gonna stand in my way this train is gonna rescue me this train is gonna set me free written by roberta donnay & joel jaffe Lyrics	This Train Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info
7.	I Will Not Be Blind	I Will Not Be Blind put me in a paper cup, float me on the river take my dreams and hold them up hold them in my heart forever where is the justice, where is my mother who are the prophets now, the saints and sages i am on Sado Island lost beyond the sea i have only pen and paper to fight this heresy the children suffer, it makes no sense my land is crippled with violence i will not be blind to this faded empire i will not be blind to this rancid this rancid time i will not be taken in taken out taken lightly i will not be blind. centuries ago before we had forgotten all the trees stood tall and feared not for their lives we were peaceful then, taking only when needed we ate when we were hungry only to sustain us centuries ago i had not forsaken trusting for another like my ancestors just like the farmers taken from their homes in the name of jesus we crucified them all i will not be blind to this faded empire i will not be blind to this rancid rancid time i will not be taken in taken out taken lightly I will not be blind, oh ignorance is not bliss ignorance is killing us, killing us written by roberta donnay & joel jaffe Lyrics	I Will Not Be Blind Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info
8.	Ain't Got You	Ain't Got You i got some paper, i got some pencils i got some love right here in my own heart i got some broken strings, caloused fingers it all means nothing 'cause i ain't got you, oh no i got some coasters, i got some cd's i got some money, no, not a whole hell of a lot i got some hip clothes, two eyes and a nose and i'm grateful for everything i got i am a bird with just one wing a little sparrow who wants to sing i'll sing for you but everything comes out blue cause i ain't got you cause i ain¹t got you, no, i ain't got you i got some big gigs, my friend's on mtv platinum seating, red carpet night at the grammies (i got my dad in for free) i made a record, i heard it might go gold did you hear it on college radio (it's really really good, you know) why does the sun shine, why does the moon glow why do the stars come out at night where do the clouds go, tell me, how do they know whenever you come into sight, whenever you come into sight i am a bird with just one wing a little sparrow who wants to sing i'll sing for you but everything comes out blue cause i ain't got you cause i ain't got you, no, i ain't got you written by roberta donnay & joel jaffe Lyrics	Ain't Got You Credits copyright © 2000 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) Info

One World

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1.	One World	Play	One World it's a rainbow of color in a sky full of thunder when we open our eyes do we see what we want to see there is only one planet that circles the sun that we all call our home and in only one moment if we all decide we can change our destiny one world, one dream, one universe one dream of peace, of unity one hope, one love, one family one wish for all humanity we can lift every border if we stand up together with compassionate hearts we can strive for equality nothing is crueler than war we've learned from the past we want war no more like waves crashing to shore our hearts never stop yearning for the dawn of peace heart, spirit, and mind our souls unite so everyone can be free one world, one dream, one universe one dream of peace, of unity one hope, one love, one family one wish for all humanity © 1994 Roberta Donnay Lyrics	One World Notes "One World", Roberta's new single, was originally written and performed for the United Nations' 50th Anniversary - it quickly became an official theme of the UN50. Performed for the delegates in '94 and '95, the song was also introduced as a world peace theme in Japan at the Minon World Peace conventions. "One World" is currently being sung in five countries and has been performed by countless students in schools in the United States, chosen by the students to be their graduation theme. "One World" welcomed Rosa Parks to San Francisco in 1995, as well as the city's celebration finale at Union Square. In 1998, Roberta was invited to sing "One World" at The People's Assembly meeting with 130 representatives from around the world. She also performed for benefits for Nicaragua, the rally for the Chinese people of Indonesia, members of the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, and was invited to perform at the international world peace conference Hague Appeal for Peace '99 in The Netherlands. Info
2.	One World (instrumental w/chorus)
3.	One World (instrumental)

One World became an official United Nations' theme in 1995 in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the U.N. See full One World Bio on the bio page.

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1.	Walkin' The Line	Play	Walkin' The Line walkin' the line between heaven & hell sometimes i'm up but i just can't tell the smiles & the frowns the ups & the downs and i can't tell the time except by the pain i can't tell what's right except by my wrongs and it's drivin' me insane we're all in denial of a reason to be bein' so damn blind that we just can't see walkin' the line between heaven & hell sometimes i'm up but i just can't tell and i can't tell the time except by the pain i can't tell what's right except by my wrongs and the river of life rushes on past my feet as i walk all alone on down the street standing on the banks feelin' no shame so little love, so much to gain but give me one more moment when all that's at stake is subject to change and again & again i fall into the game with you.. oh can't tell the time except by the pain can't tell what's right except by my wrongs and the river of life rushes on past my feet as i walk all alone on down the street standing on the banks feelin' no shame so little love, so much to gain and the river of life rushes on past my feet as i walk all alone on down the street standing on the banks feelin' no shame so little love, so much to gain walkin' the line between heaven & hell and i just can't tell... ooh... oh......... written by Joel Jaffe Lyrics	Walkin' The Line Credits copyright c 1997 jomara publishing (BMI) produced by Joel Jaffe vocals: roberta donnay guitars: joel jaffe bass: michael been keyboards: jimmy pugh drums: john mader harmonica: jon erickson Info
2.	Key West Boogie	Play	Key West Boogie well I was walkin' on duvall street in key west town where the oceans meet i was mindin' my own affair till i looked up and caught his stare oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my i didn't need no second try to read behind those sweet brown eyes singin' my oh, singin' my oh a couple of days had passed and gone i thought he had moved along to my surprise he gave out a yell shook me twice and rang my bell oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my when i heard that beautiful sound thought i'd stick around this town singin' my oh, singin' my oh he asked me to the fifth floor when i knocked he threw open the door he was naked & he was fine kissed me twice & blew my mind oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my i didn't need no second try to read behind those sweet brown eyes singin' my oh, singin' my oh sweet ole rhythm on the marching drum he took me to the setting sun before i know he got me on the sand singin' "your wish is my command" oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my when i heard him giving that sign chills all up & down my spine singin' my oh, singin' my oh so if you're ever on duvall street you'll hear a sound that's honey sweet they'll get you before you can tell shake you twice & ring your bell oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my when i heard that second sign chills all up & down my spine singin' my oh, singin' my oh when i heard him giving that sign thought i'd stick around this town singin' my oh, singin' my oh written by danny brant schultz Lyrics	Key West Boogie Credits copyright c 1998 heartfeather music (ASCAP) produced by joel jaffe vocal: roberta donnay guitar: danny brant schultz bass: andrew higgins drums: john mader keyboards: bob mocarsky slide guitar: joel jaffe harmonica: jon erickson background vocals: roberta donnay, elena keating, joel jaffe backward cymbal: mike cresswell Info
3.	Where Did The World Go	Play	Where Did The World Go where did the world go when i arrived didn't it know what i came here for where did the world go when i arrived when it knew what i came here for i opened my eyes and to my surprise the world was not the way i planned where did the world go when i arrived didn't it know what i came here for i came here for why does love elude me world, where did it go i turned around looking for direction i faced east, i faced north i faced up & down, and as i turned & looked the world went away i opened my eyes and to my surprise the world was not the way i'd planned where did the world go when i arrived didn't it know what i came here for i came here for love i came here for i came here for, for love i came here for love i came here for love written by roberta donnay Lyrics	Where Did The World Go Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP) produced by joel jaffe vocal & acoustic guitar: roberta donnay guitar & percussion (guitar, tambourine, drum case brushes): joel jaffe Info
4.	Chinese Samba	Play	Chinese Samba down on old balboa is a little marketplace you can see the people come and go you can watch 'em face to face it's open 'till eleven lately i've been there at one and if you know the chinese samba you can sing along the man behind the counter will call you pretty names old enough to be your father he ain't playin' any games, he said, "mama, you run the register 'cause i had too much rum" so i add up all the numbers and we sing our little song, yeah we switched into the reggae tho' the club was dark & tense "suits" sat in the corner makin' eyes at every chance and we're all wigged out the taco bells were closed so i came back to the marketplace to hang out and show off jimmy, what's the time you know i got to go, the girl's a wreck she's got to clean her act and turn the samba, the chinese samba down on old balboa.... if you know the chinese samba you can sing along if you know the chinese samba written by roberta donnay Lyrics	Chinese Samba Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP) produced by roberta donnay & joel jaffe vocal: roberta donnay guitar: randy quan bass: andrew higgins keyboards: bob mocarsky drums: john mader percussion: al diIorio background vocals: roberta donnay & elena keating Info
5.	Catch A Falling Angel	Play	Catch A Falling Angel i searched heaven & earth looking for a love divine out of the crowd i saw a flickering light i had to look twice you shined so bright well i never believed in a love made in heaven but your love was heaven sent your heart is so pure so fragile and sweet i had to look twice for fear we might meet and fly away.. catch a falling angel wipe away the tears you've been crying catch a falling angel an angel of your own catch a falling angel you'll have a love to always treasure cause a falling angel is an angel you can love forever.. i had my share of broken dreams and you appeared with broken wings now with you by my side i can do anything and i'm showered, overpowered from heaven above my heart is an altar to worship your love catch a falling angel wipe away the tears you've been crying catch a falling angel an angel of your own catch a falling angel you'll have a love to always treasure cause a falling angel is an angel you can love forever....forever.... written by roberta donnay, mark pistole, & scheherazade saleh Lyrics	Catch A Falling Angel Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music/bibi noor music (ASCAP) produced by joel jaffe vocals and acoustic guitar: roberta donnay cello: doug harman drums: john mader Info
6.	Love Is Knockin'	Play	Love Is Knockin' hey, boy, i tried to understand you say love is a journey not a one night stand but since my heart was broken & blue i still believed one was better than two and every time i start to run away you're stealin' back my heart with every word you say if actions speak louder than words you know where your heart is calling me i will go love is knockin', knockin' down my door i tried runnin' but i just can't run anymore it chases me all the way back to you your love is knockin' you say you're lost, you're lost & all alone and trapped within yourself a heart without a home you know i'm scared, i'm scared enough to cry 'cause i know i could love you 'till the day i die and if your past is haunting you i know somethin' we can do somethin' we can do love is knockin', knockin' down my door i tried runnin', but i just can't run anymore love is knockin', knockin' down my door i tried hidin', but it doesn't work anymore it chases me all the way back to you your love is knockin' love is knockin' on my door now knock knock knockin' love is knockin' on your door now knock knock knockin' love is knockin' on my door now knock knock knockin' love is knockin' on your door now knock knock knockin' written by roberta donnay, joel jaffe, & alan glass Lyrics	Love Is Knockin' Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) produced by joel jaffe vocal: roberta donnay guitars: joel jaffe bass: michael been keyboards: jimmy pugh drums: john mader background vocals: roberta donnay & joe white Info
7.	Night Flight	Play	Night Flight this mornin' i burned the bacon i put out the fire there was light & smoke & oh your love has got me terrified but i'm on the night flight baby tonight we're seein' stars, stars, yeah just put me on that night flight baby cause love is always where you are i got friends on the telephone i got places i could be i got jet set connections, responsibilities but i'm on the night flight baby tonight we're shootin' stars, stars, stars, yeah just put me on the night flight baby cause love is always where you are on the night flight baby tonight we're seein' stars, stars, yeah just put me on that night flight baby cause love is always where you are ecstasy is just a dream away when i hear you callin' out my name are you my fortune, are you my fate your love keeps knockin' boy what can i say, i love you what can i say now...ow...oooh...yeah so if your days are long and hard and bring you misery just close your eyes and dream a while you can fly for free on the night flight baby tonight we're shootin' stars, stars, yeah put me on that night flight baby love is always where you are on the night flight baby tonight we're shootin' stars, stars, yeah put me on that night flight baby cause love is always where you are night flight, night flight baby put me on the night flight, ooh... written by roberta donnay & joel jaffe Lyrics	Night Flight Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP), jomara publishing (BMI) produced by joel jaffe vocal: roberta donnay guitars: joel jaffe bass: andrew higgins keyboards: bob mocarsky drums: ed mc clary percussion: al diIorio background vocals: roberta donnay, elena keating & joel jaffe Info
8.	Wishing On The Moon	Play	Wishing On The Moon had a lot of dreams that never came true took a lot of pictures some of them with you told a lot of lies when it was hard to tell the truth now i'm startin' over, got to make up for my youth that's why i'm wishing i'm wishing on the moon that's why i'm wishing i'm wishing on the moon now the man in the moon's got a lot to say he says let your light shine baby each and every day don't keep it hidden and don't look away got to believe in something, you're gonna be o.k. that's why i'm wishing i'm wishing on the moon that's why, that's why i'm wishing i'm wishing on the moon some say we're headed for destruction and despair but you know thinking that way will get us nowhere gonna try it once more, gonna give it my best i'm going out there, comon', give me the test i'm wishing, i'm wishing on the moon that's why, that's why i'm wishing i'm wishing on the moon i'm wishing, i'm wishing on the moon that's why, that's why i'm wishing i'm wishing on the moon now the man in the moon, he's got a lot to say he came to see me last night through my skylight he told me to write down this song for you he said he'd like to hear from you too he said just go on outside anytime and just howl at that moon he said just go on outside and just howl at that moon oooh...ooh...ooh written by roberta donnay Lyrics	Wishing On The Moon Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP) produced by joel jaffe vocal: roberta donnay guitar: randy quan bass: andrew higgins keyboards: bob mocarsky harmonica: jon erickson drums: ed mc clary Info
9.	Desperate Soul	Play	Desperate Soul i'm turning back the tide i'm tearing down the walls i'm pulling out the stops the stops that make me fall i'm chasing down my dreams the dreams i've held so long i'm searching for the truth a reason to go on and i've finally reached the threshhold of my pain i can't go on pretending everything's the same i'm giving up the ghosts the past that had me blind i'm calling out for peace that once escaped my mind it's getting to the point something's gotta give i'm holding on for life the life i want to live you look around i can't be found you won't see me anymore call my name i'm not the same i'm not who i was before so many tears, so many tears so many fears and i've got to go i've got to know i'm a desperate soul desperate soul these things i can't explain the rolling of the dice and nothing is for sure this mystery of life my head's up in the clouds i'm staring at the moon i'm reaching for the stars don't call me back too soon and i'd like to think i'll find my way back home but until that day i'm out here on my own so many tears, so many tears so many fears and i've got to go i've got to know i'm a desperate soul desperate soul written by roberta donnay & lorin rowan Lyrics	Desperate Soul Credits copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP) nirol music (BMI) produced by joel jaffe & roberta donnay vocals & acoustic guitar: roberta donnay electric guitar: randy quan bass: andrew higgins keyboards: bob mocarsky drums: john mader Info
10.	Trees	Play	Trees listen people, people of the earth listen people, people of the earth can't you hear them cryin' cryin' as they fall can't you hear them cryin' they're cryin' for us all if a tree falls in the forest and no one's there to hear it does it make a sound and if your heart was beating and you knew that it would end would you make a sound would you be around listen people, people of the earth listen listen people, people of the earth don't you know they're burning they're burning to the ground can't you see them burnin' once lost they're never found if you thought that it would end would you do anything then, would you if you thought that it would end would you try to change things then would you someday we'll have to give back what we take someday we'll have to give back what we take listen people, listen listen people today Lyrics	Trees Credits written by roberta donnay copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP) produced by joel jaffe acoustic guitar & vocals: roberta donnay classical guitar: joel jaffe percussion: al diIorio Info
11.	3,000 Choices	Play	3,000 Choices in this world of modern living one side eats & the other's begging some try to sleep, the other's dreading wakin' up in the mornin' they're all your ancestors, your children they're all parts of you crying to be heard sooner or later you'll stand in their shoes everyone everywhere stands in their shoes even the barefoot ones one long cry across the land it's not for shelter, it's not for food it's the cry of spirits aching to know 3,000 choices we have 3,000 choices i give to you in a single moment so many choices what will you do where will you go what will you know oh....oh...... in this world of modern living the future belongs to imagination the stage is set, the past is last night's dream and we don't know the ending the best we can do is learn to choose wisely sooner or later you'll stand in their shoes everyone everywhere stands in their shoes even the barefoot ones one long cry across the land it's not for shelter, it's not for food it's the cry of spirits aching to know 3,000 choices we have 3,000 choices i give to you in a single moment so many choices what will you do where will you go who will you know oh...... oh......oh...... Lyrics	3,000 Choices Credits written by roberta donnay copyright c 1997 heartfeather music (ASCAP) produced by alex guinness & roberta donnay vocal & acoustic guitar: roberta donnay bass: andrew higgins electric & synth guitar: alex guinness drum programming: alex guinness, bob mocarsky & roberta donnay Info

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