Project ben David: Credits and Notes

A very special thank you to my wife Penny and to my children Max, Sasha and Lara who let me slip these songs onto their iPods and listened to them over and over with continued smiles, encouragement and good humor.

Thank you to Steven Wollins and Gerry and Hannah Maritzer for your help making this project a reality. Thanks also to Donn and Cindie Freedman, Evan and Debra Glass, Ron and Janis Simon, Steven and Pam Kahn, and Paul and Barbara Ward Zimmerman for your support.

Todah rabah to Beth Schafer, who revealed the beauty in my music, found the perfect voice for each prayer and lovingly nurtured these songs to their final state; to John Marsden for his patience and talent in making this project look and sound perfect, and to Debbie Nelson for her ability to capture music in color and light with her amazing cover painting. Thank you for all that you do so well!

Thanks to Beth Schafer, Julie Silver, Peri Smilow, Josh Nelson, Cantor Lisa Segal, Rabbi David Kay, Shelly Aronson, Laura Bennett, Rabbi Craig Marantz and my amazing friends of the Friday Night Music Project (FNMP): David Blumenkrantz, Neil Gottfried, Ellen Harris, Steve Harris, Steve Ravis, and Eric Schaffer. Your voices make my music beautiful!

I dedicate this cd to Rabbi David Levy, Cantorial Soloist Tami Gorman, and the community at Congregation Kol Haverim, Glastonbury, CT USA without whose encouragement, this project would not have been fun or possible.

Produced and Engineered by Beth Schafer at Inner Sanctum Studio, Orlando, FL
All Guitars - Beth Schafer
Keyboards - John Marsden
Sax and Flute - Charlie DeChamp
Drums - Charlie Morgan
Bass - Bill "Giff" Gifford

Mixed by John Marsden at Little-Big Sound, Orlando, FL
Mastered by Bob Ohlsson, Nashville, TN
Graphic design by John Marsden
Cover painting by Debbie Nelson
All songs written by Arnie Davidson, © 2007 SoundPresents, LLC ASCAP

1. Giver of Life 3:20 – Beth Schafer
2. Elu D’varim 3:19 – Ellen Harris / Friday Night Music Project w/Laura Bennett
In memory of Bernie Schaffer
3. Esa Einai 4:23 – Arnie Davidson
Dedicated to the Jewish Community of Sedona
4. V’Shamru 2:39 – Julie Silver
For Diana Miller from the Maritzer family
5. Y’hiyu L’ratzon 2:59 – Cantor Lisa Segal
For Max Sasha and Lara
6. Mi Sheberach 4:01 – Eric Schaffer
7. Gift of Peace 2:32 – Shelly Aronson
8. Hu Eloheinu 3:12 – Peri Smilow
9. Psalm 23 2:09 – Josh Nelson
In memory of Donald Klein and Leslie Geetter
10. Ein Keloheinu 3:20 – Rabbi David Kay / Arnie Davidson
For Rachel Allison and Jake Cohen