Chris Bennett is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Bennett was born in

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. She graduated from the

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. She has collaborated with

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, Sparks and Keb Mo. Bennett's Grammy nomination was for "The Theme from Midnight Express", her contribution to the '' Midnight Express'' movie soundtrack. Bennett's 2010 album ''Sail Away - The Tahiti Sessions'' was produced by Bennett and Eric Doney and recorded on the island of Tahiti. The album includes a live string ensemble.

Discography

* ''Love's in You, Love's in Me'' with Giorgio Moroder (Casablanca, 1978) * ''A Whiter Shade of Pale'' by Munich Machine with Chris Bennett (Casablanca, 1978) * ''Chris Bennett'' (Beachwood, 1993) * ''Less Is More'' (Chartmaker, 1998) * ''Live in Berlin'' (Renegade, 2000) * ''Until the End of Time'' (Rhombus, 2001) * ''When I Think of Christmas'' (Rhombus, 2003) * ''Once Upon a Time: Live at the A-Trane'' (Renegade, 2005) * ''Chris Bennett on Broadway'' (Rhombus, 2005) * ''Girl Talk'' (Chris Bennett, 2008) * ''Sail Away'' (Renegade, 2012) * ''Something Wonderful'' with Bill Marx (2018)

References

External links

Official site

''JazzTimes'' review of ''Sail Away''
1948 births Living people Dancers from Illinois Jazz musicians from Illinois People from Marshall, Illinois Singer-songwriters from Illinois American female dancers American women jazz singers American women singer-songwriters American jazz singers 21st-century American women musicians {{US-jazz-singer-stub