Passionfruit (album)

Passionfruit is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, produced and arranged by Rob Mounsey and released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.[3] The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Passionfruit
Studio album by
Released
  • 1983 (1983) on vinyl
  • 1987 (1987) on CD
Recorded1983
Genresmooth Jazz
Length43:15
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRob Mounsey
Michael Franks chronology
Objects of Desire
(1982)
Passionfruit
(00000000)
Skin Dive
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]

Covers

"Sunday Morning Here with You" was covered by Claire Martin. "Tell Me All About It" was also covered by artists such as Natalie Cole, Chris Barber, Will Downing, Gordon Haskell and Michael Lington featuring Dave Koz.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Alone At Night"4:35
2."Never Satisfied"3:51
3."Amazon"5:40
4."Now That Your Joystick's Broke"2:48
5."Sunday Morning Here with You"4:33
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Never Say Die"3:36
2."Rainy Night In Tokyo"4:42
3."Tell Me All About It"4:31
4."When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)"5:52
5."How The Garden Grows"3:37

[3]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Michael Franks  vocals, backing vocals (6)
  • Dave Tofani  alto saxophone (1)
  • Eddie Daniels  alto flute (1), alto flute solo (3)
  • George Marge  alto recorder (7)
  • Jon Faddis  flugelhorn (1)
  • Randy Brecker  trumpet solo (1), flugelhorn solo (9)
  • Toots Thielemans  harmonica (2, 10)
  • Rob Mounsey  producer, arranger, acoustic piano (1), fender rhodes (2, 3, 7-9), synthesizers, arrangements
  • Pat Rebillot  fender rhodes (5),acoustic piano (6)
  • Hiram Bullock  guitar solo (1), guitar (4)
  • Hugh McCracken  twelve-guitar string (3), tipples (3)
  • Jeff Mironov  guitar (1, 2, 9), classical guitar (3, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (6), d'aquisto guitar (7), electric guitar (7)
  • John Tropea  guitar (5, 6, 10)
  • Neil Jason  bass (5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Will Lee  bass (1-3, 7, 9), backing vocals (1-3, 7)
  • Steve Gadd  drums (5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Chris Parker  drums (1-3, 7, 9), ice bells (6)
  • Sue Evans  percussion (2, 5, 7, 9, 10), Salt Packets (8)
  • Naná Vasconcelos  percussion (3), caxixi (7), tambourine (7)
  • Frank Floyd sly (9)
  • Backing vocals  Kacey Cisyk (2, 3, 6, 7, 9) Lesley Miller (2, 3, 6, 7, 9) Kenny Rankin (5), Hamish Stuart (1-3, 7), Astrud Gilberto (3)
  • Bass  Homer Mensch, John Miller
  • Cello  Jonathan Abramowitz, Warren Lash, Charles McCracken
  • Concertmaster  David Nadien
  • Harp  Gloria Agostini
  • Viola  Lamar Alsop, Judy Geist, Theodore Israel, Emanuel Vardi
  • Violin  Elena Barere, Lew Eley, Barry Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Charles Libove, Jan Mullen, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme, Gerald Tarack

Support

  • Arrangement  Rob Mounsey
  • Art direction  Simon Levy
  • Concertmaster  David Nadien
  • Design  Laura LiPuma
  • Assistant Engineers  Michael Christopher, Roger Moutenot, Arthur Payson, Maureen Thompson
  • Mastering  George Marino
  • Mixing and recording  Artie Friedman
  • Photography  Barry McKinley
  • Recording  Ed Rak, Marti Robertson

References

  1. J. Matteo, Stephen. "Michael Franks: Passionfruit". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: Passion Fruit". people.com. People. December 5, 1983.
  3. Michael Franks: Passionfruit. Warner Bros. Records. 1983.
  4. "Michael Franks: Passionfruit (Traditional Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. "Michael Franks: Passionfruit". secondhandsongs.com.
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