Michael Franks - Skin Dive (1985) torrent

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Artist: Michael Franks
Album: Skin Dive
Year of Release: 1985
Label: Warner Bros.
Genre: Jazz / Pop

Track listing:
1) Read My Lips (3:38)
2) Let Me Count The Ways (4:33)
3) Your Secret\'s Safe With Me (4:38)
4) Don\'t Be Shy (5:06)
5) When I Give My Love To You (Featuring Brenda Russell) (4:21)
6) Queen Of The Underground (4:25)
7) Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling) (4:53)
8) Please Don\'t Say Goodnight (4:50)
9) When She Is Mine (5:25)

Liner notes:
Produced by Rob Mounsey for Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
All songs by Michael Franks except \"Don\'t Be Shy\"
Lyrics by Michael Franks, Music by Rob Mounsey

The Musicians:
(including...)
Warren Bernhardt, Michael Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Ron Carter,
Mark Egan, Bill Evans, Steve Gadd, Danny Gottlieb, Neil Jason,
Steve Khan, Will Lee, Hugh McCracken, Marcus Miller, Jeff Mironov,
Rob Mounsey, Andy Newmark, Chris Parker, Brenda Russell, David Sanborn

NOTES
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On Skin Dive, his critically acclaimed 1985 release, Michael Franks takes a
quantum leap into the possibilities of electronic sound, explores the full
spectrum of modern music and surfaces with a richly detailed, consummately
performed album.
Produced by Rob Mounsey (Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Ashford & Simpson
and others), and featuring such guest talents as bassist Marcus Miller and
saxophonist David Sanborn, Skin Dive marks a distinct change of pace from
Franks\' previous work. \"It\'s a lamination of real and synthesized sounds--the
sum of a lot of influences,\" explains the singer / songwriter / conceptualist.
\"I wanted to take the sounds of the city, the fast track, and integrate them
into my music.\"
Franks began his career as a folk and rock performer in his native La Jolla,
CA, singing and writing to pay his way through school. He earned a Ph.D. with
a doctoral dissertation entitled \"Contemporary Songwriting And How It
Relates To Society.\" With a sound dubbed \"Thinking Man\'s Rock,\" Franks
recorded his first album in 1973. A string of critically acclaimed LPs followed
over the next nine years, including The Art Of Tea (1975), Sleeping Gypsy
(1977), Burchfield Nines (1978), Tiger In The Rain (1979), One Bad Habit (1980),
Object Of Desire (1982) and Passionfruit (1983). While each revealed a different
facet of Franks\' musical inspiration, together they comprised a pioneering
exploration in jazz, pop and R&B.
On Skin Dive, Franks took his unique sound one step further with the use of
electronic equipment. \"It was very new to me, and to the way I approached my
music,\" he says. \"It was an experiment that took me into a whole other realm...\"
The success of such musical explorations can be heard on the nine
selections of Skin Dive. Standout cuts include \"You Secret\'s Safe With Me\"
(which spawned a Franks video), \"When I Give My Love To You\" (a duet with
Brenda Russell), \"When She Is Mine\" (highlighting a full horn section) and
\"Don\'t Be Shy\" (an eloquent, elaborate arrangement built around a synthe-
sized drum riff).