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Brenda Russell - vocals on "When I Give My Love to You" Joe Caro (6), Vivian Cherry (1, 2, 4), Kacey Cisyk (8), Bobby Floyd (2, 4), Frank Floyd (1), Leslie Miller (2, 4), Rob Mounsey (2-4, 6, 8), Will Lee (3, 6) - backing vocals; Ron Carter (9), Mark Egan (8), Neil Jason (3), Marcus Miller (1), Will Lee (2, 6) - bass guitar; Danny Gottlieb (7 ...
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- Jazz
- 1985
- Rob Mounsey, Michael Franks
1985 Michael Franks – Skin Dive. Brenda Russell, David Sanborn, Michael Franks, Neil Jason, Steve Gadd, Will Lee. Skin Dive is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1985 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks’ ninth studio album, and the first he co-produced himself.
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For all the great releases Michael Franks had up to this point, Skin Dive really put him on the map. This CD spawned his first Top 40 single ( Your Secret's Safe With Me ) as well as video, and became Frank's biggest seller to date. It was also the middle effort from a trio of titles produced by Rob Mounsey (who had previously contributed both his ...
1) Read My Lips This track is about as loud and raucous as Michael Franks gets, and it's no surprise considering it features Marcus Miller on "in your face" bass and Hiram Bullock on "super-electrified" guitar. I always thought THIS should have been the single off this release. 2) Let Me Count The Ways Michael Franks is good at taking common phrase...
While this release was well produced and has exceptional audio quality for an all-analog recording, the CD transfer doesn't quite measure up in our all-digital world, resulting in an "Audio Quality" rating of 4. Typically, Michael Franks' releases have excellent production quality, but I always thought he was late in the game on transitioning to th...
Michael Franks was literally a music teacher/professor who got a break in the early 1970's in the form of a recording contract, and never looked back. Anyone who's seen him perform live can tell he has a kind, quiet personality, and I don't think he'll ever be accused of having a great (albeit unique) voice. From the beginning, he simply knew how t...
Skin Dive. Michael Franks. Released 1985. Skin Dive Tracklist. 1. Read My Lips Lyrics. 2. Let Me Count the Ways Lyrics. 3. Your Secret's Safe With Me Lyrics. 4. Don't Be Shy Lyrics. 5. When...
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Listen to Skin Dive by Michael Franks on Deezer. Read My Lips, Let Me Count the Ways, Your Secret's Safe with Me...
Skin Dive is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1985 with Warner Bros. Records. ... When I Give My Love to You (with Brenda Russell) 3.1M plays. 4:26 ...
