1980 Michael Franks – One Bad Habbit
One Bad Habit is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks’ sixth studio album, and the first to receive significant radio play in the United States.
Tracks
1 Baseball (Michael Franks) 3:48
2 Inside You (Michael Franks) 4:15
3 All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go (Michael Franks) 3:48
4 Lotus Blossom (Michael Franks, Don Grolnick) 4:18
5 On My Way Home To You (Michael Franks) 4:53
6 One Bad Habit (Michael Franks) 4:07
7 Loving You More And More (Michael Franks) 3:47
8 Still Life (Michael Franks) 4:14
9 He Tells Himself He’s Happy (Michael Franks) 5:10
Biography
Musicians
1 Baseball
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Fender Rhodes | Don Grolnick |
| Percussion | Ray Armando |
| Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Shemwell |
| Background Vocals | Yolande Howard |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
2 Inside You
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Keyboards | Tennyson Stevens |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Percussion | Andre Fischer |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
3 All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| Fender Rhodes | Tennyson Stevens |
| Percussion | Ray Armando |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
4 Lotus Blossom
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Guitar | George Sopuch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| Fender Rhodes | Tennyson Stevens |
| Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
| Percussion | Andre Fischer |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
5 On My Way Home To You
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | George Sopuch |
| Fender Rhodes | Tennyson Stevens |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Percussion | Andre Fischer |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
6 One Bad Habit
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Fender Rhodes | Tennyson Stevens |
| Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
7 Loving You More And More
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Clavinet | Don Grolnick |
| Fender Rhodes | Don Grolnick |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
8 Still Life
| Bass | Eddie Gomez |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
9 He Tells Himself He’s Happy
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Tennyson Stevens |
| Percussion | Andre Fischer |
| Background Vocals | Petsye Powell |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Shemwell |
| Background Vocals | Yolande Howard |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
Other Musicians
| Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Larry Hall |
Liner Notes
Producer – Andre Fischer, Tommy Lipuma
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Bill Reichenbach (Track 6)
Arranged By (Horns) – Larry Williams (Tracks 6, 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Clare Fischer (Track 2)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Larry Williams (Tracks 4, 9)
Conductor – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5)
Conductor – Clare Fischer (Track 2)
Conductor – Bill Reichenbach (Track 6)
Conductor – Larry Williams (Tracks 6, 7)
Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Recorded By – Al Schmitt
Art Direction – Peter Whorf
Photography – Fred Valentine
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Sha Ron on Facebook
July 10, 2016 @ 16:47
Love this guy. When sly calls is one of my favorite songs of all times.