1985 Michael Franks – Skin Dive
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. The single off this album, “Your Secret’s Safe With Me”, is his biggest Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at #4.
Tracks
1 Read My Lips (Michael Franks) 3:42
2 Let Me Count The Ways (Michael Franks) 4:34
3 Your Secret’s Safe With Me (Michael Franks) 4:40
4 Don’t Be Shy (Michael Franks, Rob Mounsey) 5:06
5 When I Give My Love To You (Michael Franks) 4:23
6 Queen of The Underground (Michael Franks) 4:27
7 Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling) (Michael Franks) 4:55
8 Please Don’t Say Goodnight (Michael Franks) 4:51
9 When She is Mine (Michael Franks) 5:24
Biography
Musicians
1 Read My Lips
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Electric Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Frank Floyd |
| Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
2 Let Me Count The Ways
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Electric Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Floyd |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Miller |
| Background Vocals | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
3 Your Secret’s Safe With Me
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Piano | Clifford Carter |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
4 Don’t Be Shy
| Electric Drums | Chris Parker |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Floyd |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Miller |
| Background Vocals | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
5 When I Give My Love To You
| Electric Drums | Chris Parker |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Vocals | Brenda Russell |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
6 Queen of The Underground
| Electric Drums | Chris Parker |
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Joe Caro |
| Background Vocals | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
7 Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)
| Drums | Danny Gottlieb |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
8 Please Don’t Say Goodnight
| Bass | Mark Egan |
| Drums | Andy Newmark |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Flute | Bill Evans |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Percussion | Manolo Badrena |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Background Vocals | Kacey Cisyk |
| Background Vocals | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
9 When She is Mine
| Bass | Ron Carter |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Piano | Warren Bernhardt |
| Euphonium | Dave Bargeron |
| Flugelhorn | Jon Faddis |
| Flute | George Young |
| Flute | Lawrence Feldman |
| Horn | John Clark |
| Horn | Peter Gordon |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
Liner Notes
Producer – Rob Mounsey
Arranged By – Rob Mounsey
Mastered By – The Record Group, George Marino
Programming – Chris Parker, Rob Mounsey
Recorded By – Ben Wisch, Ed Rak, Kevin Halpin
Recorded By (Assistant) – Blaine Cone, David Young, Maureen Thompson
Remastered By – Lee Herschberg
Art Direction, Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography – Barry McKinley
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At Automated Sound Studios
Recorded At Skyline Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc