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
Media
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 (CDD Pre-Mastering) – The Record Group
Mastered By (Originally Mastered By)] – 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 By – Barry McKinley
Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Produced For – Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios
Recorded At – Skyline Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation