1983 Michael Franks – Passionfruit
Passionfruit is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1983 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks’ eighth studio album.
Tracks
1 Alone At Night (Michael Franks) 4:30
2 Never Satisfied (Michael Franks) 3:54
3 Amazon (Michael Franks) 5:43
4 Now That Your Joystick’s Broke (Michael Franks) 2:51
5 Sunday Morning Here With You (Michael Franks) 4:34
6 Never Say Die (Michael Franks) 3:38
7 Rainy Night In Tokyo (Michael Franks) 4:44
8 Tell Me All About It (Michael Franks) 4:34
9 When Sly Calls (Don’t Touch That Phone) (Michael Franks) 5:53
10 How the Garden Grows (Michael Franks) 3:38
Biography
Musicians
1 Alone At Night
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar (solo) | Hiram Bullock |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Flugelhorn | Jon Faddis |
| Sax | Eddie Daniels |
| Sax | Dave Tofani |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
2 Never Satisfied
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Harmonica | Toots Thielemans |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Background Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Background Vocals | Kasey Cisyk |
| Background Vocals | Lesley Miller |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
3 Amazon
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| 12 String Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Percussion | Naná Vasconcelos |
| Background Vocals | Astrud Gilberto |
| Background Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Background Vocals | Kasey Cisyk |
| Background Vocals | Lesley Miller |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
4 Now That Your Joystick’s Broke
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
5 Sunday Morning Here With You
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Fender Rhodes | Pat Rebillot |
| Percussion | Chris Parker |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Rankin |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
6 Never Say Die
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Piano | Pat Rebillot |
| Background Vocals | Kasey Cisyk |
| Background Vocals | Lesley Miller |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
7 Rainy Night In Tokyo
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Recorder | George Marge |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Background Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Background Vocals | Kasey Cisyk |
| Background Vocals | Lesley Miller |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
8 Tell Me All About It
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Pat Rebillot |
| Percussion | Naná Vasconcelos |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
9 When Sly Calls (Don’t Touch That Phone)
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Flugelhorn | Randy Brecker |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Background Vocals | Kasey Cisyk |
| Background Vocals | Lesley Miller |
| Vocals | Michael Franks |
10 How the Garden Grows
Liner Notes
Producer – Rob Mounsey
Arranged By – Rob Mounsey
Concertmaster – David Nadien
Engineer (Assistant) – Arthur Payson, Maureen Thompson, Michael Christopher, Roger Moutenot
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Artie Friedman
Recorded By – Artie Friedman
Recorded By (Additional) – Ed Rak, Marti Jane Robertson
Recorded By (Strings) – Ed Rak
Art Direction – Simon Levy
Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography – Barry McKinley
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Automated Sound Studios
Recorded At Automated Sound Studios
Recorded At Skyline Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
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