Dragonfly Summer
| Dragonfly Summer | ||||
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| Studio album by Michael Franks | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre |
Smooth jazz Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 57:28 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer |
Michael Franks (executive) Jeff Lorber The Yellowjackets Gil Goldstein Ben Sidran | |||
| Michael Franks chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Dragonfly Summer is a smooth vocal jazz album by American singer-songwriter and musician Michael Franks.[2] Released in 1993 with Reprise, it was Franks' twelfth studio album, and had no less than five producers.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coming To Life" | Michael Franks | 4:34 | |
| 2. | "Soul Mate" | Franks | 4:26 | |
| 3. | "Dragonfly Summer" | Franks | 5:00 | |
| 4. | "Monk's New Tune" | Franks | 5:42 | |
| 5. | "Learning What Love Means" | Franks | 4:14 | |
| 6. | "I Love Lucy" | Harold Adamson, William Bell, Eliot Daniel, Booker T. Jones | 4:37 | |
| 7. | "Practice Makes Perfect" | Franks | 4:55 | |
| 8. | "String Of Pearls" | Franks | 4:32 | |
| 9. | "Keeping My Eye On You" | Franks | 4:23 | |
| 10. | "The Dream" | Russell Ferrante, Franks, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo | 5:14 | |
| 11. | "You Were Meant For Me" | Franks | 4:40 | |
| 12. | "How I Remember You" | Franks | 5:11 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Michael Franks – vocals, guitar, banjo
- Peggy Lee – guest vocals
- Dan Hicks – guest vocals"Keeping My Eye On You"
- Paul Jackson, Jr., Steve Khan, Toninho Horta – guitar
- Olivia Koppell, Karen Krefus, Ronald Carbone, Harold Coletta – viola
- Nathan Stutch, Jesse Levy, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken – cello
- Lawrence Feldman, Harvey Estrin – flute, recorder
- Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Dave Koz – alto saxophone
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jeff Lorber, Russell Ferrante, Gil Goldstein – keyboards
- John "J.R." Robinson, William Kennedy – drums
- Mino Cinelu, Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Lamar Alsop, Amanuel Vardi, Lance Hoppen, Eric Benet Jordan, John Hall – background vocals
Support
- Jeff Lorber, James Farber, Thomas Mark – engineers
- Jeff Lorber, Gil Goldstein – arrangement
- Recorded at Bearsville Studios, JHL Studio, Oceanway Studios, Skyline Studios Soundcheck Studio.
References
- ↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ↑ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- Bibliography
- Dragonfly Summer (CD booklet). Michael Franks. United States: Reprise. 1993. p. 6. 45227.
External links
- Apple iTunes album listing
- Audioholics review
- CDUniverse album listing
- Last
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- Yahoo! Music album listing
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