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 No. 4.
Track listing
Personnel
Vocalists and Musicians
- Michael Franks â vocals
- Rob Mounsey â synthesizers, programming, backing vocals (2âÂÂ4, 6, 8), Yamaha DX7 (8)
- Clifford Carter â acoustic piano (3)
- Warren Bernhardt â acoustic piano (9)
- Hiram Bullock â guitars (1, 6)
- Hugh McCracken â guitars (2)
- Steve Khan â guitar solo (3)
- Jeff Mironov â electric guitar (7), acoustic guitar (7), guitars (8)
- Marcus Miller â bass (1)
- Will Lee â bass (2, 6), backing vocals (3, 6)
- Neil Jason â bass (3)
- Mark Egan â bass (8)
- Ron Carter â bass (9)
- Chris Parker â Simmons SDS-7 programming, Simmons drums, (1, 2, 4âÂÂ6, 8), drums (3)
- Danny Gottlieb â drums (7), cymbals (7)
- Andy Newmark â drums (8)
- Steve Gadd â drums (9)
- Manolo Badrena â percussion (8)
- Sue Evans â percussion (8)
- David Sanborn â alto saxophone (4, 7)
- Bill Evans â flute (8)
- Ronnie Cuber â baritone saxophone (9)
- Michael Brecker â tenor saxophone (9)
- Lawrence Feldman â alto flute (9)
- George Young â alto flute (9)
- Dave Bargeron â euphonium (9)
- Jon Faddis â flugelhorn (9)
- Jon Clarke â French horn (9)
- Peter Gordon â French horn (9)
- Vivian Cherry â backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
- Frank Floyd â backing vocals (1)
- Babi Floyd â backing vocals (2, 4)
- Leslie Millerâ backing vocals (2, 4)
- Brenda Russell â vocals (5), backing vocals (5)
- Joe Caro â backing vocals (6)
- Kacey Cisyk â backing vocals (8)
Production
- Rob Mounsey â producer, arrangements
- Kevin Halpin â recording, remixing (1âÂÂ5, 7âÂÂ9)
- Ed Rak â recording, remixing (6)
- Ben Wisch â recording
- Blaine Cone â recording assistant
- Maureen Thompson â recording assistant
- David Young â recording assistant
- George Marino â original mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Lee Herschberg â CD remastering
- Debbie DeMeo â production coordinator
- Laura LiPuma â art direction, design
- Barry McKinley â photography
References
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