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 No. 4.

Track listing

Personnel

Vocalists and Musicians

• Michael Franks – vocals
• Rob Mounsey – synthesizers, programming, backing vocals (2–4, 6, 8), Yamaha DX7 (8)
• Clifford Carter – acoustic piano (3)
• Warren Bernhardt – acoustic piano (9)
• Hiram Bullock – guitars (1, 6)
• Hugh McCracken – guitars (2)
• Steve Khan – guitar solo (3)
• Jeff Mironov – electric guitar (7), acoustic guitar (7), guitars (8)
• Marcus Miller – bass (1)
• Will Lee – bass (2, 6), backing vocals (3, 6)
• Neil Jason – bass (3)
• Mark Egan – bass (8)
• Ron Carter – bass (9)
• Chris Parker – Simmons SDS-7 programming, Simmons drums, (1, 2, 4–6, 8), drums (3)
• Danny Gottlieb – drums (7), cymbals (7)
• Andy Newmark – drums (8)
• Steve Gadd – drums (9)
• Manolo Badrena – percussion (8)
• Sue Evans – percussion (8)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (4, 7)
• Bill Evans – flute (8)
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (9)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (9)
• Lawrence Feldman – alto flute (9)
• George Young – alto flute (9)
• Dave Bargeron – euphonium (9)
• Jon Faddis – flugelhorn (9)
• Jon Clarke – French horn (9)
• Peter Gordon – French horn (9)
• Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
• Frank Floyd – backing vocals (1)
• Babi Floyd – backing vocals (2, 4)
• Leslie Miller– backing vocals (2, 4)
• Brenda Russell – vocals (5), backing vocals (5)
• Joe Caro – backing vocals (6)
• Kacey Cisyk – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Rob Mounsey – producer, arrangements
• Kevin Halpin – recording, remixing (1–5, 7–9)
• Ed Rak – recording, remixing (6)
• Ben Wisch – recording
• Blaine Cone – recording assistant
• Maureen Thompson – recording assistant
• David Young – recording assistant
• George Marino – original mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Lee Herschberg – CD remastering
• Debbie DeMeo – production coordinator
• Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
• Barry McKinley – photography

References

Bibliography