Skin Dive

Skin Dive
Skin Dive
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1985
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:45
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Rob Mounsey; Michael Franks;
Michael Franks chronology

Records">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.

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise stated

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Read My Lips"		3:38
2.	"Let Me Count The Ways"		4:33
3.	"Your Secret's Safe with Me"		4:38
4.	"Don't Be Shy"	Michael Franks, Rob Mounsey	5:06
5.	"When I Give My Love To You"		4:21

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Queen Of The Underground"	4:25
2.	"Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)"	4:53
3.	"Please Don't Say Goodnight"	4:50
4.	"When She Is Mine"	5:25

Personnel

Musicians

Michael Franks - vocals
Brenda Russell - vocals on "When I Give My Love to You"
Joe Caro (6), Vivian Cherry (1, 2, 4), Kacey Cisyk (8), Bobby Floyd (2, 4), Frank Floyd (1), Leslie Miller (2, 4), Rob Mounsey (2-4, 6, 8), Will Lee (3, 6) - backing vocals
Ron Carter (9), Mark Egan (8), Neil Jason (3), Marcus Miller (1), Will Lee (2, 6) - bass guitar
Danny Gottlieb (7) - cymbals
Steve Gadd (9), Andy Newmark (8), Danny Gottlieb (7), Chris Parker (3) - drums
Jeff Mironov (7) - electric and acoustic guitar
Dave Bargeron (9) - Euphonium
Jon Faddis (9) - flugelhorn
Bill Evans (8) - flute
Lawrence Feldman, George Young (9) - alto flute
Peter Gordon (9) - French horn
Jeff Mironov (8), Hiram Bullock (1, 6), Hugh McCracken (2) - guitar
Steve Khan (3) - guitar solo
Rob Mounsey - keyboards, programming, arrangements, Yamaha DX7 on "Please Don't Say Goodnight"
Manolo Badrena (8), Sue Evans (8) - percussion
Warren Bernhardt (9), Clifford Carter (3) - piano
Chris Parker (1, 2, 4-6, 8) - Simmons drums
David Sanborn (7) - alto saxophone
Ronnie Cuber (9) - baritone saxophone
Michael Brecker (9) - tenor saxophone

References

Bibliography

Skin Dive (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1985. 1-25275.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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