Objects of Desire

1982 studio album by Michael Franks

Objects of Desire

Studio album by

Michael Franks

Released| 1982 (1982)
Studio|

* Minot Sound (White Plains, New York)
* Warner Bros. Recording Studios and Jennifudy Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
* Room 335 (Hollywood, California)

Genre| Jazz
Length| 39:10
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer|

* Michael Colina
* Ray Bardani

Michael Franks chronology
| Michael Franks with Crossfire Live
(1980)  | Objects of Desire
(1982)  | Passionfruit
(1983)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [2]

Objects of Desire is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1982 with Warner Bros. Records.[3] It was Franks' seventh studio album.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Jealousy"| 3:35
2.| "Ladies' Nite"| 4:08
3.| "No Deposit Love"| 5:10
4.| "Laughing Gas"| 3:22
5.| "Wonderland"| 5:00

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Tahitian Moon"| 4:34
2.| "Flirtation"| 3:42
3.| "Love Duet"| 4:58
4.| "No One But You"| 4:43

## Charts

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Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 95[4]

## Personnel

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### Musicians and Vocalists

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* Michael Franks – vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 8), rhythm arrangements
* Rob Mounsey – electric piano (1, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (1, 2, 5), brass arrangements (1, 4, 7), Prophet-5 (2, 5, 7), Fender Rhodes (4, 6-8), acoustic piano (8)
* Michael Colina – rhythm arrangements, ARP synthesizer (2, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (3, 4, 6, 8), Moog bass (5), antique cymbals (6), string arrangements (8)
* Bette Sussman – Fender Rhodes (2)
* Ted Lo – Fender Rhodes (3, 5)
* Nick Moroch – electric guitar (1-3, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (6)
* Larry Carlton – electric guitar solo (3)
* Joe Caro – electric guitar (4, 9)
* Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (8)
* Steve Khan – classical guitar (9)
* Francisco Centeno – bass (1, 7, 8)
* Neil Jason – bass (2, 3, 6)
* Mark Egan – bass (4, 5, 9)
* Buddy Williams – drums (1, 7, 9)
* Andy Newmark – drums (2, 3, 5, 6)
* Rick Cutler – drums (4)
* Harvey Mason – drums (8)
* Victor Feldman – percussion (3, 8), congas (8)
* Rubens Bassini – percussion (4, 9), congas (9)
* Ray Bardani – Rhythm Tech tambourine (7, 8)
* Lawrence Feldman – alto saxophone (1, 4, 7), tenor sax solo (7), flute (9)
* Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1, 7), tenor sax solo (4)
* David Sanborn – alto sax solo (6, 8)
* Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (4)
* Lew Soloff – trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (4)
* Jill Jaffee and City Strings – strings (8)
* S. Renee Diggs – backing vocals (1, 5, 8), vocals (8)
* Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (1)
* Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (1, 5)
* Bonnie Raitt – vocals (2), backing vocals (2)
* Kasey Cisyk – backing vocals (5)
* Leslie Miller – backing vocals (5)
* Randy Vanwarmer – backing vocals (6)
* Luther Vandross – backing vocals (7)
* Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (7)
* Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (7)

### Production

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* Michael Colina – producer
* Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing
* George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
* Tim Holland – production assistant
* Katherine Jewell – production coordinator (NYC)
* Noel Newbolt – production coordinator (LA)
* Simon Levy – art direction, design
* Barry McKinley – cover photography
* Paul Gauguin – cover painting

## References

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1. ^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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Michael Franks

Studio albums|

* Michael Franks (1973)
* The Art of Tea (1976)
* Sleeping Gypsy (1977)
* Burchfield Nines (1978)
* Tiger in the Rain (1979)
* One Bad Habit (1980)
* Objects of Desire (1982)
* Passionfruit (1983)
* Skin Dive (1985)
* The Camera Never Lies (1987)
* Blue Pacific (1990)
* Dragonfly Summer (1993)
* Abandoned Garden (1995)
* Barefoot on the Beach (1999)
* Watching the Snow (2003)
* Rendezvous in Rio (2006)

Independent albums|

* Time Together (2011)
* The Music in My Head (2018)

Live albums|

* Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980)

Compilations|

* Indispensable (1988)
* The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998)
* The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love (2003)
* Love Songs (2004)
* Michael Franks: Original Album Series (2010)
* The Dream 1973–2011 (2012)

Notable producers|

* Tommy LiPuma (1976–78, 1980, 1990)
* Rob Mounsey (1983–87)
* Jeff Lorber (1990–93)
* Gil Goldstein (1993–95, 2011)
* Ben Sidran (1993)

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