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Artist: Michael Franks Album: Skin Dive Year of Release: 1985 Label: Warner Bros. Genre: Jazz / Pop

Track listing:

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 (5:06)
5. When I Give My Love To You (Featuring Brenda Russell) (4:21)
6. Queen Of The Underground (4:25)
7. Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling) (4:53)
8. Please Don't Say Goodnight (4:50)
9. When She Is Mine (5:25)

Liner notes: Produced by Rob Mounsey for Flying Monkey Productions, Inc. All songs by Michael Franks except "Don't Be Shy" Lyrics by Michael Franks, Music by Rob Mounsey

The Musicians: (including...) Warren Bernhardt, Michael Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Ron Carter, Mark Egan, Bill Evans, Steve Gadd, Danny Gottlieb, Neil Jason, Steve Khan, Will Lee, Hugh McCracken, Marcus Miller, Jeff Mironov, Rob Mounsey, Andy Newmark, Chris Parker, Brenda Russell, David Sanborn

NOTES

On Skin Dive, his critically acclaimed 1985 release, Michael Franks takes a quantum leap into the possibilities of electronic sound, explores the full spectrum of modern music and surfaces with a richly detailed, consummately performed album. Produced by Rob Mounsey (Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Ashford & Simpson and others), and featuring such guest talents as bassist Marcus Miller and saxophonist David Sanborn, Skin Dive marks a distinct change of pace from Franks' previous work. "It's a lamination of real and synthesized sounds--the sum of a lot of influences," explains the singer / songwriter / conceptualist. "I wanted to take the sounds of the city, the fast track, and integrate them into my music." Franks began his career as a folk and rock performer in his native La Jolla, CA, singing and writing to pay his way through school. He earned a Ph.D. with a doctoral dissertation entitled "Contemporary Songwriting And How It Relates To Society." With a sound dubbed "Thinking Man's Rock," Franks recorded his first album in 1973. A string of critically acclaimed LPs followed over the next nine years, including The Art Of Tea (1975), Sleeping Gypsy (1977), Burchfield Nines (1978), Tiger In The Rain (1979), One Bad Habit (1980), Object Of Desire (1982) and Passionfruit (1983). While each revealed a different facet of Franks' musical inspiration, together they comprised a pioneering exploration in jazz, pop and R&B. On Skin Dive, Franks took his unique sound one step further with the use of electronic equipment. "It was very new to me, and to the way I approached my music," he says. "It was an experiment that took me into a whole other realm..." The success of such musical explorations can be heard on the nine selections of Skin Dive. Standout cuts include "You Secret's Safe With Me" (which spawned a Franks video), "When I Give My Love To You" (a duet with Brenda Russell), "When She Is Mine" (highlighting a full horn section) and "Don't Be Shy" (an eloquent, elaborate arrangement built around a synthe- sized drum riff).