Love Songs

~ Release by Michael Franks (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1The Lady Wants to Know
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
assistant engineer:
Don Henderson (engineer)
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
guitar:
Larry Carlton
percussion:
Ray Armando
piano:
Joe Sample
solo tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Lady Wants to Know
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:45
2When I Give My Love to You
recording engineer:
Kevin Halpin, Ed Rak and Ben Wisch
producer:
Rob Mounsey
drums (drum set):
Chris Parker (American drummer)
lead vocals:
Michael Franks
vocals and performer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
remixer:
Kevin Halpin
produced for:
Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Automated Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States and Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
When I Give My Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:25
3Tell Me All About It
additional engineer:
Marti Robertson and Ed Rak
assistant engineer:
Michael Christopher (engineer), Roger Moutenot, Arthur Payson and Maureen Thompson
engineer and mixer:
Artie Friedman
producer:
Rob Mounsey
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist), Homer Mensch and John Miller (bassist and music contractor/coordinator)
caxixi and tambourine:
Naná Vasconcelos
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov
percussion:
Sue Evans
piano, Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Rob Mounsey
arranger:
Rob Mounsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983)
produced for:
Flying Monkey Productions
additionally recorded at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
mixed at:
Automated Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tell Me All About It
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:33
4Sunday Morning Here With You
additional engineer:
Marti Robertson and Ed Rak
assistant engineer:
Michael Christopher (engineer), Roger Moutenot, Arthur Payson and Maureen Thompson
engineer and mixer:
Artie Friedman
producer:
Rob Mounsey
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist), Homer Mensch and John Miller (bassist and music contractor/coordinator)
bell:
Christopher Parker (American drummer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric piano:
Pat Rebillot
guitar:
John Tropea
percussion:
Sue Evans
synthesizer:
Rob Mounsey
background vocals:
Kenny Rankin
arranger:
Rob Mounsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983)
produced for:
Flying Monkey Productions
additionally recorded at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
mixed at:
Automated Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sunday Morning Here With You
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:32
5Tahitian Moon
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Ray Bardani and Michael Colina
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
electric piano:
Rob Mounsey
guitar:
Nick Moroch (US guitarist)
synthesizer:
Michael Colina
background vocals:
Randy VanWarmer
vocals:
Michael Franks
brass arranger:
Rob Mounsey
percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Michael Colina and Michael Franks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minot Sound Studio in White Plains, New York, United States
recording of:
Tahitian Moon
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and 大洋音楽
4:36
6Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)
recording engineer:
Kevin Halpin, Ed Rak and Ben Wisch
producer:
Rob Mounsey
drums (drum set):
Danny Gottlieb (drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov
saxophone:
David Sanborn
lead vocals:
Michael Franks
remixer:
Kevin Halpin
produced for:
Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Automated Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States and Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:56
7On My Way Home to You
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
André Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Tommy LiPuma
bass guitar:
Dennis Belfield
brass [horns]:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist), Larry Hall (trumpet player), Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
André Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
guitar:
George Sopuch
percussion:
André Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer) and Lenny Castro
Rhodes piano:
Tennyson Stephens
lead vocals:
Michael Franks
conductor:
Jerry Hey
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
On My Way Home to You
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and 大洋音楽
4:50
8Popsicle Toes
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick, Lee Herschberg and Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Guerin
guitar:
Larry Carlton
keyboard:
Joe Sample
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1976)
recording of:
Popsicle Toes
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:34
9Meet Me in the Deerpark
recording engineer:
Jeffrey Kawalek and Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass guitar:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
John Tropea
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
piano:
Leon Pendarvis
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
vocals:
Michael Franks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Meet Me in the Deerpark
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and 大洋音楽
5:58
10Living on the Inside
recording engineer and mixer:
Glenn Berger
assistant engineer:
Howie Silberberg
assistant producer:
Bob Kuttruf
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
cello:
Abdul Wadud (jazz cellist) (in 1978-11)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (in 1978-11)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (in 1978-11)
piano:
Kenny Barron (in 1978-11)
strings:
Lewis Eley (in 1978-11), Jesse Levy (in 1978-11), Charles Libove (in 1978-11), Guy Lumia (in 1978-11), Joe Malin (in 1978-11), Richard Maximoff (in 1978-11), Charles McCracken (cellist) (in 1978-11), Tony Posk (in 1978-11), Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (in 1978-11), Richard Sortomme (violinist/composer) (in 1978-11), Harry Urbont (in 1978-11) and Emanuel Vardi (in 1978-11)
vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri (in 1978-11)
viola:
Harold Coletta (in 1978-11)
lead vocals:
Michael Franks
arranger:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
concertmaster:
Harry Lookofsky (in 1978-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
produced for:
Sundown Sound Production
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1978-11)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Living on the Inside
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and 大洋音楽
5:38
11Rainy Night in Tokyo
additional engineer:
Marti Robertson and Ed Rak
assistant engineer:
Michael Christopher (engineer), Roger Moutenot, Arthur Payson and Maureen Thompson
engineer and mixer:
Artie Friedman
producer:
Rob Mounsey
bass guitar:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Christopher Parker (American drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov
percussion:
Sue Evans
recorder:
George Marge
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Rob Mounsey
background vocals:
Kacey Cisyk, Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist), Lesley Miller and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
arranger:
Rob Mounsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983)
produced for:
Flying Monkey Productions
additionally recorded at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
mixed at:
Automated Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Rainy Night in Tokyo
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:42
12Vivaldi’s Song4:14
13Mr. Blue
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick, Lee Herschberg and Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Al Schmitt
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Guerin
guitar:
Larry Carlton
keyboard:
Joe Sample
vibraphone:
Larry Bunker
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1976) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Mr. Blue
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽
4:02
14When the Cookie Jar Is Empty
recording engineer:
Jeffrey Kawalek and Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass guitar:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
John Tropea
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
piano:
Leon Pendarvis
vocals:
Michael Franks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
When the Cookie Jar Is Empty
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and 大洋音楽
5:11
15Somehow Our Love Survives4:59