Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire
Objects of Desire
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	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

Professional ratings
Review 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

All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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 two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tahitian Moon"	4:34
2.	"Flirtation"	3:42
3.	"Love Duet"	4:58
4.	"No One But You"	4:43

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	95^[4]

Personnel

Musicians and Vocalists

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

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

^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
^ 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.

[1] "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

[RSJRG-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.

[aus-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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v t e 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)
Related articles	Smooth jazz list Vocal jazz list
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