Passionfruit (album)

Passionfruit is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.[3] The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Passionfruit
Studio album by
Michael Franks
Released
  • 1983 (1983) on vinyl
  • 1987 (1987) on CD
GenreJazz
Length43:15
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRob Mounsey
Michael Franks chronology
Objects of Desire
(1982)		 Passionfruit
(1983)		 Skin Dive
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]

Covers

Sunday Morning Here With You was covered by Claire Martin. Tell Me All About It was also covered by artists such as Natalie Cole, Chris Barber, Will Downing, 

Gordon Haskell  and Michael Lington featuring Dave Koz.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Alone At Night"4:35
2."Never Satisfied"3:51
3."Amazon"5:40
4."Now That Your Joystick's Broke"2:48
5."Sunday Morning Here with You"4:33
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Never Say Die"3:36
2."Rainy Night In Tokyo"4:42
3."Tell Me All About It"4:31
4."When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)"5:52
5."How The Garden Grows"3:37

[3]

Personnel

Musicians

Support
  • Arrangement – Rob Mounsey
  • Art direction – Simon Levy
  • Concertmaster – David Nadien
  • Design – Laura LiPuma
  • Assistant Engineers – Michael Christopher, Roger Moutenot, Arthur Payson, Maureen Thompson
  • Mastering – George Marino
  • Mixing and recording – Artie Friedman
  • Photography – Barry McKinley
  • Recording – Ed Rak, Marti Robertson
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References
  1. J. Matteo, Stephen. "Michael Franks: Passionfruit". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: Passion Fruit". people.com. People. December 5, 1983.
  3. Michael Franks: Passionfruit. Warner Bros. Records. 1983.
  4. "Michael Franks: Passionfruit (Traditional Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. "Michael Franks: Passionfruit". secondhandsongs.com.
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