Michael Franks – Passionfruit

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – 9 23962-1, Warner Bros. Records – 1-23962
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1983
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Alone At Night Alto Saxophone – Dave Tofani Flugelhorn – Jon Faddis Flute – Eddie Daniels Trumpet – Randy Brecker	4:35
A2	Never Satisfied	3:51
A3	Amazon Backing Vocals – Astrud Gilberto Percussion – Nana Vasconcélos* Twelve-String Guitar, Tipple – Hugh McCracken	5:40
A4	Now That Your Joystick's Broke	2:48
A5	Sunday Morning Here With You Backing Vocals – Kenny Rankin Bells – Christopher Parker* Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Pat Rebillot Guitar – John Tropea Instruments [Breathalyzer Solo] – Rob Mounsey	4:33
B1	Never Say Die Acoustic Guitar – Jeff Mironov Backing Vocals – Michael Franks	3:36
B2	Rainy Night In Tokyo Recorder – George Marge	4:42
B3	Tell Me All About It Caxixi, Tambourine – Nana Vasconcélos* Percussion [Salt Packets] – Sue Evans	4:31
B4	When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone) Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker	5:22
B5	How The Garden Grows	3:37

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Produced For – Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Recorded At – Skyline Studios
Mixed At – Automated Sound Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Mississippi Mud Music

Credits

Art Direction – Simon Levy
Backing Vocals – Hamish Stuart (tracks: A1, A3, B2), Kacey Cisyk* (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B4), Lesley Miller (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B4), Will Lee (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
Bass – Homer Mensch, John Miller (2), Neil Jason (tracks: A5, B1, B3, B5), Will Lee (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B4)
Cello – Charles McCracken, Jonathan Abramowitz, Warren Lash
Concertmaster – David Nadien
Design – Laura LiPuma
Drums – Christopher Parker* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B4), Steve Gadd (tracks: A5, B1, B3, B5)
Electric Guitar – John Tropea (tracks: B1, B5)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Rob Mounsey (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
Engineer [Assistant] – Arthur Payson, Maureen Thompson, Michael Christopher (2), Roger Moutenot
Guitar – Hiram Bullock (tracks: A1, A4), Jeff Mironov (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B5)
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans (tracks: A2, B5)
Harp – Gloria Agostini
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By, Recorded By – Artie Friedman
Percussion – Sue Evans (tracks: A2, A5, B2, B4, B5)
Photography By – Barry McKinley (2)
Piano – Pat Rebillot (tracks: B1, B5), Rob Mounsey (tracks: A1, B3)
Producer, Arranged By, Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey
Recorded By [Additional] – Ed Rak, Marti Robertson*
Recorded By [Strings] – Ed Rak
Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey
Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Judy Geist, Lamar Alsop, Theodore Israel
Violin – Barry Finclair, Charles Libove, Elena Barere, Gerald Tarack, Jan Mullen, John Pintavalle, Lew Eley*, Matthew Raimondi, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Sortomme
Written-By – Michael Franks

Notes

Produced for Flying Monkey Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.
Mixed at Automated Sound
Additional Recording at Skyline Studio, N.Y.
℗ & © 1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the U.S.
Lyrics and credits on inner liner.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): 1-23962-A SR1 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 1-23962 B SR1 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Stamped both sides): STERLING SRC[Logo]
Barcode (Text): 07599-23962-1
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: Side 1 1-23962-A-SH2 *Ballon* B-18465-SH2 SLM *triangle* 5119 1-1
Matrix / Runout: Side 2 1-23962-B-SH1 *Ballon* B-18466-SH1 SLM *triangle* 5119-X 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Stamped both sides): STERLING

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Passionfruit (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92-3962-1	Europe	1983
	Passionfruit (LP, Album, Stereo)	Warner Bros. Records	92-3962-1	France	1983
New Submission	Passionfruit (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92 39621	Canada	1983
New Submission	Passionfruit (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	23962-1	Australia	1983
New Submission	Passionfruit (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	WBX 37	South Africa	1983