Objects of Desire is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1982 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' seventh studio album.
Track listing
Charts Chart (1982)PeakpositionAustralian (Kent Music Report)95
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 guitar (1, 7, 8) Neil Jason – bass guitar (2, 3, 6) Mark Egan – bass guitar (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
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