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Released
  
1979

Language
  
English

Artist
  
Michael Franks

Producer
  
John Simon

Length
  
40:48

Tiger in the Rain (1979)
  
One Bad Habit (1980)

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

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Recorded
  
November 1978 A&R Studios, New York

Genres
  
Jazz, Smooth jazz, Vocal jazz

Similar
  
One Bad Habit, Burchfield Nines, The Art of Tea, Sleeping Gypsy, Blue Pacific

Michael franks tiger in the rain full album 1979


Tiger in the Rain is a jazz vocal album by singer/songwriter Michael Franks, released in 1979 on Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

It is the first album he made that did not use the producing team of Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt and Lee Hershberg. The album features lots of horns, strings, vocals and includes a large rhythm section all arranged and produced by John Simon. Franks, who is best known for his unique vocal style lends a hand not only on guitar, but also on banjo and mandolin. Also present here are some celebrated jazz figures.

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Franks.

  • Remastered by Lee Herschberg
  • Audio mixed by Glenn Berger

    • Personnel

  • Michael Franks - vocals, guitar, banjo and mandolin
  • Joe Caro - guitars
  • Bucky Pizzarelli - guitars
  • Kenny Barron - piano
  • Bob Leinbach - electric organ
  • Paul Griffin - electric organ
  • Lew Soloff - piccolo trumpet
  • Claudio Roditi - trumpet
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • Tom "Bones" Malone - trombone
  • Seldon Powell - saxophones
  • Lew Del Gatto - saxophone
  • George Young - saxophone and flute
  • Lou Marini - saxophone
  • David Liebman - flute
  • Howard Leshaw - flute
  • John Clark - French horn
  • Mike Mainieri - vibraphone & vocals
  • Ron Carter - acoustic bass
  • Rick Marotta - drums
  • Ben Riley - drums
  • Buddy Williams - drums
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett - congas
  • Rubens Bassini - percussion
  • John Simon - percussion
  • Dominic Cortese - concertina and percussion
  • Flora Purim - background vocals
  • Maretha Stewart - background vocals
  • Hilda Harris - background vocals
  • String section:
    • Violins: Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Lewis Eley, Anthony Posk, Harry Urbont, Joseph Malin, Richard Sortomme Viola: Harold Coletta, Richard Maximoff, Emanuel Vardi Cello: Abdul Wadud, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, Allan Shulman.

    Songs

    1Sanpaku4:15
    2When It's Over3:07
    3Living on the Inside5:40

    References

    Tiger in the Rain Wikipedia
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