Dragonfly Summer

1993 studio album by Michael Franks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dragonfly Summer

Dragonfly Summer is a smooth vocal jazz studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Michael Franks.[1] It was released in 1993 with Reprise.

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Dragonfly Summer
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ReleasedApril 13, 1993 (1993-04-13)
Recorded1992–1993
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Length57:28
LabelReprise
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Michael Franks chronology
Blue Pacific
(1990)
Dragonfly Summer
(1993)
Abandoned Garden
(1995)
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Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Coming to Life" 4:34
2."Soul Mate" 4:26
3."Dragonfly Summer" 5:00
4."Monk's New Tune" 5:42
5."Learning What Love Means" 4:14
6."I Love Lucy"Harold Adamson, William Bell, Eliot Daniel, Booker T. Jones4:37
7."Practice Makes Perfect" 4:55
8."String of Pearls" 4:32
9."Keeping My Eye on You" 4:23
10."The Dream"Russell Ferrante, Franks, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo5:14
11."You Were Meant for Me" 4:40
12."How I Remember You" 5:11
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All tracks are written by Michael Franks, except where noted

Personnel

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Musicians and vocalists

Orchestra (Tracks 6 & 12)

  • Gil Goldstein – arrangements and conductor
  • Harvey Estrin and Lawrence Feldman – flute, recorder
  • Jesse Levy, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken and Nathan Stutch – cello
  • Lamar Alsop, Ronald Carbone, Harold Coletta Karen Dreyfus, Olivia Koppell and Emanuel Vardi – viola

Production

  • Michael Franks – executive producer
  • Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 2, 5, 7), arrangements (1, 2, 5, 7), recording (1, 2, 5, 7)
  • Yellowjackets – producers (3, 4, 8, 10), arrangements (3, 4, 8, 10)
  • Gil Goldstein – producer (6, 12), arrangements (6, 12)
  • Ben Sidran – producer (9, 11)
  • Alan Meyerson – mixing (1, 2, 5, 7)
  • James Farber – recording (3, 4, 6, 8-12), mixing (6, 9, 11, 12)
  • Thomas Mark – recording (3, 4, 8, 10)
  • Dan Garcia – mixing (3, 4, 8, 10)
  • Allen Sides – recording (9, 11)
  • Michael Reiter – assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
  • David Schiffman – assistant engineer
  • Willie Will – assistant engineer
  • Dan Sheperd – original demo recording at Soundcheck Studio (New York, NY)
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Chris Anderson – sequence assembling at Nevessa Studios (Saugerties, NY)
  • Sally Poppe – album coordinator
  • Christine Cano – art direction, design
  • Kip Lott – photography
  • Margaret Kimura – hair, make-up
  • Borman Entertainment – management

Reception

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Music critic Alex Henderson had mixed feelings for the album, writing in AllMusic that it "isn't one of the pop/jazz singer's better albums, but it has its moments." He was critical of Peggy Lee's duet in "You Were Meant for Me", but thought highly of the "String of Pearls" and "Monk's New Tune" tracks produced by The Yellowjackets.[2]

Stanton was more positive for his review on Audioholics, commenting that "Michael Franks was in top form for this release: catchy, cynical lyrics and great music from great musicians."[3]

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