Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1982 (1982)
Studio	Minot Sound (White Plains, New York) Warner Bros. Recording Studios and Jennifudy Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California) Room 335 (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:10
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Michael Colina Ray Bardani
Michael Franks chronology
Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980) Objects of Desire (1982) Passionfruit (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Objects of Desire is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1982 with Warner Bros. Records.^[3] It was Franks' seventh studio album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jealousy"	3:35
2.	"Ladies' Nite"	4:08
3.	"No Deposit Love"	5:10
4.	"Laughing Gas"	3:22
5.	"Wonderland"	5:00

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tahitian Moon"	4:34
2.	"Flirtation"	3:42
3.	"Love Duet"	4:58
4.	"No One But You"	4:43

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	95[4]

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 (1, 7, 8)
• Neil Jason – bass (2, 3, 6)
• Mark Egan – bass (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

References

1. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.