Singer: Michael Franks
Title: Skin Dive
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 9 25275-1, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 1-25275
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Date of released: 29 Jun 1985
Category: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Contemporary Jazz, Easy Listening
Size MP3 zip: 1626 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1514 mb
Rating: 3.6✭
Format: MP3 MPC TTA WMA ADX MMF DXD WAV FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Read My Lips	3:38
A2	Let Me Count The Ways	4:33
A3	Your Secret's Safe With Me	4:38
A4	Don't Be Shy Lyrics By – Michael FranksMusic By – Rob Mounsey	5:06
A5	When I Give My Love To You Vocals – Brenda Russell	4:31
B1	Queen Of The Underground	4:25
B2	Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)	4:53
B3	Please Don't Say Goodnight	4:50
B4	When She Is Mine	5:25

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Produced For – Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
• Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
• Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Skyline Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – Mississippi Mud Music Co.
• Published By – Flying Monkey Music

Credits

• Arranged By, Synthesizer, Programmed By – Rob Mounsey
• Art Direction, Design – Laura LiPuma
• Backing Vocals – Bobby Floyd* (tracks: A2, A4), Frank Floyd (tracks: A1), Joe Caro (tracks: B1), Kacey Cisyk* (tracks: B3), Leslie Miller (tracks: A2, A4), Rob Mounsey (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B3), Vivian Cherry (tracks: A1, A2, A4), Will Lee (tracks: A3, B1, B3)
• Bass – Marcus Miller (tracks: A1), Mark Egan (tracks: B3), Neil Jason (tracks: A3), Ron Carter (tracks: B4), Will Lee (tracks: A2, B1)
• Coordinator [Production] – Debbie Demeo
• Drums – Andy Newmark (tracks: B3), Chris Parker (tracks: A1 to A4, A5, B1, B3), Danny Gottlieb (tracks: B2), Steve Gadd (tracks: B4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Blaine Cone, David Young , Maureen Thompson
• Euphonium – Dave Bargeron (tracks: B4)
• Flugelhorn – Jon Faddis (tracks: B4)
• Flute – Bill Evans (tracks: B3), George Young (tracks: B4), Lawrence Feldman (tracks: B4)
• French Horn – Peter Gordon (tracks: B4)
• Guitar – Hiram Bullock (tracks: A1, B1), Hugh McCracken (tracks: A2), Jeff Mironov (tracks: B2, B3), Steve Khan (tracks: A3)
• Keyboards – Rob Mounsey (tracks: B3)
• Mastered By – George Marino
• Percussion – Manolo Badrena (tracks: B3), Sue Evans (tracks: B3)
• Photography By – Barry McKinley
• Piano – Cliff Carter* (tracks: A3), Warren Bernhardt (tracks: B4)
• Producer – Rob Mounsey
• Recorded By – Ben Wisch, Ed Rak, Kevin Halpin
• Remix – Ed Rak (tracks: B1), Kevin Halpin (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B4)
• Saxophone – David Sanborn (tracks: A4, B2), Michael Brecker (tracks: B4), Ronnie Cuber (tracks: B4)
• Written-By – Michael Franks

Notes

LP housed in a lyric sleeve.

Spine: 9 25275-1
Label: 1-25275

Produced For Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.

All songs published by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Mississippi Mud Music Co. BMI except
"Don't Be Shy" published by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Mississippi Mud Music Co. BMI/Flying Monkey Music ASCAP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 075992527514
• Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25275-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side One Etched): 1-25275-A-SH3 B-20811-SH3 SLM 9045
• Matrix / Runout (Side Two Etched): 1-25275-B-SH3 B-20811-SH3 SLM 9045-X 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Both Side): STERLING SRC [logo]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
9 25275-1, 1-25275	Michael Franks	Skin Dive ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	9 25275-1, 1-25275	US	1985
P-13105	Michael Franks	Skin Dive ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Warner Bros. Records	P-13105	Japan	1985
925 275-2	Michael Franks	Skin Dive ‎(CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	925 275-2	Europe	Unknown
25275-1	Michael Franks	Skin Dive ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	25275-1	Australia	1985
W4-25275	Michael Franks	Skin Dive ‎(Cass, Album, Club, Dol)	Warner Bros. Records	W4-25275	US	1985