Passionfruit is a jazz vocal album by American musician Michael Franks, produced and arranged by Rob Mounsey and released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.
Contents
Covers
"Sunday Morning Here with You" was covered by Claire Martin. "Tell Me All About It" was also covered by artists such as Natalie Cole, Chris Barber, Will Downing, Gordon Haskell and Michael Lington featuring Dave Koz.
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists
Michael Franks – vocals, backing vocals (6)
Rob Mounsey – synthesizers, acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (2, 3, 7–9), breathalyzer solo (5)
Pat Rebillot – Fender Rhodes (5), acoustic piano (6)
Hiram Bullock – guitar solo (1), guitars (4)
Jeff Mironov – guitars (1, 2, 9), classical guitar (3, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (6), D'Aquisto electric-acoustic guitar (7)
Hugh McCracken – 12-string guitar (3), tiples (3)
John Tropea – guitars (5), electric guitar (6, 10)
Will Lee – bass (1–3, 7, 9), backing vocals (1–3, 7)
Neil Jason – bass (5, 6, 10), 8-string bass (8)
Chris Parker – drums (1–3, 7, 9), ice bells (6)
Steve Gadd – drums (5, 6, 8, 10)
Sue Evans – percussion (2, 5, 7, 9, 10), salt packets (8)
Naná Vasconcelos – percussion (3), caxixi (7), tambourine (7)
Dave Tofani – alto saxophone (1)
Eddie Daniels – alto flute (1), alto flute solo (3)
George Marge – alto recorder (7)
Jon Faddis – flugelhorn (1)
Randy Brecker – trumpet solo (1), flugelhorn solo (9)
Toots Thielemans – harmonica (2, 10)
Hamish Stuart – backing vocals (1–3, 7)
Kacey Cisyk – backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Lesley Miller – backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Astrud Gilberto – backing vocals (3)
Kenny Rankin – backing vocals (5)
Frank Floyd – Sly's voice (9)
String section
David Nadien – concertmaster
Homer Mensch and John Miller – double bass
Jonathan Abramowitz, Warren Lash and Charles McCracken – cello
Gloria Agostini – harp
Lamar Alsop, Judy Geist, Theodore Israel and Emanuel Vardi – viola
Elena Barere, Lew Eley, Barry Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Charles Libove, Jan Mullen, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme and Gerald Tarack – violin
Production
Rob Mounsey – producer, arrangements
Artie Friedman – track recording, mixing
Ed Rak – track recording, string recording
Marti Robertson – track recording
Michael Christopher – assistant engineer
Roger Moutenot – assistant engineer
Arthur Payson – assistant engineer
Maureen Thompson – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Simon Levy – art direction
Laura LiPuma – design
Barry McKinley – photography