Dragonfly Summer

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Dragonfly Summer
Michael Franks Dragonfly Summer CD.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 1993 (1993-04-13)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
Genre
Length57:28
Label Reprise
Producer
Michael Franks chronology
Blue Pacific
(1990)
Dragonfly Summer
(1993)
Abandoned Garden
(1995)

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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, except where noted

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. Jones 4:37
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

Personnel

Musicians and vocalists

Orchestra (Tracks 6 & 12)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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]

References

  1. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. Dragonfly Summer – Michael Franls at AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  3. Stanton (December 7, 2006). "Michael Franks: Dragonfly Summer (1993)". Audioholics . Retrieved September 4, 2018.

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