| Passionfruit | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 43:45 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Rob Mounsey | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| People | (favourable) [2] |
Passionfruit is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, produced and arranged by Rob Mounsey and released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. [3] The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. [4]
"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. [5]
All tracks are written by Michael Franks [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alone At Night" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Never Satisfied" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Amazon" | 5:40 |
| 4. | "Now That Your Joystick's Broke" | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Sunday Morning Here with You" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Never Say Die" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Rainy Night In Tokyo" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Tell Me All About It" | 4:33 |
| 9. | "When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)" | 5:53 |
| 10. | "How The Garden Grows" | 3:38 |
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