Objects of Desire
Objects of Desire is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1982 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' seventh studio album.
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists
- Michael Franks – vocals, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
- Rob Mounsey – electric piano, Oberheim OB-Xa, brass arrangements, Prophet-5, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
- Michael Colina – rhythm arrangements, ARP synthesizer, Oberheim OB-Xa, Moog bass, antique cymbals, string arrangements
- Bette Sussman – Fender Rhodes
- Ted Lo – Fender Rhodes
- Nick Moroch – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Larry Carlton – electric guitar solo
- Joe Caro – electric guitar
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
- Steve Khan – classical guitar
- Francisco Centeno – bass
- Neil Jason – bass
- Mark Egan – bass
- Buddy Williams – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Rick Cutler – drums
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Victor Feldman – percussion, congas
- Rubens Bassini – percussion, congas
- Ray Bardani – Rhythm Tech tambourine
- Lawrence Feldman – alto saxophone, tenor sax solo, flute
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo
- David Sanborn – alto sax solo
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lew Soloff – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jill Jaffee and City Strings – strings
- S. Renee Diggs – backing vocals, vocals
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
- Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals, backing vocals
- Kasey Cisyk – backing vocals
- Leslie Miller – backing vocals
- Randy Vanwarmer – backing vocals
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
Production
- Michael Colina – producer
- Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Tim Holland – production assistant
- Katherine Jewell – production coordinator
- Noel Newbolt – production coordinator
- Simon Levy – art direction, design
- Barry McKinley – cover photography
- Paul Gauguin – cover painting