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Skin Dive is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1985 with Warner Bros. Records.[2] It was Franks' ninth studio album, and the first he co-produced himself. The single off this album, "Your Secret's Safe With Me", is his biggest Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at #4.[3]

Skin Dive
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1985 (1985)
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:45
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Rob Mounsey Michael Franks
Michael Franks chronology
Passionfruit (1983) Skin Dive (1985) The Camera Never Lies (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Franks - vocals
• Brenda Russell - vocals on "When I Give My Love to You"
• Joe Caro (6), Vivian Cherry (1, 2, 4), Kacey Cisyk (8), Bobby Floyd (2, 4), Frank Floyd (1), Leslie Miller (2, 4), Rob Mounsey (2-4, 6, 8), Will Lee (3, 6) - backing vocals
• Ron Carter (9), Mark Egan (8), Neil Jason (3), Marcus Miller (1), Will Lee (2, 6) - bass guitar
• Danny Gottlieb (7) - cymbals
• Steve Gadd (9), Andy Newmark (8), Danny Gottlieb (7), Chris Parker (3) - drums
• Jeff Mironov (7) - electric and acoustic guitar
• Dave Bargeron (9) - Euphonium
• Jon Faddis (9) - flugelhorn
• Bill Evans (8) - flute
• Lawrence Feldman, George Young (9) - alto flute
• Peter Gordon (9) - French horn
• Jeff Mironov (8), Hiram Bullock (1, 6), Hugh McCracken (2) - guitar
• Steve Khan (3) - guitar solo
• Rob Mounsey - keyboards, programming, arrangements, Yamaha DX7 on "Please Don't Say Goodnight"
• Manolo Badrena (8), Sue Evans (8) - percussion
• Warren Bernhardt (9), Clifford Carter (3) - piano
• Chris Parker (1, 2, 4-6, 8) - Simmons drums
• David Sanborn (7) - alto saxophone
• Ronnie Cuber (9) - baritone saxophone
• Michael Brecker (9) - tenor saxophone

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Bibliography

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