Dragonfly Summer

Personnel

Musicians and vocalists

• Michael Franks – vocals
• Jeff Lorber – keyboards
• Russell Ferrante – keyboards
• Gil Goldstein – keyboards
• Warren Bernhardt – acoustic piano
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
• Steve Khan – guitars
• Toninho Horta – guitars
• John Pisano – guitars
• Alec Milstein – bass
• Jimmy Haslip – bass
• Steve Rodby – bass
• John Patitucci – bass
• John Robinson – drums
• William Kennedy – drums
• Alex Acuña – drums, percussion
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Mino Cinelu – percussion
• Dave Koz – alto saxophone
• Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Chris Hunter – alto saxophone
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Eric Benét Jordan – backing vocals
• John Hall – backing vocals
• Lance Hoppen – backing vocals
• Larry Hoppen – backing vocals
• Dan Hicks – guest vocals
• Peggy Lee – guest vocals

• Gil Goldstein – arrangements and conductor
• Harvey Estrin and Lawrence Feldman – flute, recorder
• Jesse Levy, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken and Nathan Stutch – cello
• Lamar Alsop, Ronald Carbone, Harold Coletta Karen Dreyfus, Olivia Koppell and Emanuel Vardi – viola

Production

• Michael Franks – executive producer
• Jeff Lorber – producer, arrangements, recording
• Yellowjackets – producers, arrangements
• Gil Goldstein – producer, arrangements
• Ben Sidran – producer
• Alan Meyerson – mixing
• James Farber – recording, mixing
• Thomas Mark – recording
• Dan Garcia – mixing
• Allen Sides – recording
• Michael Reiter – assistant engineer
• Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
• David Schiffman – assistant engineer
• Willie Will – assistant engineer
• Dan Sheperd – original demo recording at Soundcheck Studio
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound
• Chris Anderson – sequence assembling at Nevessa Studios
• Sally Poppe – album coordinator
• Christine Cano – art direction, design
• Kip Lott – photography
• Margaret Kimura – hair, make-up
• Borman Entertainment – management

Reception