Skin Dive
Skin Dive is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1985 with Warner Bros. Records. 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 No. 4.
Personnel
Vocalists and Musicians- Michael Franks – vocals
- Rob Mounsey – synthesizers, programming, backing vocals, Yamaha DX7
- Clifford Carter – acoustic piano
- Warren Bernhardt – acoustic piano
- Hiram Bullock – guitars
- Hugh McCracken – guitars
- Steve Khan – guitar solo
- Jeff Mironov – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitars
- Marcus Miller – bass
- Will Lee – bass, backing vocals
- Neil Jason – bass
- Mark Egan – bass
- Ron Carter – bass
- Chris Parker – Simmons SDS-7 programming, Simmons drums,, drums
- Danny Gottlieb – drums, cymbals
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Manolo Badrena – percussion
- Sue Evans – percussion
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Bill Evans – flute
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Feldman – alto flute
- George Young – alto flute
- Dave Bargeron – euphonium
- Jon Faddis – flugelhorn
- Jon Clarke – French horn
- Peter Gordon – French horn
- Vivian Cherry – backing vocals
- Frank Floyd – backing vocals
- Babi Floyd – backing vocals
- Leslie Miller– backing vocals
- Brenda Russell – vocals, backing vocals
- Joe Caro – backing vocals
- Kacey Cisyk – backing vocals
- Rob Mounsey – producer, arrangements
- Kevin Halpin – recording, remixing
- Ed Rak – recording, remixing
- Ben Wisch – recording
- Blaine Cone – recording assistant
- Maureen Thompson – recording assistant
- David Young – recording assistant
- George Marino – original mastering at Sterling Sound
- Lee Herschberg – CD remastering
- Debbie DeMeo – production coordinator
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Barry McKinley – photography