One Bad Habit

by Michael Franks

Overview

With Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt back producing, Michael Franks again moves in a different direction on One Bad Habit, with mixed results. Easily considered his commercial breakthrough, the album often lacks the lyrical and imaginative songwriting of previous efforts and sounds at times like two different albums. The contributions of Clare and Andre Fischer help bolster some of the more ambitious music, while players like Eddie Gomez, Eric Gale and David Spinozza at times appear underutilized. The title cut is another example of Franks' wry, observant takes on love and lust, yet musically it is a little lightweight. Still, considering the players, the occasionally adventurous musical ideas, and the basic jazz sound, Franks was able to go where very few jazz artists ever go in terms of attracting a larger audience and considerable airplay. ~ Steve Matteo

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992342728
Rank:	40165

Tracks

1. Baseball
2. Inside You
3. All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)
4. Lotus Blossom
5. On My Way Home to You
6. One Bad Habit
7. Loving You More and More
8. Still Life
9. He Tells Himself He's Happy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Michael Franks   Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Larry Williams   Horn,Conductor,Synthesizer,Horn,Synthesizer
Sylvia Shemwell   Vocals (Background)
George Sopuch   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Larry Hall   Horn,Horn
Yolanda Howard   Vocals (Background)
Petsye Powell   Vocals (Background)
Yolande Howard   Vocals (Background)
Andre Fischer   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine
Kim Hutchcroft   Horn
Clare Fischer   Strings,Conductor
Don Grolnick   Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Eric Gale   Guitar
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Horn,Conductor
David Spinozza   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Dennis Belfield   Bass
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Jerry Hey   Horn,Conductor,Flugelhorn
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Ray Armando   Congas,Percussion
Rick Zunigar   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Rick Marotta   Drums
Tennyson Stephens   Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Eddie Gomez   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Neil Jason   Bass

Technical Credits

Larry Williams   Horn Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements,Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Andre Fischer   Arranger,Producer
Clare Fischer   String Arrangements
Don Grolnick   Composer
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Horn Arrangements
Jerry Hey   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Mike Reese   Mastering
Michael Franks   Arranger,Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Tommy LiPuma   Producer
Raymond Willhard   Assistant Engineer
Al Schmitt   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Don Henderson   Assistant Engineer
Noel Newbolt   Production Coordination
Barry McKinley   Musician