Michael Franks - Skin Dive (1985/2011) [.flac 24bit/44.1kHz]

Tracklist:
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[3:43] 01. Michael Franks - Read My Lips
[4:34] 02. Michael Franks - Let Me Count The Ways
[4:40] 03. Michael Franks - Your Secret's Safe With Me
[5:08] 04. Michael Franks - Don't Be Shy
[4:26] 05. Michael Franks - When I Give My Love To You (with Brenda Russell)
[4:29] 06. Michael Franks - Queen Of The Underground
[4:56] 07. Michael Franks - Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)
[4:52] 08. Michael Franks - Please Don't Say Goodnight
[5:28] 09. Michael Franks - When She Is Mine


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kin Dive Review by Stephen J. Matteo
Skin Dive marked the first time that Michael Franks appeared to be alternately running out of steam, repeating himself, and moving far afield from his unique jazz-pop hybrid. While this self-produced effort includes some fine playing from the usual cast of jazz pros, and the song "Your Secret's Safe with Me" has the perfect melding of jazz and pop, much of the rest of the music comes across as a bit too sparse and musically, many of the songs are not sufficiently fleshed out. Franks' musical personality still shines, but the wonderful musicians gathered together never really get to contribute in any way that makes for musical sparks.



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