Michael Franks - Passion Fruit (1983/2011) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist:
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[4:30] 01. Michael Franks - Alone At Night
[3:53] 02. Michael Franks - Never Satisfied
[5:42] 03. Michael Franks - Amazon
[2:50] 04. Michael Franks - Now That Your Joystick's Broke
[4:33] 05. Michael Franks - Sunday Morning Here With You
[3:37] 06. Michael Franks - Never Say Die
[4:43] 07. Michael Franks - Rainy Night In Tokyo
[4:33] 08. Michael Franks - Tell Me All About It
[5:52] 09. Michael Franks - When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
[3:40] 10. Michael Franks - How The Garden Grows







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Passion Fruit Review by Stephen J. Matteo
While on first listen Michael Franks' Passion Fruit appears to convey a jazz fusion approach, the inclusion of such contributors as Naná Vasconcelos, Astrud Gilberto and Toots Thielemans actually shows it to be a further continuation of Franks' championing of Brazilian music, with a light and deft touch. As on his previous outing, for which he brought in guest vocalists (Bonnie Raitt, Luther Vandross and Randy VanWarmer), on this album he enlists vocalist Kenny Rankin as well as Gilberto. This time, though, the vocalists appear to be a more natural fit. "Amazon," "Rainy Night in Tokyo" and "How the Garden Grows" reveals some of his best writing in some time, while "Now That Your Joystick's Broke" wouldn't be out of place lyrically alongside some of his clever, earlier songs.







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