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Revision as of 01:42, 27 November 2021
One Bad Habit | ||||
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:08 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
Michael Franks chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
One Bad Habit is a vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records.[3] It was Franks' sixth studio album and the first to receive significant radio play in the United States.
Critical reception
According to Billboard review issued on May 3, 1980, this album presents "cool, airy harmonies gliding over his silky melodylines" similar to previous works of musician. Sometimes songs of the album reminds to the reviewer the Paul Simon's classics like "I Do It For Your Love" and "Still Crazy After All These Years".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Baseball" | 3:50 | |
2. | "Inside You" | 4:11 | |
3. | "All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go" | 3:47 | |
4. | "Lotus Blossom" | Michael Franks, Don Grolnick | 4:15 |
5. | "On My Way Home to You" | 4:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One Bad Habit" | 4:06 |
2. | "Loving You More and More" | 3:44 |
3. | "Still Life" | 4:12 |
4. | "He Tells Himself He's Happy" | 5:11 |
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 76[5] |
Personnel
Musicians
- Michael Franks
- Ray Armando
- Dennis Belfield
- Lenny Castro
- Andre Fischer
- Eric Gale
- Eddie Gómez
- Don Grolnick
- Jerry Hey
- Neil Jason
- Rick Marotta
- Hugh McCracken
- George Sopuch
- David Spinozza
- Tennyson Stephens
- Larry Williams
- Rick Zunigar
Support
- Art direction – Peter Whorf
- Photography – Fred Valentine
- Recording and mixing – Al Schmitt
References
- ^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Review: Michael Franks — One Bad Habit" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 18. 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Bibliography
- One Bad Habit (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1980. BS 3004.
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