One Bad Habit

One Bad Habit
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1980 on vinyl record 1988 on CD
Recorded	The Power Station, New York Capitol Records, Hollywood
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:08
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Michael Franks chronology
Tiger in the Rain (1979) One Bad Habit (1980) Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

One Bad Habit is a jazz 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.

Track listing

The track order and lengths remained unchanged for the CD release.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Baseball"	Michael Franks	3:50
2.	"Inside You"	Michael Franks	4:11
3.	"All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go"	Michael Franks	3:47
4.	"Lotus Blossom"	Michael Franks, Don Grolnick	4:15
5.	"On My Way Home To You"	Michael Franks	4:52

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Bad Habit"	Michael Franks	4:06
2.	"Loving You More And More"	Michael Franks	3:44
3.	"Still Life"	Michael Franks	4:12
4.	"He Tells Himself He's Happy"	Michael Franks	4:15

Personnel

Musicians

• 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

1. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.

Bibliography

• One Bad Habit (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1980. BS 3004.