Tiger in the Rain

It is the first album he made that did not use the producing team of Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt and Lee Hershberg. The album features lots of horns, strings, vocals and includes a large rhythm section all arranged and produced by John Simon. Franks, who is best known for his unique vocal style lends a hand not only on guitar, but also on banjo and mandolin. Also present here are some celebrated jazz figures.

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Franks.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sanpaku"	4:10
2.	"When It's Over"	3:03
3.	"Living On the Inside"	5:36
4.	"Hideaway"	4:09
5.	"Jardin Botanico"	3:32

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Underneath The Apple Tree"	5:52
2.	"Tiger In the Rain"	4:17
3.	"Satisfaction Guaranteed"	3:39
4.	"Lifeline"	6:10

Remastered by Lee Herschberg
Audio mixed by Glenn Berger

Personnel

Michael Franks - vocals, guitar, banjo and mandolin
Joe Caro - guitars
Bucky Pizzarelli - guitars
Kenny Barron - piano
Bob Leinbach - electric organ
Paul Griffin - electric organ
Lew Soloff - piccolo trumpet
Claudio Roditi - trumpet
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Tom "Bones" Malone - trombone
Seldon Powell - saxophones
Lew Del Gatto - saxophone
George Young - saxophone and flute
Lou Marini - saxophone
David Liebman - flute
Howard Leshaw - flute
John Clark - French horn
Mike Manieri - vibraphone & vocals
Ron Carter - acoustic bass
Rick Marotta - drums
Ben Riley - drums
Buddy Williams - drums
Errol "Crusher" Bennett - congas
Rubens Bassini - percussion
John Simon - percussion
Dominic Cortese - concertina and percussion
Flora Purim - background vocals
Maretha Stewart - background vocals
Hilda Harris - background vocals
String section:

Violins: Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Lewis Eley, Anthony Posk, Harry Urbont, Joseph Malin, Richard Sortomme

Viola: Harold Coletta, Richard Maximoff, Emanuel Vardi

Cello: Abdul Wadud, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, Allan Shulman.

References

↑ Tiger in the Rain at AllMusic
↑ "Michael Franks Tiger In The Rain CD". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

External links

Michael Franks

Studio albums	Michael Franks (1973) The Art of Tea (1976) Sleeping Gypsy (1977) Burchfield Nines (1978) Tiger in the Rain (1979) One Bad Habit (1980) Objects of Desire (1982) Passionfruit (1983) Skin Dive (1985) The Camera Never Lies (1987) Blue Pacific (1990) Dragonfly Summer (1993) Abandoned Garden (1995) Barefoot on the Beach (1999) Watching the Snow (2003) Rendezvous in Rio (2006)

Independent albums	Time Together (2011)

Live albums	Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980)

Compilations	Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks (1988) The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998) The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love (2003) Love Songs (2004) The Dream 1973-2011 (2012)

Notable producers	Tommy LiPuma (1976–78, 1980, 1990) Rob Mounsey (1983–87) Jeff Lorber (1990–93) Gil Goldstein (1993–95, 2011) Ben Sidran (1993)

See also	Albums category Compilations category Smooth jazz list Vocal jazz list

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