Dragonfly Summer

Dragonfly Summer
Studio album by
Michael Franks
ReleasedApril 13, 1993 (1993-04-13)
Recorded1992–1993
Genre
Length57:28
LabelReprise
Producer
Michael Franks chronology
Blue Pacific
(1990) 		Dragonfly Summer
(1993) 		Abandoned Garden
(1995)

Dragonfly Summer is a smooth vocal jazz studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Michael Franks.[1] It was released in 1993 with Reprise.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Coming to Life" 4:34
2."Soul Mate" 4:26
3."Dragonfly Summer" 5:00
4."Monk's New Tune" 5:42
5."Learning What Love Means" 4:14
6."I Love Lucy"Harold Adamson, William Bell, Eliot Daniel, Booker T. Jones4:37
7."Practice Makes Perfect" 4:55
8."String of Pearls" 4:32
9."Keeping My Eye on You" 4:23
10."The Dream"Russell Ferrante, Franks, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo5:14
11."You Were Meant for Me" 4:40
12."How I Remember You" 5:11

Personnel

Musicians

Support

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Music critic Alex Henderson had mixed feelings for the album, writing in AllMusic that it "isn't one of the pop/jazz singer's better albums, but it has its moments." He was critical of Peggy Lee's duet in "You Were Meant for Me", but thought highly of the "String of Pearls" and "Monk's New Tune" tracks produced by The Yellowjackets.[2]

Stanton was more positive for his review on Audioholics, commenting that "Michael Franks was in top form for this release: catchy, cynical lyrics and great music from great musicians."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Dragonfly Summer – Michael Franls at AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Stanton (December 7, 2006). "Michael Franks: Dragonfly Summer (1993)". Audioholics. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

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