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]
Referencesedit
^"Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
^ abHenderson, Alex. Dragonfly Summer – Michael Franls at AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
dragonfly, summer, smooth, vocal, jazz, studio, album, american, singer, songwriter, musician, michael, franks, released, 1993, with, reprise, studio, album, michael, franksreleasedapril, 1993, 1993, recorded1992, 1993genresmooth, jazz, vocal, jazzlength57, 28. 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 Dragonfly SummerStudio album by Michael FranksReleasedApril 13 1993 1993 04 13 Recorded1992 1993GenreSmooth jazz Vocal jazzLength57 28LabelRepriseProducerMichael Franks executive Jeff Lorber The Yellowjackets Gil Goldstein Ben SidranMichael Franks chronologyBlue Pacific 1990 Dragonfly Summer 1993 Abandoned Garden 1995 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2 1 Musicians 2 2 Support 3 Reception 4 References 4 1 BibliographyTrack listing editAll tracks are written by Michael Franks except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Coming to Life 4 342 Soul Mate 4 263 Dragonfly Summer 5 004 Monk s New Tune 5 425 Learning What Love Means 4 146 I Love Lucy Harold Adamson William Bell Eliot Daniel Booker T Jones4 377 Practice Makes Perfect 4 558 String of Pearls 4 329 Keeping My Eye on You 4 2310 The Dream Russell Ferrante Franks Jimmy Haslip Marc Russo5 1411 You Were Meant for Me 4 4012 How I Remember You 5 11Personnel editMusicians edit Michael Franks vocals guitar banjo Marvin Stamm trumpet flugelhorn Bob Mintzer soprano saxophone tenor saxophone Dave Koz alto saxophone Lawrence Feldman Harvey Estrin flute recorder Paul Jackson Jr Steve Khan Toninho Horta guitar Jeff Lorber Russell Ferrante Gil Goldstein keyboards Jimmy Haslip bass John Robinson William Kennedy drums Mino Cinelu Paulinho Da Costa percussion Olivia Koppell Karen Krefus Ronald Carbone Harold Coletta viola Nathan Stutch Jesse Levy Richard Locker Charles McCracken cello Peggy Lee guest vocals Dan Hicks guest vocals Keeping My Eye On You Lamar Alsop Amanuel Vardi Lance Hoppen Eric Benet Jordan John Hall background vocals Support edit Jeff Lorber James Farber Thomas Mark engineers Jeff Lorber Gil Goldstein arrangement Recorded at Bearsville Studios JHL Studio Oceanway Studios Skyline Studios Soundcheck Studio Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 edit Discography in Order of Release MichaelFranks com Retrieved February 11 2012 a b Henderson Alex Dragonfly Summer Michael Franls at AllMusic Retrieved February 11 2012 Stanton December 7 2006 Michael Franks Dragonfly Summer 1993 Audioholics Retrieved September 4 2018 Bibliography edit Dragonfly Summer CD booklet Michael Franks United States Reprise 1993 p 6 45227 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragonfly Summer amp oldid 1212684952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
