Passionfruit (album)

Passionfruit is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1983 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' eighth studio album.

Musicians

 * Michael Franks –vocals
 * Randy Brecker –trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Toots Thielemans –harmonica
 * Gloria Agostini –harp
 * Rob Mounsey –keyboards
 * Pat Rebillot –piano
 * Hiram Bullock –guitar
 * Jeff Mironov –guitar
 * John Tropea –guitar
 * Neil Jason –bass
 * Will Lee –bass
 * Homer Mensch –bass
 * John Miller –bass
 * Steve Gadd –drums
 * Chris Parker –drums
 * Sue Evans –percussion
 * Backing vocals –Kacey Cisyk, Will Lee, Lesley Miller, Hamish Stuart, Astrud Gilberto
 * Cello –Jonathan Abramowitz, Warren Lash, Charles McCracken
 * Viola –Lamar Alsop, Judy Geist, Theodore Israel, Emanuel Vardi
 * Violin –Elena Barere, Lew Eley, Barry Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Charles Libove, Jan Mullen, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme, Gerald Tarack

Support

 * Arrangement –Rob Mounsey
 * Art direction –Simon Levy
 * Concertmaster –David Nadien
 * Design –Laura LiPuma
 * Assistant Engineers –Michael Christopher, Roger Moutenot, Arthur Payson, Maureen Thompson
 * Mastering –George Marino
 * Mixing and recording –Artie Friedman
 * Photography –Barry McKinley
 * Recording –Ed Rak, Marti Robertson