Tiger in the Rain

Tiger in the Rain
Studio album by
Michael Franks
Released1979 (1979)
RecordedNovember 1978 (1978-11)
StudioA&R Studios, New York
GenreSmooth jazz
Length40:48
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJohn Simon
Michael Franks chronology
Burchfield Nines
(1978) 		Tiger in the Rain
(1979) 		One Bad Habit
(1980)

Tiger in the Rain is an album by singer-songwriter Michael Franks, released in 1979 on Warner Bros.[1]

It was his first album not produced by Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt, and Lee Hershberg. The album was arranged and produced by John Simon. Franks plays guitar, banjo, and mandolin.[2] The album cover features "Tiger in a Tropical Storm", an oil painting by Henri Rousseau.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

A. Colin Flood wrote in Enjoy the Music magazine that the album "[continues to] express Franks’ original synthesis of smooth jazz/rock fusion, again with the understated South American underbeats" that "subsides into clever adult sentiments. This album celebrates an easy life of success."[3]

For PopMatters, Rob Caldwell praised the "clever turn[s] of phrase" that work at a "symbolic level (Franks wasn’t a literature major for nothing)" and "[t]here’s something to be said for escapism, for the armchair-travelling Michael Franks’ music offers."[4]

Music critic Stephen J. Matteo commented for AllMusic the album was "[l]ush, romantic and more experimental than previous efforts" and that while "none of its songs has the instant appeal of some of his earlier writing, the album as a whole is as refreshing and meditative as a stroll through a rain forest."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Franks

Side one
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
1."Underneath the Apple Tree"5:52
2."Tiger in the Rain"4:17
3."Satisfaction Guaranteed"3:39
4."Lifeline"6:10

Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 65[5]

Personnel

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Musicians

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String section

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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.

Support

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  • Lee Herschberg – remastering
  • Glenn Berger – audio mixing

References

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  1. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  2. ^ a b c d Matteo, Stephen J. Tiger in the Rain - Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. ^ Colin Flood, A. "Michael Franks: Thirty Years of Smooth Jazz". Enjoy The Music. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. ^ Caldwell, Rob (2014-03-04). "The Slow Samba Escapism of Michael Franks' "Tiger in the Rain"". Popmatters. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

Bibliography

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