One Bad Habit

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One Bad Habit
Michael Franks One Bad Habit CD.jpg
Studio album by
Michael Franks
Released
  • 1980 (1980) on vinyl
  • 1988 (1988) on CD
Recorded
GenreJazz
Length38:08
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTommy LiPuma
Michael Franks chronology
Tiger in the Rain
(1979) 		One Bad Habit
(1980) 		Michael Franks with Crossfire Live
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

One Bad Habit is a vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records.[3] It was Franks' sixth studio album and the first to receive significant radio play in the United States.

Critical reception[]

According to Billboard review issued on May 3, 1980, this album presents "cool, airy harmonies gliding over his silky melodylines" similar to previous works of musician. Sometimes songs of the album reminds to the reviewer the Paul Simon's classics like "I Do It For Your Love" and "Still Crazy After All These Years".[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baseball" 3:50
2."Inside You" 4:11
3."All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go" 3:47
4."Lotus Blossom"Michael Franks, Don Grolnick4:15
5."On My Way Home to You" 4:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."One Bad Habit"4:06
2."Loving You More and More"3:44
3."Still Life"4:12
4."He Tells Himself He's Happy"4:15

Charts[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 76[5]

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Support[]

  • Art direction – Peter Whorf
  • Photography – Fred Valentine
  • Recording and mixing – Al Schmitt

References[]

  1. ^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  4. ^ "Review: Michael Franks — One Bad Habit" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (18). 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
  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[]

  • One Bad Habit (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1980. BS 3004.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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