Tiger in the Rain

Tiger in the Rain
Tiger in the Rain
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1979
Recorded	November 1978
Studio	A&R Studios, New York
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	40:48
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	John Simon
Michael Franks chronology

Tiger in the Rain is an album by singer-songwriter Michael Franks, released in 1979 with Warner Bros.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3] The album cover features "Tiger in a Tropical Storm", an oil painting by Henri Rousseau.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

A. Colin Flood wrote in the Enjoy The Music magazine 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"^[4]

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."^[5]

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."^[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

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

Charts[]

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	65^[6]

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Michael Franks – vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Claudio Roditi – trumpet
Lew Soloff – piccolo trumpet
John Clark – French horn
Tom "Bones" Malone – trombone
Lew Del Gatto – saxophone
Lou Marini – saxophone
Seldon Powell – saxophone
George Young – saxophone, flute
Howard Leshaw – flute
Dave Liebman – flute
Kenny Barron – piano
Paul Griffin – organ
Bob Leinbach – organ
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone, vocals
Joe Caro – guitars
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
Ron Carter – double bass
Rick Marotta – drums
Ben Riley – drums
Buddy Williams – drums
Dominic Cortese – concertina, percussion
Rubens Bassini – percussion
John Simon – percussion
Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas
Flora Purim – background vocals
Maretha Stewart – background vocals
Hilda Harris – background vocals^[3]

String section[]

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[]

Lee Herschberg – remastering
Glenn Berger – audio mixing

References[]

^ "Michael Franks - Tiger in the Rain CD". CDUniverse. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Matteo, Stephen J. Tiger in the Rain - Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
^ Colin Flood, A. "Michael Franks: Thirty Years of Smooth Jazz". Enjoy The Music. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
^ Caldwell, Rob (2014-03-04). "The Slow Samba Escapism of Michael Franks' "Tiger in the Rain"". Popmatters. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
^ 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[]

Tiger in the Rain (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1979. BSK 3294.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[cduniverse-1] "Michael Franks - Tiger in the Rain CD". CDUniverse. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

[official-2] "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.

[allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Matteo, Stephen J. Tiger in the Rain - Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-06.

[enjoythemusic-4] Colin Flood, A. "Michael Franks: Thirty Years of Smooth Jazz". Enjoy The Music. Retrieved 2018-09-06.

[popmatters-5] Caldwell, Rob (2014-03-04). "The Slow Samba Escapism of Michael Franks' "Tiger in the Rain"". Popmatters. Retrieved 2018-09-06.

[aus-6] 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.

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Studio albums	Michael Franks (1973) The Art of Tea (1976) Sleeping Gypsy (1977) Burchfield Nines (1978) Tiger in the Rain (1979) One Bad Habit (1980) Objects of Desire (1982) Passionfruit (1983) Skin Dive (1985) The Camera Never Lies (1987) Blue Pacific (1990) Dragonfly Summer (1993) Abandoned Garden (1995) Barefoot on the Beach (1999) Watching the Snow (2003) Rendezvous in Rio (2006)
Independent albums	Time Together (2011) The Music in My Head (2018)
Live albums	Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980)
Compilations	Indispensable (1988) The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998) The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love (2003) Love Songs (2004) Michael Franks: Original Album Series (2010) The Dream 1973-2011 (2012)
Notable producers	Tommy LiPuma (1976–78, 1980, 1990) Rob Mounsey (1983–87) Jeff Lorber (1990–93) Gil Goldstein (1993–95, 2011) Ben Sidran (1993)
See also	Albums category Compilations category Smooth jazz list Vocal jazz list
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