The Music in My Head

The Music in My Head
Studio album by
Michael Franks
ReleasedJune 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
Studio
  • NRS Recording Studio (Catskill, New York)
  • Dymond Studio (Burbank, California)
  • RB Productions (Pacific Grove, California)
Genre
Length50:11
LabelShanachie
Producer
Michael Franks chronology
The Dream 1973-2011
(2012) 		The Music in My Head
(2018)

The Music in My Head is a smooth jazz album released by Michael Franks in 2018.[1] It’s his eighteenth studio album, and the second with the independent Shanachie Records.[2]

Background

The Music in My Head is Franks’ first album after a seven-year hiatus.[2] Franks explained to Parade magazine the album was "written about my own personal spiritual journey" and "[it's] about love, our connection to nature, and the beauty and mystery of it all.”[3]

The album features one of the last recorded guitar solos by Chuck Loeb[4][5] before his death.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

No.TitleLength
1."As Long As We're Both Together"6:04
2."Suddenly Sci-Fi"4:35
3."The Idea of a Tree"5:05
4."Bluebird Blue"4:23
5."To Spend the Day With You"6:13
6."Bebop Headshop"4:21
7."Where You Hid the Truth"5:52
8."The Music In My Head"4:57
9."Candleglow"5:43
10."Waterfall"5:28

Reception

Writing for Smooth-Jazz.de, Hans-Bernd Hülsmann praised the album for "offer[ing] great musical and literary preciousness with charm and elegance. The album contains a marked variety of audible values that demand attention and time from the listener to experience and enjoy all facets."[7]

Justin Kantor highly recommended the album for SoulTracks, saying the album "displays as aptly as ever his ability to convey a breadth of topics in a seamless manner that feels like a choice road trip set to the most mellow—yet colorful—of soundscapes."[8]

On the song "Waterfall", Laura B. Whitmore wrote for Parade that "[it's] a whispery tale of the journey from raindrop to waterfall. With a lilting rhythm, clever lyrics and some melodic guitar and vibes, “Waterfall” is like a sonic sigh of satisfaction."[3]

Personnel

Production

  • Scott Petito – executive producer, vocal recording, mixing, mastering, assembling additional recording (1), recording (2-6, 8, 10) producer (3, 5, 8), arrangements (3, 5, 8)
  • Beth Reineke – assistant executive producer
  • Chuck Loeb – producer (1), arrangements (1), recording (1)
  • Gil Goldstein – producer (2, 4, 10), arrangements (2, 4, 10)
  • Charles Blenzig – producer (6), arrangements (6)
  • Jimmy Haslip – producer (7, 9), arrangements (7, 9)
  • Jimmy Branley – recording (7, 9)
  • Richard Bryant – additional recording (7, 9)
  • Megan Denver – art direction, design
  • Claudia Franks – cover concept, photography
  • Michael Franks – cover concept, photography
  • John Rosenberg – tour management

References

  1. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Franks - The Music In My Head". Shanachie Entertainment. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Whitmore, Laura. "Exclusive Premiere: Michael Franks Shares 'Waterfall'". Parade. United States. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Michael Franks – The Music In My Head". Discogs. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Review – Michael Franks "The Music In My Head"". TheJazzWorld. June 3, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Mergner, Lee (August 1, 2017). "Chuck Loeb, Guitarist and Composer, Dies at 61". JazzTimes. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Hülsmann, Hans-Bernd. "Starportrait: Michael Franks, The Music in My Head". Smooth-Jazz.de. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Kantor, Justin (June 6, 2018). "Michael Franks - The Music In My Head (2018)". SoulTracks. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

Bibliography

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