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Rendezvous in Rio
Studio album by
Michael Franks
ReleasedJune 27, 2006 (2006-06-27)
Studio
  • Off The Wall Studios (West Caldwell, New Jersey)
  • La Cocina Studios (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina)
  • NRS Recording Studio (Catskill, New York)
  • JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California)
  • Dogmatic Sound (Burbank, California)
  • Hedgehog Sound
  • Burning Down The House
GenreSmooth jazz
Length52:33
LabelKoch
Producer
Michael Franks chronology
Love Songs
(2004) 		Rendezvous in Rio
(2006) 		Michael Franks: Original Album Series
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Rendezvous in Rio is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 2006 with Koch Records.[2] It was Franks' sixteenth studio album.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Franks except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Under the Sun" 5:26
2."Rendezvous in Rio"Franks, Charles Blenzig5:36
3."The Cool School" 5:47
4."Samba Do Soho"Paulo Jobim, Ronaldo Bastos4:40
5."The Critics Are Never Kind" 5:16
6."Scatsville" 4:27
7."The Chemistry of Love" 4:24
8."Hearing "Take Five"" 5:41
9."The Question Is Why" 4:30
10."Songbirds" 6:46

Personnel

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  • Michael Franks – vocals (1, 3, 5-10)
  • Chuck Loeb – keyboards (1), synthesizer programming (1, 3), guitars (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3), acoustic piano (3)
  • Charles Blenzig – keyboards (2, 4), programming (2, 4), arrangements (2, 4)
  • David Sancious – keyboards (5, 10), acoustic piano solo (5)
  • Scott Petito – additional keyboards (5, 10), bass (5, 10), arrangements (5, 10)
  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards (6, 7), percussion programming (6, 7), arrangements (6, 7), drum programming (7)
  • Roger Burn – keyboards (8, 9), acoustic piano (8), vibraphone (8), arrangements (8, 9)
  • Romero Lubambo – guitars (2, 4)
  • Mark Shulman – guitars (5, 10)
  • Dwight Sills – guitars (6, 7)
  • Mike DeMicco – guitar solo (10)
  • Sergio Brandao – bass (2, 4)
  • Alex Al – bass (6)
  • Jimmy Haslip – electric bass (8, 9)
  • Wolfgang Haffner – drums (1)
  • Brian Dunne – drums (3)
  • Jerry Marotta – drums (5, 10), percussion (5, 10)
  • Michael White – drums (6)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (8, 9)
  • Café – percussion (2, 4)
  • Chris Hunter – saxophones (2), flute (2, 4)
  • Gary Meek – sax section (6), tenor sax solo (6), flute (7)
  • Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (8), tenor saxophone (9)
  • Andy Suzuki – woodwinds (8, 9)
  • Carmen Cuesta Loeb – vocals (1)
  • Robbie Dupree – backing vocals (2), vocals (5)
  • Veronica Nunn – backing vocals (2)
  • Beth Reineke – backing vocals (2)
  • Leslie Ritter – backing vocals (2, 10)
  • Pamela Driggs – vocals (4)
  • Larry Hoppen – vocals (5)

Production

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  • John Rosenberg – executive producer
  • Dave Wilkes – A&R
  • Chuck Loeb – producer (1, 3)
  • Charles Blenzig – producer (2, 4)
  • Jeff Lorber – producer (6, 7), recording (6, 7)
  • Jimmy Haslip – producer (8, 9)
  • Dennis Wall – mixing (1, 3)
  • Scott Petito – recording (2, 4, 5, 10), producer (5, 10), vocal recording, mixing, mastering, assembling
  • Derek Jones – recording (8, 9)
  • Rich Breen – additional recording (8, 9), mixing (8, 9)
  • David Channing – additional recording (8, 9)
  • Megan Denver – art direction, design, additional photography
  • Dennis Jeffrey – additional photography
  • Dion Ogust – back cover photography
  • Dick Jeffrey – cover painting

References

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  1. ^ Edelstein, Paula. Rendezvous in Rio – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  2. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

Bibliography

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