Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1982 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' seventh studio album.

Musicians

 * Michael Franks - vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 8)
 * Bonnie Raitt - vocals and backing vocals (2)
 * S. Renee Diggs - backing vocals (1, 5, 8), vocals (8)
 * Yvonne Lewis - backing vocals (1)
 * Ullanda McCullough - backing vocals (1, 5)
 * Kasey Cisyk - backing vocals (5)
 * Leslie Miller - backing vocals (5)
 * Luther Vandross - backing vocals (7)
 * Phil Ballou - backing vocals (7)
 * Tawatha Agee  - backing vocals (7)
 * Randy Vanwarmer - backing vocals (6)
 * Francisco Centeno - bass (1, 7, 8)
 * Mark Egan - bass (4, 5, 9)
 * Neil Jason - bass (2, 3, 6)
 * Rick Cutler - drums (4)
 * Harvey Mason - drums (8)
 * Andy Newmark - drums (2, 3, 5, 6)
 * Buddy Williams - drums (1, 7, 9)
 * Rob Mounsey - electric piano (1, 4, 7–9), OB-Xa (1, 2, 5), Prophet 5 (2, 5, 7), acoustic piano (8)
 * Ted Lo - fender rhodes (3, 5)
 * Randy Brecker - trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (4)
 * Lew Soloff - trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (4)
 * Larry Carlton - electric guitar solo (3)
 * Joe Caro - electric guitar (4, 9)
 * Steve Khan - classical guitar (9)
 * Hugh McCracken - electric guitar (8)
 * Nick Moroch - electric guitar (1-3, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (6)
 * Ray Bardani - rhythm tech tambourine (7,8)
 * Rubens Bassini - percussion (4, 9), congas (9)
 * Victor Feldman - percussion (3, 8)
 * Bette Sussman - fender rhodes (2)
 * Lawrence Feldman - alto saxophone (1, 4, 7), tenor saxophone solo (7), flute (9)
 * David Sanborn - alto saxophone solo (6, 8)
 * Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (1, 4, 7)
 * Michael Colina - Arp (2, 9), OB-Xa (3, 4, 6, 8), moog bass (5), antique cymbals (6)
 * Jill Jaffee and City Strings - strings (8)

Support

 * Arrangement – Michael Colina, Rob Mounsey, Michael Franks
 * Mastering – George Marino
 * Producers – Ray Bardani, Michael Colina