Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Objects of Desire is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1982 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' seventh studio album.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael Franks.
Side one| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Jealousy" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Ladies' Nite" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "No Deposit Love" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Laughing Gas" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Wonderland" | 5:00 |
Side two| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tahitian Moon" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Flirtation" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Love Duet" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "No One But You" | 4:43 |
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 95 |
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists
- Michael Franks – vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 8), rhythm arrangements
- Rob Mounsey – electric piano (1, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (1, 2, 5), brass arrangements (1, 4, 7), Prophet-5 (2, 5, 7), Fender Rhodes (4, 6–8), acoustic piano (8)
- Michael Colina – rhythm arrangements, ARP synthesizer (2, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (3, 4, 6, 8), Moog bass (5), antique cymbals (6), string arrangements (8)
- Bette Sussman – Fender Rhodes (2)
- Ted Lo – Fender Rhodes (3, 5)
- Nick Moroch – electric guitar (1–3, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (6)
- Larry Carlton – electric guitar solo (3)
- Joe Caro – electric guitar (4, 9)
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (8)
- Steve Khan – classical guitar (9)
- Francisco Centeno – bass (1, 7, 8)
- Neil Jason – bass (2, 3, 6)
- Mark Egan – bass (4, 5, 9)
- Buddy Williams – drums (1, 7, 9)
- Andy Newmark – drums (2, 3, 5, 6)
- Rick Cutler – drums (4)
- Harvey Mason – drums (8)
- Victor Feldman – percussion (3, 8), congas (8)
- Rubens Bassini – percussion (4, 9), congas (9)
- Ray Bardani – Rhythm Tech tambourine (7, 8)
- Lawrence Feldman – alto saxophone (1, 4, 7), tenor sax solo (7), flute (9)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1, 7), tenor sax solo (4)
- David Sanborn – alto sax solo (6, 8)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (4)
- Lew Soloff – trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (4)
- Jill Jaffee and City Strings – strings (8)
- S. Renee Diggs – backing vocals (1, 5, 8), vocals (8)
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (1)
- Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals (2), backing vocals (2)
- Kasey Cisyk – backing vocals (5)
- Leslie Miller – backing vocals (5)
- Randy Vanwarmer – backing vocals (6)
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals (7)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (7)
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (7)
Production
- Michael Colina – producer
- Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Tim Holland – production assistant
- Katherine Jewell – production coordinator (NYC)
- Noel Newbolt – production coordinator (LA)
- Simon Levy – art direction, design
- Barry McKinley – cover photography
- Paul Gauguin – cover painting