He has also composed widely for film and television, including the 1988 Mike Nichols film Working Girl (with Carly Simon), the film Bright Lights, Big City (with Donald Fagen), and the HBO hit series Sex and the City.
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In 1976, he moved to New York to become a noted studio musician, arranger and producer for a wide range of well-known artists, including Rihanna, Aaron Neville, Michael Franks, Carly Simon, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Diana Ross, Donald Fagen, Brian Wilson, Aztec Camera and countless others.
Rob Zombie | Rob Lowe | Rob Schneider | Rob Roy | Rob Liefeld | Rob Corddry | Rob Swift | Rob Reiner | Rob Grant | Rob Ford | Rob Hyman | Rob Hubbard | Rob Halford | Rob Sonic | Rob Roy (1995 film) | Rob Paulsen | Rob Marshall | Rob Mariano | Rob Malda | Rob Hrytsak | Rob Bishop | Rob Ryan | Rob Neyer | Rob Mills | Rob Dougan | Rob Howley | Rob Hardy | Rob Furlong | Rob Warden | Rob Steen |
Franks has since released seven more studio albums, rendering this compilation a fairly representative sample of his earlier work; of note his collaborations with the Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt production team, and later with Rob Mounsey.