Michael Franks: Original Album Series

Michael Franks: Original Album Series
Box set by Michael Franks
Released	November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)
Recorded	1976 (1976)–1980 (1980)
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	3:10:11
Label	Rhino
Producer	Tommy LiPuma John Simon
Michael Franks chronology
Rendezvous in Rio (2006) Michael Franks: Original Album Series (2010) Time Together (2011)

Michael Franks: Original Album Series is a music box set by jazz musician Michael Franks, first released in 2010 in the United Kingdom as part of Rhino's Original Album Series. It includes five of his earlier studio albums in cardboard sleeves, from The Art of Tea (1976) to One Bad Habit (1980).

The CDs are reissues of the originals, without remasters or bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise noted

Disc one: The Art of Tea (1976)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nightmoves"	4:03
2.	"Eggplant"	3:34
3.	"Monkey See—Monkey Do"	3:33
4.	"St. Elmo's Fire"	3:58
5.	"I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad"	4:16
6.	"Jive"	3:16
7.	"Popsicle Toes"	4:35
8.	"Sometimes I Just Forget to Smile"	3:45
9.	"Mr. Blue"	4:03
Total length:		35:03

Disc two: Sleeping Gypsy (1978)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Lady Wants to Know"		4:45
2.	"I Really Hope It's You"		4:54
3.	"In the Eye of the Storm"		5:55
4.	"B'wana-He No Home"		4:57
5.	"Don't Be Blue"	Michael Franks, John Guerin	3:28
6.	"Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)"		5:03
7.	"Chain Reaction"	Michael Franks, Joe Sample	5:14
8.	"Down in Brazil"		4:33
Total length:			38:49

Disc three: Burchfield Nines (1978)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Cookie Jar Is Empty"	5:11
2.	"A Robin Song"	3:49
3.	"Wrestle a Live Nude Girl"	4:35
4.	"Burchfield Nines"	4:40
5.	"Meet Me in the Deerpark"	6:02
6.	"Dear Little Nightingale"	5:02
7.	"In Search of the Perfect Shampoo"	4:06
8.	"Vivaldi's Song"	4:12
Total length:		37:21

Disc four: Tiger in the Rain (1979)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sanpaku"	4:10
2.	"When It's Over"	3:03
3.	"Living on the Inside"	5:36
4.	"Hideaway"	4:09
5.	"Jardin Botanico"	3:32
6.	"Underneath the Apple Tree"	5:52
7.	"Tiger in the Rain"	4:17
8.	"Satisfaction Guaranteed"	3:39
9.	"Lifeline"	6:10
Total length:		40:48

Disc five: One Bad Habit (1980)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Baseball"		3:50
2.	"Inside You"		4:11
3.	"All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go"		3:47
4.	"Lotus Blossom"	Michael Franks, Don Grolnick	4:15
5.	"On My Way Home to You"		4:52
6.	"One Bad Habit"		4:06
7.	"Loving You More and More"		3:44
8.	"Still Life"		4:12
9.	"He Tells Himself He's Happy"		4:15
Total length:			38:08

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Andy Kellman of AllMusic commented "[t]hese albums are among Franks' best work; the fourth and fifth albums don't rate with the first three, but they do have their moments."

References

Bibliography

• Michael Franks: Original Album Series (CD sleeve). Michael Franks. United Kingdom: Rhino. 2010. LC02982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)