Michael Franks

Michael Franks was born on 18 Sep 1944 in La Jolla, California. His birth name was Michael Franks. His is also called Michael Franks.

He is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States. He has recorded with a Who's Who of artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, and The Carpenters.

Michael Franks released the following albums including Blue Pacific (1990), Previously Unavailable (1990), Sleeping Gypsy (1990), One Bad Habit (1990), Objects of Desire (1990), The Art of Tea (1990), The Camera Never Lies (1990), Tiger in the Rain (1990), Burchfield Nines (1990), Skin Dive (1990), Passionfruit (1990), Dragonfly Summer (1993), Abandoned Garden (1995), The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998), Indispensable: Best of (1998), Michael Franks Anthology: Art of Love (2003), Love Songs (2004), Watching the Snow (2004), Rendezvous in Rio (2006) and Barefoot on the Beach (2009).

Blue Pacific

May 1990

  1. The Art Of Love
  2. Woman In The Waves
  3. All I Need
  4. Long Slow Distance
  5. Vincent's Ear
  6. Speak To Me
  7. On The Inside
  8. Chez Nous
  9. Blue Pacific
  10. Crayon Sun (Safe At Home)

Previously Unavailable

Oct 1990

  1. Can't Seem To Shake This Rock 'N' Roll
  2. Just Like Key Largo
  3. When Blackbirds Fly
  4. Lovesick Lizzie
  5. Life's Little Highway
  6. King Of Oklahoma
  7. Dobro Ladies
  8. Three Today
  9. Little Sparrow
  10. Born With The Moon In Vergo

Sleeping Gypsy

Oct 1990

  1. Lady Wants To Know
  2. I Really Hope It's You
  3. In The Eye Of The Storm
  4. B'wanna-he No Home
  5. Don't Be Blue
  6. Antonio's Song
  7. Chain Reaction
  8. Down In Brazil

One Bad Habit

Oct 1990

  1. Baseball
  2. Inside You
  3. All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go
  4. Lotus Blossom
  5. On My Way Home To You
  6. One Bad Habit
  7. Loving You More And More
  8. Still Life
  9. He tells Himself He's Happy

Objects of Desire

Oct 1990

  1. Jealousy
  2. Ladies' Nite
  3. No-Deposit Love
  4. Laughing Gas
  5. Wonderland
  6. Tahitian Moon
  7. Flirtation
  8. Love Duet
  9. No One But You

The Art of Tea

Oct 1990

  1. Night Moves
  2. Eggplant
  3. Mokey See-Monkey Do
  4. St. Elmo's Fire
  5. I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad
  6. Jive
  7. Popsicle Toes
  8. Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile
  9. Mr. Blue

The Camera Never Lies

Oct 1990

  1. Face To Face
  2. I Surrender
  3. The Camera Never Lies
  4. Lip Service
  5. When I Think Of Us
  6. Island Life
  7. Now You're In My Dreams
  8. Doctor Sax
  9. Innuendo

Tiger in the Rain

Oct 1990

  1. Sanpaku
  2. When It's Over
  3. Living On The Inside
  4. Hideaway
  5. Jardin Botanico
  6. Underneath The Apple Tree
  7. Tiger In The Rain
  8. Satisfaction Guaranteed
  9. Lifeline

Burchfield Nines

Oct 1990

  1. When The Cookie Jar Is Empty
  2. A Robinsong
  3. Wrestle A Live Nude Girl
  4. Burchfield Nines
  5. Meet Me In The Deerpark
  6. Dear Little Nightingale
  7. In Search Of The Perfect Shampoo
  8. Vivaldi's Song

Skin Dive

Oct 1990

  1. Read My Lips
  2. Let Me Count The Ways
  3. Your Secret's Safe With Me
  4. Don't Be Shy
  5. When I Give My Love To You
  6. Queen Of The Underground
  7. Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)
  8. Please Don't Say Goodbye
  9. When She Is Mine

Passionfruit

Oct 1990

  1. Alone At Night
  2. Never Satisfied
  3. Amazon
  4. Now That Your Joystick's Broke
  5. Sunday Morning Here With You
  6. Never Say Die
  7. Rainy Night In Tokyo
  8. Tell Me All About It
  9. When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
  10. How The Garden Grows

Dragonfly Summer

Apr 1993

  1. Coming To Life
  2. Soul Mate
  3. Dragonfly Summer
  4. Monk's New Tune
  5. Learning What Love Means
  6. I Love Lucy
  7. Practice Makes Perfect
  8. String Of Pearls
  9. Keeping My Eye On You
  10. The Dream
  11. You Were Meant For Me
  12. How I Remember You

Abandoned Garden

Sep 1995

  1. This Must Be Paradise
  2. Like Water, Like Wind
  3. A Fool's Errand
  4. Hourglass
  5. Cinema
  6. Eighteen Aprils
  7. Somehow Our Love Survives
  8. Without Your Love
  9. In The Yellow House
  10. Bird Of Paradise
  11. Abandoned Garden

The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance

May 1998

  1. Popsicle Toes
  2. Eggplant
  3. The Lady Wants to Know
  4. Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)
  5. When the Cookie Jar Is Empty
  6. Tiger in the Rain
  7. Baseball
  8. Love Duet
  9. When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
  10. Your Secret's Safe with Me
  11. When I Give My Love to You
  12. Island Life
  13. The Art of Love
  14. Soul Mate
  15. Hourglass

Indispensable: Best of

Jun 1998

  1. Eggplant
  2. Monkey See-Monkey Do
  3. The Lady Wants to Know
  4. Down in Brazil
  5. Don't Be Blue
  6. When the Cookie Jar Is Empty
  7. A Robinsong
  8. Jardin Botanico
  9. When It's Over
  10. Baseball
  11. Jealousy
  12. No Deposit Love
  13. Rainy Night in Tokyo
  14. Never Satisfied
  15. Read My Lips
  16. Face to Face
  17. The Camera Never Lies

Michael Franks Anthology: Art of Love

May 2003

  1. Eggplant
  2. Popsicle Toes
  3. The Lady Wants To Know
  4. B'Wana-He No Home
  5. Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)
  6. When The Cookie Jar Is Empty
  7. Meet Me In The Deerpark
  8. Living On The Inside
  9. Sanpaku
  10. Tiger In The Rain
  11. When It's Over
  12. On My Way Home To You
  13. Inside You
  14. Lotus Blossom
  15. Don't Be Blue (Live, 1980) With Crossfire
  16. Monkey See- Monkey Do (Live, 1980)- With Crossfire
  17. Tahitian Moon
  18. Flirtation
  19. When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
  20. Rainy Night In Tokyo
  21. Sunday Morning Here With You
  22. Your Secret's Safe With Me
  23. When I Give My Love To You
  24. Read My Lips
  25. Innuendo
  26. Leading Me Back To You
  27. The Art Of Love
  28. The Dream - Michael Franks
  29. Monk's New Tune
  30. Somehow Our Love Survives
  31. Mr. Smooth

Love Songs

Jan 2004

  1. The Lady Wants To Know (Remastered Album Version)
  2. When I Give My Love To You (Remastered Album Version)
  3. Tell Me All About It (Remastered LP Version)
  4. Sunday Morning Here With You (Remastered LP Version)
  5. Tahitian Moon (Remastered Album Version)
  6. Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling) (Remastered Album Version)
  7. On My Way Home To You (Remastered Album Version)
  8. Popsicle Toes (Remastered Album Version)
  9. Meet Me In The Deerpark (Remastered Album Version)
  10. Living On The Inside (Remastered Album Version)
  11. Rainy Night In Tokyo (Remastered LP Version)
  12. Vivaldi's Song (Remastered Album Version)
  13. Mr. Blue (Remastered Album Version)
  14. When The Cookie Jar Is Empty (Remastered Album Version)
  15. Somehow Our Love Survives (Remastered Album Version)

Watching the Snow

Oct 2004

  1. The Way We Celebrate New Year's
  2. Watching The Snow
  3. Christmas in Kyoto
  4. My Present
  5. I Bought You a Plastic Star
  6. Said the Snowflake
  7. The Kiss
  8. When the Snowmen sings
  9. Island Christmas
  10. My Present (prerise)

Rendezvous in Rio

Jun 2006

  1. Under the Sun
  2. Rendezvous in Rio
  3. The Cool School
  4. Samba do Soho
  5. The Critics Are Never Kind
  6. Scatsville
  7. The Chemistry of Love
  8. Hearing “Take Five”
  9. The Question Is Why
  10. Songbirds

Barefoot on the Beach

Aug 2009

  1. Barefoot On The Beach
  2. Heart Like An Open Book
  3. Now Love Has No End
  4. The Fountain Of Youth
  5. When You Smiled At Me
  6. Double Talk
  7. Every Time She Whispers
  8. Why Spring Ain't Here
  9. A Walk In The Rain
  10. Mr. Smooth
  11. Like Moon Behind A Cloud

Songs

  1. Face To Face (for P Y )
  2. When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
  3. Crayon Sun (Safe At Home)
  4. Nightmoves
  5. Now That Your Joystick's Broken

Michael Franks