Michael Franks: Original Album Series

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.[1] It includes five of his earlier studio albums[2] in cardboard sleeves,[3] from The Art of Tea (1976) to One Bad Habit (1980).

Michael Franks:
Original Album Series
Box set by
Michael Franks
ReleasedNovember 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)
Recorded1976 (1976)–1980 (1980)
GenreSmooth jazz
Length3:10:11
LabelRhino
Producer
Michael Franks chronology
Rendezvous in Rio
(2006)		 Michael Franks:
Original Album Series
(2010)		 Time Together
(2011)

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks,[4] unless otherwise noted.

Disc one: The Art of Tea (1976)
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

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."[5]

References
  1. "Michael Franks". Original Album Series. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  2. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  3. "Michael Franks – Original Album Series". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  4. "Michael Franks - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  5. "Michael Franks: Original Album Series". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-13.

Bibliography
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