The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance

The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks released in 1998 with Warner Bros.[1] It is Franks' sixteenth album, and his second compilation after his import-only Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks released a decade prior.

The Best of Michael Franks:
A Backward Glance
Compilation album by
Michael Franks
ReleasedMay 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)
Recorded1976 (1976) – 1995 (1995)
Genre
Length69:02
LabelWarner Bros.
Michael Franks chronology
Abandoned Garden
(1995)		 The Best of Michael Franks:
A Backward Glance
(1998)		 Barefoot on the Beach
(1999)

The compilation contains a selection of tracks spanning almost two decades, from The Art of Tea in 1976, to Abandoned Garden in 1995.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise stated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Popsicle Toes" The Art of Tea (1976)4:35
2."Eggplant" The Art of Tea3:37
3."The Lady Wants To Know" Sleeping Gypsy (1977)4:44
4."Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)" Sleeping Gypsy5:03
5."When the Cookie Jar Is Empty" Burchfield Nines (1978)5:10
6."Tiger In The Rain" Tiger in the Rain (1979)4:20
7."Baseball"Michael Franks; John Lewis)One Bad Habit (1980)3:49
8."Love Duet" Objects of Desire (1982)4:59
9."When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)" Passionfruit (1983)5:53
10."Your Secret's Safe With Me" Skin Dive (1985)4:39
11."When I Give My Love To You" Skin Dive4:26
12."Island Life"Michael Franks; Rob MounseyThe Camera Never Lies (1987)4:22
13."The Art Of Love" Blue Pacific (1990)4:12
14."Soul Mate" Dragonfly Summer (1993)4:28
15."Hourglass" Abandoned Garden (1995)4:45
Total length:69:02

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented that "[a]ny curious listener looking for a one-stop introduction to Franks would be well served with this collection".[2]

References
  1. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

Bibliography
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