Michael Franks – The Art Of Tea
Tracklist
| A1 | Nightmoves | 4:03 | |
| A2 | Eggplant | 3:34 | |
| A3 | Monkey See-Monkey Do | 3:33 | |
| A4 | St. Elmo's Fire | 3:58 | |
| A5 | I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad | 4:16 | |
| B1 | Jive | 3:16 | |
| B2 | Popsicle Toes | 4:35 | |
| B3 | Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile | 3:45 | |
| B4 | Mr. Blue | 4:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
- Published By – Mississippi Mud
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings] – Nick De Caro*
- Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
- Bass – Wilton Felder
- Congas – Jerry Steinholtz
- Drums, Percussion – John Guerin
- Guitar – Larry Carlton
- Keyboards – Joe Sample
- Mastered By – Doug Sax
- Mixed By – Al Schmitt
- Photography By – Linda Levine
- Producer – Tommy LiPuma
- Recorded By – Al Schmitt, Bruce Botnick, Lee Hershberg*
- Vibraphone [Vibes] – Larry Bunker
- Written-By – Michael Franks (tracks: A2 to B4)
Notes
Recorded live in May 22, 1975, May 27, 1975 and June 9, 1975.
Stamped in runouts: 1 ✲ and 2 ✲
Stamped in runouts: 1 ✲ and 2 ✲
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID: LW, ✲
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): 31,924
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): 32,925
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 1): MS 1-2230 LW2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 1): MS-2-2230-W-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 2): MS-1-2230 LW2. 2 ✲
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 2): MS-2-2230 LW2. 1 ✲
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched variant 3): MS-1-2230 LW7. ✲ ✲
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched variant 3): MS-2-2230 LW6. ✲ ✲
Other Versions (5 of 62)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | The Art Of Tea (LP, Album) | Reprise Records | MS 2230 | Canada | 1975 | ||
New Submission | The Art Of Tea (Cassette, Album) | Reprise Records | M5 2230 | US | 1975 | ||
New Submission | The Art Of Tea (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing) | Reprise Records | MS 2230 | US | 1975 | ||
New Submission | The Art Of Tea (LP, Album) | Reprise Records | REP 54048 | Portugal | 1975 | ||
New Submission | The Art Of Tea (Cassette, Stereo) | Reprise Records | YSA1251R | Japan | 1975 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited one year agoBonafide classic!
Wonderful recording, great songs and impeccably played. Analogue reissue coming from Speakers Corner september 2021.- This album is generally considered to be a real gem by those fortunate to run into it. Just check out the side-men, and you will see what I mean. Even Walter Becker has given his imprimatur. BTW, Franks wrote all the songs as well as performed them.
The album swings like crazy (no doubt in part because of the side-men, the lyrics are all top notch:
"The music begins and the titles fade-in
Starring You and Me.
The Hero is struggling to say
That is lady is far away,
In her Prison of Wishes.
...
Love is like two dreamers dreaming
The exact same dream.
Just another technicolor
Romance on the screen"
