Michael Franks

The Cellar Door (Live Washington D.C. '79)

A Robinsong (Live)

When The Cookie Jar Is Empty (Live)

The Lady Wants To Know (Live)

Chain Reaction (Live)

When It's Over (Live)

Underneath The Apple Tree (Live)

Lifeline (Live)

Eggplant (Live)

I Really Hope It's You (Live)

Monkey See, Monkey Do (Live)

Sean Scott

Air Jay's (feat. Michael Franks) [Explicit]

The Reworks 2

Michael Franks - The DoctorSoul Reworks

Crimson Skipper

Joe Sample

David Sanborn

TOO DARIUS (feat. Michael Franks, Joe Sample & David Sanborn)

The above thought occurred to me when Como's passing coincided with a recent spell of Michael Franks listening on my part. My first impression of Franks was that, despite his skill at songwriting, he was a bit of a lightweight--I asked myself; "Who says jazz needs its own John Sebastian?" Anyone who has that initial reaction to Franks should do what I did--let him grow on you. It isn't an easy thing to do for rock fans, who are used to the first impression either hitting you or missing you by a mile--we're used to being figuratively smacked upside the head by our entertainers. But this album's a good start--the song you might already know is love song cum geography lesson "Popsicle Toes". Who can argue with the cleverness of a song that says the thing that turns you on the most about your lady is that she has cold feet? Which correspond of course to Tierra del Fuego? Franks' writing style is literate and tongue-in-cheek sexy and his talent for arranging shows the capacity to come up with whatever fits the song, rather than songs that all sound alike except for the lyrics and melody a la Barry Manilow. He can even come up with lyrics for another artist's tune (see "The Dream", based on the Yellowjackets' "Local Hero", found on his "Dragonfly Summer" as well as their live set). The singer-songwriter format is alive and well, and in Franks' case, better than ever. It's just that artists like him go more for staying power than short-term overhype. 


The Best Of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance

"The Camera Never Lies" is full on synth pop. The title track features a harmony vocal by Art Garfunkel, "Face To Face" is a nice upbeat opener, I had trouble convincing a dear freind of mine "I Surrender" is really a good song, "just listen to it a couple times, it´ll grow on you." She never got it. "Island Life" was a video subject, it got some airplay on VH1. "Now You´re In My Dreams" was played on radio and Patti Austin is a great partner for Michael on this song, it really deserved more attention than it ultimately recieved. "Lip Service" is Michael at his wordplay best, "Doctor Sax" has a similar arrangement as "Queen Of The Underground" from the previous release "Skin Dive," which was two years prior to this album´s release. "Doctor Sax" centers around a blistering sax solo, it tells a tale of a grease monkey by day, sax player at night. What is Michael if not fantasy? The final track, "Innuendo," is a beautiful song featuring accoustic guitar, a departure from the rest of this album. Some believe this is a routine release, a floater album. Michael does sound very at ease here, but I feel this album, as with all Michael´s albums, are far from routine, it´s a great body of work. 

The Camera Never Lies

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The Cellar Door (Live Washington D.C. '79)

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