2012 compilation album by Michael Franks
The Dream 1973-2011 Released 3 April 2012 (2012-04-03 ) Recorded 1973–2011 Genre Language English Label Warner Music France
The Dream 1973-2011 is a jazz vocal boxed set album by Michael Franks , released in 2012 with Warner Music France .[1]
The compilation includes 72 tracks over five discs with recordings spanning Franks' career with Warner Bros and earlier, from Michael Franks (re-released as Previously Unavailable ) in 1973 (1973 ) , to Time Together 2011 (2011 ) . The fifth disc is a re-release of the relatively rare Michael Franks with Crossfire Live album recorded in Australia in 1980.
Track listing [ ]
All tracks are written by Michael Franks except where noted.
1. "Can't Seem to Shake This Rock 'n' Roll" (from Michael Franks , 1973) 4:17 2. "Born with the Moon in Virgo" (from Michael Franks , 1973) 6:12 3. "Monkey See, Monkey Do" (from The Art of Tea , 1976) 3:31 4. "B'wana—He No Home" (from Sleeping Gypsy , 1977) 4:54 5. "When the Cookie Jar Is Empty" (from Burchfield Nines , 1978) 5:08 6. "All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)" (from One Bad Habit , 1980) 3:46 7. "Jealousy" (from Objects of Desire , 1983) 3:33 8. "Laughing Gas" (from Objects of Desire , 1983) 3:22 9. "Alone at Night" (from Passionfruit , 1983) 4:27 10. "When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)" (from Passionfruit , 1983) 5:47 11. "Your Secret's Safe with Me" (from Skin Dive , 1985) 4:36 12. "Woman in the Waves" (from Blue Pacific , 1990) 5:57 13. "Barefoot on the Beach" (from Barefoot on the Beach , 1999) Franks, Charles Blenzig 5:02 14. "Somehow Our Love Survives" (from Abandoned Garden , 1995) Franks, Joe Sample 4:56 15. "Practice Makes Perfect" (from Dragonfly Summer , 1993) 4:52 16. "Now That Your Joystick's Broke" (from Passionfruit , 1983) 2:48 17. "The Dream" (from Dragonfly Summer , 1993) Franks, Russell Ferrante , Jimmy Haslip , Marc Russo 5:15
1. "Monk's New Tune" (from Dragonfly Summer , 1993) 5:41 2. "Hearing Take Five" (from Rendezvous in Rio , 2006) 5:38 3. "Don't Be Blue" (from Sleeping Gypsy , 1977) Franks, John Guerin 3:28 4. "When You Smiled at Me" (from Barefoot on the Beach , 1999) 5:02 5. "Popsicle Toes" (from The Art of Tea , 1976) 4:30 6. "Sanpaku" (from Tiger in the Rain , 1979) 4:11 7. "Eggplant" (from The Art of Tea , 1976) 3:36 8. "Sometimes I Just Forget to Smile" (from The Art of Tea , 1976) 3:47 9. "Mice" (from Time Together , 2011) 5:24 10. "Rendezvous in Rio" (from Rendezvous in Rio , 2006) Charles Blenzig , Franks5:32 11. "The Way We Celebrate New Year's" (from Watching the Snow , 2004) 6:21 12. "Under the Sun" (from Rendezvous in Rio , 2006) 5:22 13. "Tell Me All About It" (from Passionfruit , 1983) 4:27 14. "Tahitian Moon" (from Objects of Desire , 1982) 4:33 15. "Like Water, Like Wind" (from Abandoned Garden , 1995) 5:18 16. "The Art of Love" (from Blue Pacific , 1990) 4:10
1. "Dragonfly Summer" (from Dragonfly Summer , 1993) 5:00 2. "Nightmoves" (from The Art of Tea , 1976) 3:59 3. "Lotus Blossom" (from One Bad Habit , 1980) Franks, Don Grolnick 4:15 4. "The Lady Wants to Know" (from Sleeping Gypsy , 1977) 4:41 5. "On My Way Home to You" (from One Bad Habit , 1980) 4:49 6. "Living on the Inside" (from Tiger in the Rain , 1979) 5:36 7. "String of Pearls" (from Dragonfly Summer , 1993) 4:31 8. "One Day in St. Tropez" (from Time Together , 2011) 5:18 9. "Hourglass" (from Abandoned Garden , 1995) 4:42 10. "Rainy Night in Tokyo" (from Passionfruit , 1983) 4:36 11. "Never Say Die" (from Passionfruit , 1983) 3:35 12. "All I Need" (from Blue Pacific , 1990) 4:45 13. "Like Moon Behind a Cloud" (from Barefoot on the Beach , 1999) 6:20 14. "Blue Pacific" (from Blue Pacific , 1990) 4:54 15. "Still Life" (from One Bad Habit , 1980) 4:12 16. "The Cool School" (from Rendezvous in Rio , 2006) 5:42
1. "Comin' Home to You" (From the movie Author! Author! ) Dave Grusin , Marilyn Bergman , Alan Bergman 4:01 2. "Jealousy" (Geyster Remix) 4:20 3. "Blue Pacific" (Alternate version) 4:54 4. "This Will Never Do" (From the musical Noa Noa ) 5:29 5. "Somewhere in the Rain" (from Over the Sky: Yuming International Cover Album , 2003) Yumi Arai , Franks, Charles Blenzig5:47 6. "I Bought You a Plastic Star for Your Aluminum Tree" (from Jazz Christmas Party , 1997) 4:56 7. "Foolish Heart" (from Departure by Bob Mintzer , 1993) Victor Young , Ned Washington 5:19 8. "Antonio's Song / The Rainbow" (from Angel Whisper by Anri , 1996) 5:24 9. "Leading Me Back to You" (from Spellbound by Joe Sample, 1989) 5:02 10. "(Think…) Where Are You Goin?" (from One by Me Phi Me , 1992 (Me Phi Me, CeeCeeTee)) 4:29 11. "Ladies' Nite" (from Objects of Desire , 1983) 4:09 12. "When I Give My Love To You" (from Skin Dive , 1985) 4:20 13. "Now Love Has No End" (from Barefoot on the Beach , 1999) 6:09 14. "Island Christmas" (from Watching the Snow , 2004) 5:41 15. "Popsicle Toes" (from Coming Out by The Manhattan Transfer , 1976) 4:15 16. "Nightmoves" (from Just Family by Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1977) 3:13
1. "Don't Be Blue" Franks, John Guerin 2. "When the Cookie Jar is Empty" 6:35 3. "The Lady Wants to Know" 6:05 4. "B'Wana—He No Home" 4:59 5. "Chain Reaction" Franks, Joe Sample 4:28 6. "Antonio's Song" 4:43 7. "Monkey See, Monkey Do" 6:22 8. "Popsicle Toes" 5:02
Reception [ ]
AllMusic writers rated the original source albums with between two and a half and four stars.[2] The compilation album is available on their online catalogue, but has yet to be rated.[3]
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Bibliography [ ]
The Dream 1973-2011 (CD sleeve). Michael Franks . France : Warner Bros. 2012. 0516052.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )