The Art of Tea

Studio album by Michael Franks

Released

1976 on vinyl record
1990 on CD

Recorded

22 May 1975 - 9 Jun 1975

Genre

Jazz

Length

35:03

Michael Franks chronology

Michael Franks
(1973)

The Art of Tea
(1976)

Sleeping Gypsy
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1976.^[3] After his eponymous album with Brut in 1973, The Art of Tea was Franks' breakout album on a major record label, and his first release with Frank Sinatra's Reprise. It was Franks' second studio album, prior to Sleeping Gypsy.

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Franks.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jive"	3:16
2.	"Popsicle Toes"	4:35
3.	"Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile"	3:45
4.	"Mr. Blue"	4:03

Personnel

Musicians

Keyboards – Joe Sample
Guitar – Larry Carlton
Alto Sax on "Monkey See—Monkey Do" and "Mr. Blue" – Dave Sanborn
Drums – John Guerin
Bass – Wilton Felder
Congas – Jerry Seinholtz
String arrangement – Nick De Caro
Tenor saxophone on "Jive" – Michael Brecker
Vibraphone – Larry Bunker

Support

Art direction and photography – Ed Thrasher
Mixing engineer – Al Schmitt
Recording engineers – Lee Hershbrook, Bruce Botnick, Al Schmitt
Mastering engineer: Doug Sax

References

↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

Bibliography

The Art of Tea (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Reprise. 1976. MS2230.

Michael Franks

Studio albums	Michael Franks (1973) The Art of Tea (1976) Sleeping Gypsy (1977) Burchfield Nines (1978) Tiger in the Rain (1979) One Bad Habit (1980) Objects of Desire (1982) Passionfruit (1983) Skin Dive (1985) The Camera Never Lies (1987) Blue Pacific (1990) Dragonfly Summer (1993) Abandoned Garden (1995) Barefoot on the Beach (1999) Watching the Snow (2003) Rendezvous in Rio (2006)

Independent albums	Time Together (2011)

Live albums	Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980)

Compilations	Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks (1988) The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998) The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love (2003) Love Songs (2004) The Dream 1973-2011 (2012)

Notable producers	Tommy LiPuma (1976–78, 1980, 1990) Rob Mounsey (1983–87) Jeff Lorber (1990–93) Gil Goldstein (1993–95, 2011) Ben Sidran (1993)

See also	Albums category Compilations category Smooth jazz list Vocal jazz list

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