Michael Franks

Shanachie Records 2018

Tracks: As Long As We´re Both Together, Suddenly Sci-Fi, The Idea Of A Tree, Bluebird Blue, To Spend The Day With You, Bebop Headshop, Where You Hid The Truth, The Music In My Head, Candleglow & Waterfall.

Musicians on the Music In My Head album: Michael Franks and others.

Rhino Records 2012

Tracks: DISC 1: THE ART OF TEA: Nightmoves, Eggplant, Monkey See-Monkey Do, St. Elmo's Fire, I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad, Jive, Popsicle Toes, Sometimes I Just Forget to Smile & Mr. Blue. DISC 2: SLEEPING GYPSY: The Lady Wants to Know, I Really Hope It's You, In the Eye of the Storm, B'Wana - He No Home, Don't Be Blue, Antonio's Song (The Rainbow), Chain Reaction & Down in Brazil. DISC 3: BURCHFIELD NINES: When the Cookie Jar is Empty, A Robinsong, Wrestle a Live Nude Girl, Burchfield Nines, Meet Me in the Deerpark, Dear Little Nightingale, In Search of the Perfect Shampoo & Vivaldi's Song. DISC 4: TIGER IN THE RAIN: Sanpaku, When It's Over, Living on the Inside, Hideaway, Jardin Botanico, Underneath the Apple Tree, Tiger in the Rain, Satisfaction Guaranteed & Lifeline. DISC 5: ONE BAD HABIT: Baseball, Inside You, All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go, Lotus Blossom, On My Way Home to You, One Bad Habit, Loving You More and More, Still Life & He Tells Himself He's Happy.

Musicians on the Original Album Series album: Michael Franks and others.

WEA Music 2012

Tracks: CD1 POP & FUNKY GROOVES: Can't Seem To Shake This Rock 'n Roll, Born With The Moon In Vergo, Monkey See Monkey Do, B´Wanna-He No Home, When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, All Dressed Up (With Nowhere To Go), Jealousy, Laughing Gas, Alone At Night, When Sly Calls (Don´t Touch That Phone), Your Secret´s Safe With Me, Woman In The Waves, Barefoot On The Beach, Somehow Our Love Survives, Practice Make Perfect, Now That Your Joystick´s Broke & Dream. CD2 JAZZ & EXOTIC SUMMER: Monk´s New Tune, Hearing "Take Five", Don´t Be Blue, When You Smiled At Me, Popsicle Toes, Sanpaku, Eggplant, Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile, Mice, Rendez-vous In Rio, The Way We Celebrate New Year´s, Under The Sun, Tell Me About It, Tahitian Moon, Like Water Like Wind & The Art Of Love. CD3 SOFT & COOL SCHOOL: Dragonfly Summer, Nightmoves, Lotus Blossom, The Lady Wants To Know, On My Way Home To You, Living On The Inside, String Of Pearls, One Day In St. Tropez, Hourglass, Rainy Night In Tokyo, Never Say Die, All I Need, Like Moon Behind A Cloud, Blue Pacific, Still Life & The Cool School. CD4 RARITIES & UNRELEASED TRACKS + DUETS & COVERS: Coming Home To You, Jealousy (Geyster Remix), Blue Pacific (Alternate Version), This Will Never Do, Somewhere In The Rain, I Bought You A Plastic Star For Your Aluminum Tree, Foolish Heart, Antonio´s Song/The Rainbow, Leading Me Back To You, (Think) Where Are You Goin?, Ladies´Nite, When I Give My Love To You, Now Love Has No End, Island Christmas, Popsicle Toes & Nightmoves. CD5 MICHAEL FRANKS WITH CROSSFIRE LIVE: Don't Be Blue, When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, The Lady Wants To Know, B'Wana He No Home, Chain Reaction, Antonio's Song, Monkey See - Monkey Do & Popsicle Toes.

Musicians on The Dream 1973 - 2011 album: Michael Franks and others.

Shanachie Music 2011

Tracks: Now That The Summer´s Here, One Day In St. Tropez, Summer In New York, Mice, Charlie Chan In Egypt, I´D Rather Be Happy Than Right, Time Together, Samba Blue, My Heart Say Wow, If I Could Make September Stay & Feathers From An Angel´s Wings.

Musicians on Time Together album: Michael Franks and others.

Vinyl Lovers 2009

Tracks: Can t Seem To Shake This Rock Roll, Just Like Key Virgo, When Blackbirds Fly, Love Sick Lizzie, Life s Little Highway, The King Of Oklahoma, Dobro Ladies, Three Today, Little Sparrow & Born With The Moon In Virgo.

Musicians on the Born With The Moon In Virgo album: Michael Franks, Tom Scott, Paul Humphrey, Wendy Waldman, Louie Shelton, Max Bennett, Bobby Bruce, Larry Bunker, Gene Cipriano, Ed Greene, Carol Kaye, Steve La Fever, Richard Markowitz, Jerry McGee, Ollie Mitchell, Larry Muhoberac, David Paich, Michael Price, Maurice Rodgers, Kenny Shroyer, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Terran, Lloyd Ulyate & Chauncey Welsch.

Sleeping Gypsy Music 2006

Tracks: Under The Sun, Rendezvous In Rion, The Cool School, Samba Do Soho, The Critics Are Never Kind, Scatsville, The Chemistry Of Love, Hearing "Take Five", The Question Is Why, Song Birds & Antonio´s Song (Acoustic).

Musicians on Rendezvous In Rio album: Michael Franks, Wolfgang Haffner, Chuck Loeb, Carmen Cuesta, Charlez Blenzig, Romero Lubambo, Sergio Brandau, Café, Chris Hunter, Veronica Nunn, Robbie Dupree, Leslie Ritter, Beth Reineke, Brian Dunne, Pamela Driggs, David Sancious, Marc Shulman, Scott Petito, Jerry Marotta, Jeff Lorber, Dwight Sills, Alex Al, Michael White, Gary Meek, Roger Burnm Eric Marienthal, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Haslip, Andy Suzuki, Mike De Micco, Travis Shook, Jay Azzolina.

Warner Bros 2004

Tracks: Lady Want´s To Know, When I Give My Love To You, Tell Me All About It, Sunday Morning Here With You, Tahitian Moon, Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling), On My Way Home To You, Popsicle Toes, Meet Me In The Deerpark, Living In The Inside, Rainy Night In Tokyo, Vivaldi´s Song, Mr. Blue, When The Cookie Jar Is Empty & Somehow Our Love Survives.

Musicians on Love Songs album: Michael Franks and others.

Sleepy Gypsy Music 2003

Tracks: The Way We Celebrate New Year's, Watching the Snow, Christmas in Kyoto, My Present, I Bought You a Plastic Star (for Your Aluminum Tree), Said the Snowflake, The Kiss, When the Snowman Sings, Island Christmas & My Present (reprise).

Musicians on Watching The Snow album: Michael Franks, Jay Anderson, Jay Azzolina, Charles Blenzig, Café, John Clark, Chris Hunter, Billy Kilson, Romero Lumbambo, Veronic Nunn & Alex Sipiagin.

Warner Bros 2003

Tracks: Disc 1: Eggplant, Popsicle Toes, The Lady Wants To Know, B'Wana He No Home, Antonio's Song (The Rainbow), When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, Meet Me In The Deerpark, Living On The Inside, Sanpaku, Tiger In The Rain, When It's Over, On My Way Home To You, Inside You, Lotus Blossom, Don't Be Blue (with Crossfire, live, 1980) & Monkey See-Monkey Do (with Crossfire, live, 1980). Disc 2: Tahitian Moon, Flirtation, When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone), Rainy Night In Tokyo, Sunday Morning Here With You, Your Secret's Safe With Me, When I Give My Love To You, (with Brenda Russell), Read My Lips, Innuendo, Leading Me Back To You (with Joe Sample), The Art Of Love, The Dream (with Yellowjackets, live, 1991), Monk's New Tune, Somehow Our Love Survives & Mr. Smooth.

Musicians on The Michael Franks Anthology album: Michael Franks and others.

WEA Records 2001

Tracks: Don't Be Blue, When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, The Lady Wants To Know, B'Wana He No Home, Chain Reaction, Antonio's Song, Monkey See - Monkey Do & Popsicle Toes.

Musicians on Michael Franks With Crossfire Live album: Michael Franks, Jim Kelly, Michael J. Kenny, Tony Buchanan, Phil Scorgie, Ian Bloxsom & Steve Hopes.

BMG Windham Hill 1999

Tracks: Barefoot On The Beach, Heart Like An Open Book, Now Love Has No End, The Fountain Of Youth, When You Smiled At Me, Double Talk, Every Time She Whispers, Why Spring Ain't Here, A Walk In The Rain, Mr. Smooth & Like Moon Behind A Cloud.

Musicians on the Barefoot On The Beach album: Michael Franks, Jay Azzolina, Michael Brecker, Steve Khan, David Mann, Bob Mintzer, Chris Hunter, David Charles, Jimmy Haslip, Tawatha Agee, Bashiri Johnson, Randy Brecker, Carmen Cuesta, Steve Gadd, Lani Groves, Birch Johnson, Will Lee, Chuck Loeb, Larry Lunetta, Jeff Mironov, Chris Palmaro, Shawn Pelton, Dave Samuels, Valerie Simpson, Andy Snitzer, Jim Hynes, Wolfgang Haffner, Mike Ricchiuti & Brian Dunne.

Warner Bros 1998

Tracks: Popsicle Toes, Eggplant, The Lady Wants To Know, Antonio's Song, When the Cookie Jar Is Empty, Tiger In The Rain, Baseball, Love Duet, When Sly Calls, Your Secret's Safe With Me, When I Give My Love To You, Island Life, The Art Of Love, Soul Mate & Hourglass.

Musicians on the A Backward Glance - The Best Of Michael Franks album: Michael Franks, Don Alias, Ray Armando, Kenny Barron, Rubens Bassini, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Larry Bunker, Larry Carlton, Ron Carter, Francisco Centeno, Michael Colina, Luis Conte, Paulinho Da Costa, Renee Diggs, Peter Erskine, Wilton Felder, Victor Feldman, Steve Gadd, Gil Goldstein, Don Grolnick, John Guerin, Paul Jackson, Jr., Neil Jason, Marc Johnson, Bashiri Johnson, Will Lee, Jeff Lorber, Ralph MacDonald, Mike Mainieri, Rick Marotta, Harvey Mason, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Rob Mounsey, Chris Parker, Leon Pendarvis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Seldon Powell, Ben Riley, John Robinson, Brenda Russell, Marc Russo, Joe Sample, David Sanborn & John Tropea.

Warner Bros 1995

Tracks: This Must Be Paradise, Like Water Like Wind, A Fool's Errand, Hourglass, Cinema, Eighteen Aprils, Somehow Our Love Survives, Without Your Love, In The Yellow House, Bird Of Paradise & Abandoned Garden.

Musicians on the Abandoned Garden album: Michael Franks, Mark Egan, Charles Blenzig, Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, Art Farmer, Gil Goldstein, Bob James, Marc Johnson, Bob Mintzer, David Sanborn, Steve Swallow, Don Alias, Jimmy Haslip, Lewis Nash, Joshua Redman, Manolo Badrena, Diane Barere, Bashiri Johnson, Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias, Lawrence Feldman, Russell Ferrante, John Leventhal, Chuck Loeb, Christian McBride, Jeff Mironov, Brian Mitchell, Keith O'Quinn, Chris Parker, Mark Orrin Shuman, Frederick Slotkin & Andy Snitzer.

Reprise Records 1993

Tracks: Coming To Life, Soul Mate, Dragonfly Summer, Monk's New Tune, Learning What Love Means, I Love Lucy, Practice Makes Perfect, String Of Pearls, Keeping My Eye On You, The Dream, You Were Meant For Me & How I Remember You.

Musicians on the Dragonfly Summer album: Michael Franks, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Steve Khan, Dave Koz, Bob Mintzer, Marvin Stamm, Jeff Lorber, John Hall, Amanuel Vardi, Jimmy Haslip, Lamar Alsop, Ronald Carbone, Mino Cinelu, Harold Coletta, Paulinho Da Costa, Harvey Estrin , Lawrence Feldman, Russell Ferrante, Lance Hoppen, Paul Jackson Jr., Eric Benet Jordan, William Kennedy, Olivia Koppell, Karen Krefus, Jesse Levy, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken, Alec Milstein, John "J.R." Robinson, Steve Rodby & Nathan Stutch.

Munhwa Records 1991

Tracks: Antonio´s Song (The Rainbow), Don´t Be Blue, In The Eye Of The Storm, Chain Reaction, Down In Brazil, The Lady Wants To Know, I Really Hope It´s You & B´Wana-He No Home.

Musicians on the Antonio´s Song album: Michael Franks and others.

Reprise Records 1990

Tracks: The Art of Love, Woman In The Waves, All I Need, Long Slow Distance, Vincent's Ear, Speak To Me, On The Inside, Chez Nous, Blue Pacific & Crayon Sun (Safe At Home).

Musicians on the Blue Pacific album: Michael Franks, Brenda Russell, Larry Carlton, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, John Beasley, Livingston Taylor, Michael Thompson, Bunny Hull, Alejandro "Alex" Acuña, Vinnie Colaiuta, Luis Conte, Buzzy Feiten, Michael Fisher, John Guerin, Paul Jackson Jr., Dean Parks, Marc Russo, Bob Shepard, Neil Stubenhaus, Kirk Whalum, Larry Williams, Freddie Washington & Sean Franks.

Warner Bros 1988

Tracks: Eggplant, Monkey See - Monkey Do, The Lady Wants To Know, Down in Brazil, Don't Be Blue, When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, A Robinsong, Jardin Botanico, When It's Over, Baseball, Jealousy, No Deposit Love, Rainy Night In Tokyo, Never Satisfied, Read My Lips, Face To Face & The Camera Never Lies.

Musicians on the Indispensable album: Michael Franks, John Tropea, Art Garfunkel, Michael Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Larry Carlton, Victor Feldman, Don Grolnick, Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Lew Soloff, Ralph MacDonald, Sue Evans, Ray Armando, Kenny Barron, Rubens Bassini, Crusher Bennett, Randy Brecker, Larry Bunker, Herb Bushler, Joe Caro, Francisco Centeno, Vivian Cherry, Kacey Cisyk, Helio Delmiro, João Donato, Wilton Felder, Lawrence Feldman, Steve Gadd, John Guerin, Jerry Hey, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Bob Leinbach, Yvonne Lewis, Dave Liebman, Ted Lo, George Marge, Rick Marotta, Marcus Miller, Jeff Mironov, Andy Newmark, Joao Palma, Chris Parkers, Leon Pendarvis, Flora Purim. Petsye Powell, Sylvia Shemwell, David Spinoza, Hamish Stuart, Toots Thielemans, Ernie Watts, Dave Weckl & Buddy Williams.

Warner Bros 1987

Tracks: Face To Face, I Surrender, The Camera Never Lies, Lip Service, When I Think Of Us, Island Life, Now You're In My Dreams, Doctor Sax & Innuendo.

Musicians on the The Camera Never Lies album: Michael Franks, Mark Egan, Patti Austin, Art Garfunkel, Michael Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Steve Khan, Earl Klugh, Rob Mounsey, Lew Soloff, Michal Urbaniak, Ralph MacDonald, Bill Evans, Randy Brecker, Cliff Carter, Kacey Cisyk, Cornell Dupree, Neil Dignon, Lawrence Feldman, Lani Groves, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Jeff Mironov, Chris Parker, Roger Squitero, Richard Tee, George Wadenius, Dave Weckl, Robin Gould, Clifford Carter & Steve Jordan.

Warner Bros 1985

Tracks: Read My Lips, Let Me Count The Ways, Your Secret's Safe With Me, Don't Be Shy, When I Give My Love To You, Queen Of The Underground, Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling), Please Don't Say Goodnight & When She Is Mine.

Musicians on the Skin Dive album: Michael Franks, Mark Egan, Brenda Russell, Warren Bernhardt, Michael Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Ron Carter, Ronnie Cuber, Jon Faddis, Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey, David Sanborn, George Young, John Clark, Bill Evans, Sue Evans, Manolo Badrena, Dave Bargeron, Danny Gottlieb, Joe Caro, Cliff Carter, Vivian Cherry, Kacey Cisyk, Lawrence Feldman, Babi Floyd, Steve Gadd, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Hugh McCracken, Leslie Miller, Marcus Miller, Jeff Mironov, Andy Newmark, Chris Parker, Clifford Carter, Peter Gordon, Frank Floyd & Bobby Floyd.

DRG Records 1983

Tracks: Can't Seem To Shake This Rock 'n Roll, Just Like Key Largo, When Blackbirds Fly, Lovesick Lizzie, Life's Little Highway, King Of Oklahoma, Dobro Ladies, Three Today, Little Sparrow & Born With The Moon In Virgo.

Musicians on the Previous Unavailable album: Michael Franks, Tom Scott, Paul Humphrey, Wendy Waldman, Louie Shelton, Max Bennett, Bobby Bruce, Larry Bunker, Gene Cipriano, Ed Greene, Carol Kaye, Steve La Fever, Richard Markowitz, Jerry McGee, Ollie Mitchell, Larry Muhoberac, David Paich, Michael Price, Maurice Rodgers, Kenny Shroyer, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Terran, Lloyd Ulyate & Chauncey Welsch.

Warner Bros 1983

Tracks: Alone At Night, Never Satisfied, Amazon, Now That Your Joystick's Broke, Sunday Morning Here With You, Never Say Die, Rainy Night In Tokyo, Tell Me All About It, When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone) & How The Garden Grows.

Musicians on the Passion Fruit album: Michael Franks, John Tropea, Nana Vasconcelos, Hiram Bullock, Jon Faddis, Astrud Gilberto, Rob Mounsey, Kenny Rankin, David Nadien, Sue Evans, Randy Brecker, Kacey Cisyk, Steve Gadd, Neil Jason, Will Lee, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Chris Parker, Pat Rebillot, Hamish Stuart, Toots Thielemans, David Tofani & Eddie Daniels.

Warner Bros 1982

Tracks: Jealousy, Ladies' Nite, No-Deposit Love, Laughing Gas. Wonderland, Tahitian Moon Flirtation, Love Duet & No One But You.

Musicians on the Objects Of Desire album: Michael Franks, Mark Egan, Bonnie Raitt, Luther Vandross, Michael Brecker, Larry Carlton, Michael Colina, Victor Feldman, Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey, David Sanborn, Lew Soloff, Randy Van Warmer, Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Ray Bardani, Rubens Bassini, Randy Brecker, Joe Caro, Francisco Centeno, Kacey Cisyk, Rick Cutler, Renee Diggs, Lawrence Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Neil Jason, Yvonne Lewis, Ted Lo, Harvey Mason Sr., Hugh McCracken, Yolanda McCullough, Leslie Miller, Nick Moroch, Andy Newmark & Buddy Williams.

Warner Bros 1980

Tracks: Baseball, Inside You, All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go, Lotus Blossom, On My Way Home To You, One Bad Habit, Loving You More And More, Still Life & He Tells Himself He's Happy.

Musicians on the One Bad Habit album: Michael Franks, Eddie Gomez, Don Grolnick, Bill Reichenbach, Rick Zunigar, Ray Armando, Dennis Belfield, Lenny Castro, Clare Fischer, Andre Fischer, Eric Gale, Larry Hall, Jerry Hey, Yolanda Howard, Kim Hutchcroft, Neil Jason, Rick Marotta, Hugh McCracken, Petsye Powell, Sylvia Shemwell, George Sopuch, David Spinoza, Tennyson Stephens & Larry Williams.

Warner Bros 1980

Tracks: Don't Be Blue, When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, The Lady Wants To Know, B'Wana He No Home, Chain Reaction, Antonio's Song, Monkey See - Monkey Do & Popsicle Toes

Musicians on Michael Franks With Crossfire Live album: Michael Franks, Jim Kelly, Michael J. Kenny, Tony Buchanan, Phil Scorgie, Ian Bloxsom & Steve Hopes.

Warner Bros 1979

Tracks: Sanpaku, When It's Over, Living On The Inside, Hideaway, Jardin Botanico, Underneath The Apple Tree, Tiger In The Rain, Satisfaction Guaranteed & Lifeline.

Musicians on the Tiger In The Rain album: Michael Franks, Ron Carter, Tom "Bones" Malone, Bucky Pizzarelli, David Sanborn, Lew Soloff, George Young, Seldon Powell, Abdul Wadud, John Clark, John Simon, Ben Riley, Dom Cortese, Kenny Barron, Rubens Bassini, Crusher Bennett, Randy Brecker, Herb Bushler, Joe Caro, Harold Coletta, Louis del Gatto, Lewis Eley, Paul Griffin, Hilda Harris, Harry Lookofsky, Bob Leinbach, Howard Leshaw, Jesse Levy, Charles Libove, Dave Liebman, Guy Lumia, Mike Mainieri, Joseph Malin, Lou Marini, Rick Marotta, Richard Maximoff, Charles McCracken, Flora Purim, Claudio Roditi, Alan Shulman, Richard Sortomme, Maretha Stewart, Harry Urbont, Buddy Williams, Anthony Posk, Emanuel Vardi & Lew DelGatto.

Warner Bros 1978

Tracks: When The Cookie Jar Is Empty, A Robinsong, Wrestle A Live Nude Girl, Burchfield Nines, Meet Me In The Deerpark, Dear Little Nightingale, In Search Of The Perfect Shampoo & Vivaldi's Song.

Musicians on the Burchfield Nine album: Michael Franks, John Tropea, Bud Shank, Ralph MacDonald, Oscar Brashear, Eumir Deodato, Steve Gadd, Will Lee, Leon Pendarvis & Ernie Watts.

Warner Bros 1977

Tracks: The Lady Wants To Know, I Really Hope It's You, In The Eye Of The Storm, B'wana - He No Home, Don't Be Blue, Antonio's Song (The Rainbow), Chain Reaction & Down in Brazil.

Musicians on the Sleeping Gypsy album: Michael Franks, Michael Brecker, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Ray Armando, Israel Baker, Larry Bunker, Claus Ogermann, Helio Delmiro, João Donato, Wilton Felder, John Guerin & Joao Palma.

Reprise Records 1976

Tracks: Nightmoves, Eggplant, Monkey See - Monkey Do, St. Elmo's Fire, I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad, Jive, Popsicle Toes, Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile & Mr. Blue.

Musicians on the The Art Of Tea album: Michael Franks, Michael Brecker, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Larry Bunker, Nick DeCaro, Wilton Felder, John Guerin & Jerry Steinholtz.

Brut Records 1973

Tracks: Can't Seem To Shake This Rock 'n Roll, Just Like Key Largo, When Blackbirds Fly, Lovesick Lizzie, Life's Little Highway, King Of Oklahoma, Dobro Ladies, Three Today, Little Sparrow & Born With The Moon In Virgo.

Musicians on the Michael Franks album: Michael Franks, Tom Scott, Paul Humphrey, Wendy Waldman, Louie Shelton, Max Bennett, Bobby Bruce, Larry Bunker, Gene Cipriano, Ed Greene, Carol Kaye, Steve La Fever, Richard Markowitz, Jerry McGee, Ollie Mitchell, Larry Muhoberac, David Paich, Michael Price, Maurice Rodgers, Kenny Shroyer, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Terran, Lloyd Ulyate & Chauncey Welsch.