The Art of Tea

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The Art of Tea
Michael Franks The Art of Tea CD.jpg
Studio album by
Michael Franks
Released1975
RecordedMay 22 – June 9, 1975 (1975-05-22 – 1975-06-09)
Genre Jazz
Length35:03
Label Reprise
Producer Tommy LiPuma
Michael Franks chronology
Michael Franks
(1973)		The Art of Tea
(1975)		 Sleeping Gypsy
(1977)
Singles from The Art of Tea
  1. "Popsicle Toes"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, his first on the Reprise label, released in 1975. [3]

Contents

The album peaked at #131 on the Billboard 200. Franks's only Billboard Hot 100 single, "Popsicle Toes", which peaked at #43, is a track on the album

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nightmoves"Michael Franks, Michael Small4:03
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.TitleLength
1."Jive"3:16
2."Popsicle Toes"4:35
3."Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile"3:45
4."Mr. Blue"4:03

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 131

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ ""The FM Airplay Report"" (PDF). Record World. 1975. p. 32. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard . May 12, 1979. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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