The Dream 1973–2011

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The Dream 1973–2011
The Dream 1973-2011 CD set.jpg
Compilation album by
Michael Franks
Released3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)
Recorded1973–2011
Genre
Language English
Label Warner Music France
Michael Franks chronology
Time Together
(2011)		The Dream 1973–2011
(2012)		 The Music in My Head
(2018)

The Dream 1973–2011 is a jazz vocal boxed set album by Michael Franks, released in 2012 with Warner Music France. [1]

Contents

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, to Time Together 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

Disc one (Pop & Funky Grooves)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Russo5:15
Disc two (Jazz & Exotic Summer)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Guerin3:28
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
Disc three (Soft & Cool School)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Grolnick4:15
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
Disc four (Rarities & Previously Unreleased Tracks + Duets & Covers)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
Disc five (With Crossfire Live)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Sample4:28
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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References

  1. ↑ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Michael Franks at AllMusic . Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. ↑ The Dream 1973-2011 at AllMusic . Retrieved 2014-07-20.

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