Tiger in the Rain | ||||
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Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | November 1978 | |||
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Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 40:48 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | John Simon | |||
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Tiger in the Rain is an album by singer-songwriter Michael Franks, released in 1979 on Warner Bros. [1]
It was his first album not produced by Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt, and Lee Hershberg. The album was arranged and produced by John Simon. Franks plays guitar, banjo, and mandolin. [2] The album cover features "Tiger in a Tropical Storm", an oil painting by Henri Rousseau.
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Source | Rating |
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A. Colin Flood wrote in Enjoy the Music magazine that the album "[continues to] express Franks’ original synthesis of smooth jazz/rock fusion, again with the understated South American underbeats" that "subsides into clever adult sentiments. This album celebrates an easy life of success." [3]
For PopMatters , Rob Caldwell praised the "clever turn[s] of phrase" that work at a "symbolic level (Franks wasn’t a literature major for nothing)" and "[t]here’s something to be said for escapism, for the armchair-travelling Michael Franks’ music offers." [4]
Music critic Stephen J. Matteo commented for AllMusic the album was "[l]ush, romantic and more experimental than previous efforts" and that while "none of its songs has the instant appeal of some of his earlier writing, the album as a whole is as refreshing and meditative as a stroll through a rain forest." [2]
All tracks are written by Michael Franks
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sanpaku" | 4:10 |
2. | "When It's Over" | 3:03 |
3. | "Living on the Inside" | 5:36 |
4. | "Hideaway" | 4:09 |
5. | "Jardin Botanico" | 3:32 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Underneath the Apple Tree" | 5:52 |
2. | "Tiger in the Rain" | 4:17 |
3. | "Satisfaction Guaranteed" | 3:39 |
4. | "Lifeline" | 6:10 |
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 65 [5] |
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