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The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks (his first on Frank Sinatra's Reprise label), released in February 1976.[3]

The Art of Tea
Studio album by
Michael Franks
Released
  • 1976 (1976) on vinyl
  • 1990 (1990) on CD
RecordedMay 22 – June 9, 1975 (1975-05-22 1975-06-09)
GenreJazz
Length35:03
LabelReprise
ProducerTommy LiPuma
Michael Franks chronology
Michael Franks
(1973)
The Art of Tea
(1976)
Sleeping Gypsy
(1977)
Singles from The Art of Tea
  1. "Popsicle Toes"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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


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


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


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). WorldRadioHistory.com. Record World. February 28, 1976. 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.

Bibliography





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