Biography

Michael Franks's distinctive, smooth croon and breezy songwriting style combines old-school Cole Porter wit with the jazz fusion and light-bossa nova sound emblematic of the 1970s and '80s. In addition to being a consistently popular recording artist since his debut album was released in '73, Franks has written songs for artists such as the Manhattan Transfer. His laid-back style also lends itself well to film soundtracks, to which he has contributed richly.

Top Tracks

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• All I Need

• Antonio's Song (the Rainbow)

• Down In Brazil

• Eggplant

• Feathers From An Angel's Wing

• Flirtation

• Hideaway

• How The Garden Grows

• I Bought You A Plastic Star (for Your Aluminum Tree)

• Laughing Gas

• Lotus Blossom

• Meet Me In The Deerpark

• Mr. Blue

• Now That The Summer's Here

• One Day In St. Tropez

• Please Don't Say Goodnight

• Popsicle Toes

• Rainy Night In Tokyo

• Samba Blue

• Somehow Our Love Survives

• Tahitian Moon

• The Art Of Love

• The Kiss

• The Lady Wants To Know

• Tiger In The Rain

• Watching The Snow

• When The Cookie Jar Is Empty

• Your Secret's Safe With Me

Discography

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• Time Together

  Shanachie

  2011

• Rendezvous in Rio

  Koch Records

  2006

• Barefoot on the Beach

  Windham Hill Records

  1999

• Abandoned Garden

  Warner Bros.

  1995

• Dragonfly Summer

  Reprise / Warner Bros.

  1993

• Blue Pacific

  Reprise

  1990

• The Camera Never Lies

  Warner Bros.

  1987

• Skin Dive

  Warner Bros.

  1985

• Passionfruit

  Warner Bros.

  1983

• Previously Unavailable

  DRG

  1983

• Objects of Desire

  Warner Bros.

  1982

• One Bad Habit

  Warner Bros.

  1980

• Tiger in the Rain

  Warner Bros.

  1979

• Burchfield Nines

  Warner Bros.

  1978

• Sleeping Gypsy

  Warner Bros.

  1977

• The Art of Tea

  Reprise

  1976

• Michael Franks

  Brut

  1973