The Dream 1973-2011

The Dream 1973-2011
Compilation album by Michael Franks
Released 3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)
Recorded 1973–2011
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 album by Michael Franks, released in 2012 with Warner Music France.[1]

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 written by Michael Franks except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleLength
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)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 Russo))5:15
Disc two
No.TitleLength
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)3:28
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)5:32
11."The Way We Celebrate New Years" (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
No.TitleLength
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)4:15
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, previously unreleased tracks or versions
No.TitleLength
1."Coming Home to You" (From the movie Author, Author (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin))4:01
2."Jealousy" (Geyser 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" (Franks, Yumi Arai, Charles Blenzig)5:47
6."I Bought You a Plastic Star for Your Aluminum Tree" (from Watching the Snow, 2004)4:56
7."Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young, Bob Mintzer)5:19
8."Antonio's Song/The Rainbow" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)5:24
9."Leading Me Back to You"5:02
10."(Think...) Where Are You Goin?"4:29
11."Ladies' Nite" (from Objects of Desire, 1983)4:09
12."When I Give My Love To You" (from Barefoot on the Beach, 1999)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 The Art of Tea, 1976 (Franks, The Manhattan Transfer))4:15
16."Nightmoves" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)3:13
Disc five
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Be Blue" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977 (Franks, John Guerin)) 
2."When the Cookie Jar is Empty" (from Burchfield Nines, 1978)6:35
3."The Lady Wants to Know" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)6:05
4."B'Wana-He No Home" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)4:59
5."Chain Reaction" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977 (Franks, Sample))4:28
6."Antonio's Song" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)4:43
7."Monkey See, Monkey Do" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)6:22
8."Popsicle Toes" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)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]

References

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

Bibliography

  • The Dream 1973-2011 (CD sleeve). Michael Franks. France: Warner Bros. 2012. 0516052.
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