The Art of Tea

The Art of Tea
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1975 (1975) on vinyl 1990 (1990) on CD
Recorded	May 22 – June 9, 1975 (1975-05-22 – 1975-06-09)
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:03
Label	Reprise
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Michael Franks chronology
Michael Franks (1973) The Art of Tea (00000000) Sleeping Gypsy (1977)

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The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in February 1976. After his eponymous album with Brut in 1973, The Art of Tea was Franks' breakout album on a major record label, and his first release with Frank Sinatra's Reprise. It was Franks' second studio album, prior to Sleeping Gypsy.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks unless otherwise noted

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nightmoves" (Michael Franks; Michael Small)	4:03
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Jive"	3:16
2.	"Popsicle Toes"	4:35
3.	"Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile"	3:45
4.	"Mr. Blue"	4:03

Personnel

• Michael Franks – vocals
• Michael Brecker – saxophone
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• Joe Sample – keyboards
• Larry Bunker – vibraphone
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• Wilton Felder – bass
• John Guerin – drums
• Jerry Seinholtz – congas

Technical

• Mixing engineer – Al Schmitt
• Recording engineers – Lee Hershbrook, Bruce Botnick, Al Schmitt
• Mastering engineer: Doug Sax
• Art direction and photography – Ed Thrasher

References

Bibliography

• The Art of Tea (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Reprise. 1975. MS2230. {{cite AV media notes}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |titlelink= and |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)