Sleeping Gypsy
Michael Franks
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The Lady Wants to Know | Michael Franks | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Really Hope It's You | Michael Franks | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In the Eye of the Storm | Michael Franks | 5:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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B'wana-He No Home | Michael Franks | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Be Blue | Michael Franks | 3:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Antonio's Song (The Rainbow) | Michael Franks | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Chain Reaction | Michael Franks | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Down In Brazil | Michael Franks | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Songs |
Album Review
After the success of The Art of Tea, Michael Franks was able to more confidently move closer to the kind of music he wanted to make. Employing a more exotic Brazilian feel on Sleeping Gypsy, with lush orchestration (courtesy of veteran jazz arranger and conductor Claus Ogerman), Franks moved his acoustic guitar work to the background to create a romantic sound with no sappiness. With "Down in Brazil" and, particularly, "Antonio's Song," his ode to Antonio Carlos Jobim, Franks was doing with Brazilian music for the rock crowd in the '70s what Stan Getz did for the jazz crowd in the '60s. He again employed his witty wordplay and evocative storytelling ability on "B'wana-He No Home," a song about a time when Dan Hicks was staying at his house while Franks was away. A romantic, elegant and important album in bringing Brazilian music to a wider audience.
Customer Reviews
Sleeping Gypsy
I was introduced to Micheal Franks "Sleeping Gypsy" Album at now defunct Leopold Records via a sales associate (well, they didn't call it that back then), nevertheless, everyone enjoyed his music exceedingly and especially that song The Lady Wants to Know. Frankly, that cut doesn't seem to age. It's so smooth. Great.
Great album
Lady wants to know is just a classic. Chain reaction is one of my all time favorites. Michael franks is just a great musician I would recomend him to anyone with a jazz ear. Although my wife says it sounds like elevator music. But It doesn't carry much weight from someone who listens to ke$ha.
M Franks
Never heard of michael franks until pandora. The song chain reaction came on and I was like WOW!!! I don't like vocals on jazz but his sound was smooth on chain reaction. I don't know about the rest of the album but chain reaction is worth the buy. It sounds like David Sanborn is on the sax in the song.
Biography
Born: September 18, 1944 in La Jolla, CA
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Michael Franks
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Under the Sun | Rendevous In Rio | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Chemistry of Love | Rendevous In Rio | 4:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rendezvous In Rio | Rendevous In Rio | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Samba do Soho | Rendevous In Rio | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Summer In New York | Time Together | 5:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Lady Wants to Know | The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Cool School | Rendevous In Rio | 5:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Question Is Why | Rendevous In Rio | 4:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Scatsville | Rendevous In Rio | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Songbirds | Rendevous In Rio | 6:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $7.92
- Genres: Jazz, Music, Vocal, Vocal Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
- Released: 1977
- ℗ 1977 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
