Recruiting an entire new lineup of jazz pros, Michael Franks came up with an album with a West Coast jazz base but a New York sensibility.
Lyrically a natural follow-up to the slyly suggestive The Art of Tea and featuring less pronounced orchestration than his previous effort, thanks to producer Eumir Deodato, Franks took full advantage of rhythm players Will Lee, Ralph McDonald and Steve Gadd, to make an even funkier record than in the past.
Songs like "When the Cookie Jar Is Empty," "Wrestle a Live Nude Girl" and "In Search of the Perfect Shampoo" are all sensually playful songs that fully captured the erotic yet innocent '70s-era of free love with a romantic sense of humor.
Not as ambitious as his previous Sleeping Gypsy, but a continuation of his ongoing experimentation with different players and a consolidation of his unique songwriting style.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When the Cookie Jar Is EmptyMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | A RobinsongMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Wrestle a Live Nude GirlMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Burchfield NinesMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Meet Me in the DeerparkMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | In Search of the Perfect ShampooMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Vivaldi's SongMichael Franks | Michael Franks | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Dear Little Nightengale | Michael Franks | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cabalka | Art Direction |
| 2 | Deodato | Arranger, Conductor |
| 3 | Michael Franks | Banjo, Composer, Guitar, Mandolin, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Steve Gadd | Drums |
| 5 | Brad Kanawyer | Design |
| 6 | Jeffrey Kawalek | Engineer |
| 7 | Will Lee | Bass |
| 8 | Tommy LiPuma | Producer |
| 9 | Ralph MacDonald | Percussion |
| 10 | Noel Newbolt | Production Coordination |
| 11 | Jean Paglioso | Photography |
| 12 | Leon Pendarvis | Keyboards |
| 13 | Al Schmitt | Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | John Tropea | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |