Sleeping Gypsy (album)
This article is about the jazz album. For the painting by Henri Rousseau, see The Sleeping Gypsy.
| Sleeping Gypsy | ||||
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| Studio album by Michael Franks | ||||
| Released |
1977 on vinyl record 1990 on CD | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Sleeping Gypsy is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1977 with Warner Bros. Records.[4] It was Franks' third studio album after The Art of Tea and prior to Burchfield Nines.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The Lady Wants To Know" | Michael Franks | 4:45 |
| 2. | "I Really Hope It's You" | Michael Franks | 4:54 |
| 3. | "In The Eye Of The Storm" | Michael Franks | 5:55 |
| 4. | "B'wana-He No Home" | Michael Franks | 4:57 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Don't Be Blue" | Michael Franks, John Guerin | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)" | Michael Franks | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Chain Reaction" | Michael Franks, Joe Sample | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Down In Brazil" | Michael Franks | 4:33 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Joe Sample
- Wilton Felder
- John Guerin
- Larry Carlton
- David Sanborn
- Michael Brecker
- Larry Bunker
- Ray Armando
- João Palma
- João Donato
- Hélio Delmiro
Support
- Recording and mixing – Al Schmitt
- Orchestra arrangement and conducting – Claus Ogerman
References
- ↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Consumer Guide Review". Robert Cristgau. 1977. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- Bibliography
- Sleeping Gypsy (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1977. BS 3004.
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