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The Dream 1973–2011

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The Dream 1973–2011
Compilation album by
Released3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)
Recorded1973–2011
Genre
LanguageEnglish
LabelWarner 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 boxed set 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 (1973), to Time Together 2011 (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

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All tracks are written by Michael Franks except where noted

Disc one (Pop & Funky Grooves)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)Franks, Charles Blenzig5:02
14."Somehow Our Love Survives" (from Abandoned Garden, 1995)Franks, Joe Sample4:56
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 Russo5:15
Disc two (Jazz & Exotic Summer)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)Franks, John Guerin3:28
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)Charles Blenzig, Franks5:32
11."The Way We Celebrate New Year's" (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 (Soft & Cool School)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)Franks, Don Grolnick4:15
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 (Rarities & Previously Unreleased Tracks + Duets & Covers)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comin' Home to You" (From the movie Author! Author!)Dave Grusin, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman4:01
2."Jealousy" (Geyster 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" (from Over the Sky: Yuming International Cover Album, 2003)Yumi Arai, Franks, Charles Blenzig5:47
6."I Bought You a Plastic Star for Your Aluminum Tree" (from Jazz Christmas Party, 1997) 4:56
7."Foolish Heart" (from Departure by Bob Mintzer, 1993)Victor Young, Ned Washington5:19
8."Antonio's Song / The Rainbow" (from Angel Whisper by Anri, 1996) 5:24
9."Leading Me Back to You" (from Spellbound by Joe Sample, 1989) 5:02
10."(Think…) Where Are You Goin?" (from One by Me Phi Me, 1992 (Me Phi Me, CeeCeeTee)) 4:29
11."Ladies' Nite" (from Objects of Desire, 1983) 4:09
12."When I Give My Love To You" (from Skin Dive, 1985) 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 Coming Out by The Manhattan Transfer, 1976) 4:15
16."Nightmoves" (from Just Family by Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1977) 3:13
Disc five (With Crossfire Live)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Be Blue"Franks, John Guerin 
2."When the Cookie Jar is Empty" 6:35
3."The Lady Wants to Know" 6:05
4."B'Wana—He No Home" 4:59
5."Chain Reaction"Franks, Joe Sample4:28
6."Antonio's Song" 4:43
7."Monkey See, Monkey Do" 6:22
8."Popsicle Toes" 5:02

Reception

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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

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

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