The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance

The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance
Compilation album by Michael Franks
Released	12 May 1998
Recorded	1976 – 1995
Genre	Jazz Vocal jazz Smooth jazz
Length	69:06
Language	English
Label	Warner Bros.
Michael Franks chronology
Abandoned Garden (1995) The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998) Barefoot on the Beach (1999)

The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks released in 1998 with Warner Bros.^[1] It is Franks' sixteenth album, and his second compilation after his import-only Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks released a decade prior.

The compilation contains a selection of tracks spanning almost two decades, from The Art of Tea in 1976, to Abandoned Garden in 1995.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Popsicle Toes" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)	Michael Franks	4:35
2.	"Eggplant" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)	Michael Franks	3:37
3.	"The Lady Wants To Know" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	Michael Franks	4:44
4.	"Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	Michael Franks	5:03
5.	"When the Cookie Jar Is Empty" (from Burchfield Nines, 1978)	Michael Franks	5:10
6.	"Tiger In The Rain" (from Tiger in the Rain, 1979)	Michael Franks	4:20
7.	"Baseball" (from One Bad Habit, 1980)	Michael Franks, Lewis	3:49
8.	"Love Duet" (from Objects of Desire, 1982)	Michael Franks	4:59
9.	"When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)" (from Passionfruit, 1983)	Michael Franks	5:53
10.	"Your Secret's Safe With Me" (from Skin Dive, 1985)	Michael Franks	4:39
11.	"When I Give My Love To You" (from Skin Dive, 1985)	Michael Franks	4:26
12.	"Island Life" (from The Camera Never Lies, 1987)	Michael Franks, Mounsey	4:22
13.	"The Art Of Love" (from Blue Pacific, 1990)	Michael Franks	4:12
14.	"Soul Mate" (from Dragonfly Summer, 1993)	Michael Franks	4:28
15.	"Hourglass" (from Abandoned Garden, 1995)	Michael Franks	4:45

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented that "[a]ny curious listener looking for a one-stop introduction to Franks would be well served with this collection".^[2]

References

1. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

Bibliography

• The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (CD booklet). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1998. 46855.