Michael Franks

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Born
18 September 1944 (age 80)
Born In
La Jolla, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States
Michael Franks (born 18 September 1944 in La Jolla, California, USA) is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Shirley Bassey and the Carpenters. Franks grew up in southern California with his father Gerald, his mother Betty and younger sister Christine who is the mother of Connor Sullivan (The lead singer of The Royal Nonesuch). Although no … read more
Michael Franks (born 18 September 1944 in La Jolla, California, USA) is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The… read more
Michael Franks (born 18 September 1944 in La Jolla, California, USA) is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Shirley B… read more

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1 Play track The Art of Tea St. Elmo's Fire
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2 Play track The Art of Tea Nightmoves
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3 Play track Indispensable The Lady Wants to Know
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4 Play track Indispensable Eggplant
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5 Play track One Bad Habit One Bad Habit
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6 Play track One Bad Habit Loving You More And More
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7 Play track One Bad Habit Lotus Blossom
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8 Play track Love Songs On My Way Home To You
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9 Play track Indispensable Monkey See-Monkey Do
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10 Play track When I Give My Love To You (with Brenda Russell) When I Give My Love To You (with Brenda Russell)
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  1. 65,412 listeners

    1975 · 9 tracks

    The Art of Tea
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  2. 41,610 listeners

    5 Apr 1999 · 11 tracks

    Barefoot on the Beach
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  3. 37,743 listeners

    1 Jan 1980 · 9 tracks

    One Bad Habit
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  4. 26,925 listeners

    1 Jan 1977 · 8 tracks

    Sleeping Gypsy
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