Biography
Michael Franks (born September 18, 1944) is an American singer and songwriter. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Peggy Lee, Dan Hicks, Patti Austin, Art Garfunkel, Brenda Russell, Claus Ogerman, Joe Sample, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by Gordon Haskell, Shirley Bassey, The Carpenters, Kurt Elling, Diana Krall, Patti LaBelle, Lyle Lovett, The Manhattan Transfer, Leo Sidran, Veronica Nunn, Carmen McRae, Ringo Starr and Natalie Cole.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Passage
1977
The Minstrel Show
2005
Sleeping Gypsy
1977
The Art Of Tea
1975
Bad Boy
1978
Sonny & Brownie
1973
When I Look In Your Eyes
1999
One Bad Habit
1980
Coming Out
1976
So Blu
2001
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
1994
Tiger In The Rain
1979
The Complete Singles
2015
That Summer
2004
You Are There
1985
Passionfruit
1983
Hunt Up Wind
1978
Stolen Moments
1978
Just Family
1978
Sweet, Sweet Smile
1977
Michael Franks
1973
Woman In Love Volume 5
1984
Two Eyes
1983
Credited work
1,355 releases · 190 albums · active 1972–2025
- Performance · 2,110
- Other credits · 256
- Production · 39
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Capitol Studios · Automated Sound Studios · Cherokee Studios · A&M Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Carpenters
- Clémentine
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Me Phi Me
- Gordon Haskell
- Melissa Manchester
- Kimiko Kasai