The Art of Tea

The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, his first on the Reprise label, released in 1975.

The album peaked at #131 on the Billboard 200. Franks' only Billboard Hot 100 single, "Popsicle Toes", which peaked at #43, is a track on the album.

Track listing

Personnel

• Michael Franks – vocals
• Joe Sample – keyboards
• Larry Carlton – guitars
• Wilton Felder – bass
• John Guerin – drums, percussion
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Jerry Steinholtz – congas
• Larry Bunker – vibraphone
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (3, 9)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (6)
• Nick DeCaro – string arrangements

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Bruce Botnick – recording
• Lee Herschberg – recording
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Ed Thrasher – art direction
• Linda Levine – photography

Charts

Certifications

References

Bibliography