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Indispensable (Michael Franks album)

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Indispensable
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 30, 1988 (1988-06-30)
Recorded1976 (1976) – 1987 (1987)
Genre
Length1:08:58
LabelWarner Bros.
Michael Franks chronology
The Camera Never Lies
(1987)
Indispensable
(1988)
Blue Pacific
(1990)

Indispensable is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks released only in markets outside of the U.S.A. in 1988 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] It is Franks' twelfth album, and his first of four compilation releases with the label.

The compilation contains a selection of tracks spanning eleven years, from The Art of Tea in 1976, to The Camera Never Lies in 1987.[2]

Franks has since released eight more studio albums, rendering this compilation a fairly representative sample of his earlier work; of note his collaborations with the Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt production team, and later with Rob Mounsey.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise stated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eggplant" (from The Art of Tea, 1976) 3:38
2."Monkey See—Monkey Do" (from The Art of Tea, 1976) 3:35
3."The Lady Wants To Know" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977) 4:45
4."Down In Brazil" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977) 4:35
5."Don't Be Blue" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)Michael Franks, John Guerin3:30
6."When The Cookie Jar Is Empty" (from Burchfield Nines, 1978) 5:12
7."A Robin Song" (from Burchfield Nines, 1978) 3:48
8."Jardin Botanico" (from Tiger in the Rain, 1979) 3:33
9."When It's Over" (from Tiger in the Rain, 1979) 3:11
10."Baseball" (from One Bad Habit, 1980) 3:50
11."Jealousy" (from Objects of Desire, 1982) 3:39
12."No Deposit Love" (from Objects of Desire, 1982) 5:12
13."Rainy Night In Tokyo" (from Passionfruit, 1983) 4:43
14."Never Satisfied" (from Passionfruit, 1983) 3:56
15."Read My Lips" (from Skin Dive, 1985) 3:41
16."Face To Face" (from The Camera Never Lies, 1987) 4:27
17."The Camera Never Lies" (from The Camera Never Lies, 1987) 3:42

References

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  1. ^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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