"The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love" Rhino RHIAN BENSON "Gold Coast" DKG In the early '70s, singer-songwriter Michael Franks discovered a tranquil cove far removed from pop-water rapids ...

The success of The Art of Tea (his second album) and the “Popsicle Toes” single earned a marketplace niche for Franks’ clever lyrics and breathy vocal style. Now, 10 albums later, he is ...

These 31 digitally remastered tracks across two CDs span Franks’ three-decade career, with something from every one of his Warner Bros. releases plus his Windham Hill album Barefoot on the Beach, ...

It's hard to believe it is almost 30 years since Michael Franks made us prick up our ears as we first heard the quaintly titled Popsicle Toes from the Art Of Tea album. This tongue-in-cheek ditty ...

If pop tunesmith Michael Franks were any more relaxed onstage, he'd be guilty of loitering. On the all-time list of crooners least likely to break a sweat, he's right up there with Perry Como and ...