Indispensable (Michael Franks album)

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.

Indispensable
Compilation album by Michael Franks
Released	June 30, 1988
Recorded	1976 – 1987
Genre	Jazz Vocal jazz Smooth jazz
Length	1:08:58
Label	Warner Bros.
Michael Franks chronology
The Camera Never Lies (1987) Indispensable (1988) Blue Pacific (1990)

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

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise stated.

No.	Title	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. Cowritten by John Guerin)	3:30
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

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.

Bibliography

• Indispensable (CD booklet). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1998. 8371.CS1 maint: others (link)