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The Best of Michael Franks:
A Backward Glance
The Best of Michael Franks:; A Backward Glance
Compilation album by Michael Franks
Released	May 12, 1998
Recorded	1976 – 1995
Genre	Jazz; vocal jazz; smooth jazz;
Length	69:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Michael Franks chronology

The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks released in 1998 with Warner Bros.^[1] It is Franks' sixteenth album, and his second compilation after his import-only Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks released a decade prior.

The compilation contains a selection of tracks spanning almost two decades, from The Art of Tea in 1976, to Abandoned Garden in 1995.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise stated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Popsicle Toes"		The Art of Tea (1976)	4:35
2.	"Eggplant"		The Art of Tea	3:37
3.	"The Lady Wants To Know"		Sleeping Gypsy (1977)	4:44
4.	"Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)"		Sleeping Gypsy	5:03
5.	"When the Cookie Jar Is Empty"		Burchfield Nines (1978)	5:10
6.	"Tiger In The Rain"		Tiger in the Rain (1979)	4:20
7.	"Baseball"	Michael Franks; John Lewis	One Bad Habit (1980)	3:49
8.	"Love Duet"		Objects of Desire (1982)	4:59
9.	"When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)"		Passionfruit (1983)	5:53
10.	"Your Secret's Safe With Me"		Skin Dive (1985)	4:39
11.	"When I Give My Love To You"		Skin Dive	4:26
12.	"Island Life"	Michael Franks; Rob Mounsey	The Camera Never Lies (1987)	4:22
13.	"The Art Of Love"		Blue Pacific (1990)	4:12
14.	"Soul Mate"		Dragonfly Summer (1993)	4:28
15.	"Hourglass"		Abandoned Garden (1995)	4:45
Total length:				69:02

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented that "[a]ny curious listener looking for a one-stop introduction to Franks would be well served with this collection".^[2]

References

^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

Bibliography

The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (CD booklet). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1998. 46855.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

[allmusic-review-2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

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