Sleeping Gypsy (album)

Sleeping Gypsy
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	1977 on vinyl record 1990 on CD
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Michael Franks chronology
The Art of Tea (1976) Sleeping Gypsy (1977) Burchfield Nines (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Sleeping Gypsy is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1977 with Warner Bros. Records.^[4] It was Franks' third studio album after The Art of Tea and prior to Burchfield Nines.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Lady Wants To Know"	Michael Franks	4:45
2.	"I Really Hope It's You"	Michael Franks	4:54
3.	"In The Eye Of The Storm"	Michael Franks	5:55
4.	"B'wana-He No Home"	Michael Franks	4:57

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Be Blue"	Michael Franks, John Guerin	3:28
2.	"Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)"	Michael Franks	5:03
3.	"Chain Reaction"	Michael Franks, Joe Sample	5:14
4.	"Down In Brazil"	Michael Franks	4:33

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Sample
• Wilton Felder
• John Guerin
• Larry Carlton
• David Sanborn
• Michael Brecker
• Larry Bunker
• Ray Armando
• João Palma
• João Donato
• Hélio Delmiro

Support

• Recording and mixing – Al Schmitt
• Orchestra arrangement and conducting – Claus Ogerman

References

1. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
2. "Consumer Guide Review". Robert Cristgau. 1977. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 79. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

Bibliography

• Sleeping Gypsy (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1977. BS 3004.