Michael Franks with Crossfire Live

Michael Franks with Crossfire Live is a live jazz vocal album by Michael Franks featuring the Australian band Crossfire.^[1] It was recorded over a series of three concerts in Australia and New Zealand in September 1980;^[2] at the Capitol Theater in Sydney on the 25th, St James Tavern in Sydney on the 27th and The Town Hall in Auckland on the 29th.

The album was officially released in Australia and New Zealand in 1980^[3] with Warner Music Australia, now Warner Music Australasia. It was re-released on CD in 2003^[4] but is now out of production.

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Franks.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Be Blue" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	3:48
2.	"When The Cookie Jar Is Empty" (from Burchfield Nines, 1978)	6:34
3.	"The Lady Wants To Know" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	6:06
4.	"B'wana He No Home" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	4:55

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chain Reaction" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	4:29
2.	"Antonio's Song" (from Sleeping Gypsy, 1977)	4:43
3.	"Monkey See—Monkey Do" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)	6:22
4.	"Popsicle Toes" (from The Art of Tea, 1976)	5:06

Personnel

Performers with Crossfire

Ian Bloxsom
Jim Kelly
Michael J. Kenny
Phil Scorgie
Steve Hopes
Tony Buchanan

Support

Recording and mixing – Martin Benge

References

↑ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ "Live - Michael Franks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ "Michael Franks With Crossfire (9) - Live". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ "Live: Michael Franks, Crossfire: Music - Product Description". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

Bibliography

Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (CD booklet). Michael Franks. Australia: Warner Music Australia. 2003. p. 4. 0927495902.

External links

Michael Franks

Studio albums	Michael Franks (1973) The Art of Tea (1976) Sleeping Gypsy (1977) Burchfield Nines (1978) Tiger in the Rain (1979) One Bad Habit (1980) Objects of Desire (1982) Passionfruit (1983) Skin Dive (1985) The Camera Never Lies (1987) Blue Pacific (1990) Dragonfly Summer (1993) Abandoned Garden (1995) Barefoot on the Beach (1999) Watching the Snow (2003) Rendezvous in Rio (2006)

Independent albums	Time Together (2011)

Live albums	Michael Franks with Crossfire Live (1980)

Compilations	Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks (1988) The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (1998) The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love (2003) Love Songs (2004) The Dream 1973-2011 (2012)

Notable producers	Tommy LiPuma (1976–78, 1980, 1990) Rob Mounsey (1983–87) Jeff Lorber (1990–93) Gil Goldstein (1993–95, 2011) Ben Sidran (1993)

See also	Albums category Compilations category Smooth jazz list Vocal jazz list

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