Burchfield Nines
| Burchfield Nines | ||||
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| Studio album by Michael Franks | ||||
| Released |
1978 on vinyl record 1988 on CD | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:21 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
| Michael Franks chronology | ||||
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Burchfield Nines is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] It was Franks' fourth studio album after Sleeping Gypsy and prior to Tiger in the Rain.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Michael Franks.
| Side one | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "When The Cookie Jar Is Empty" | 5:11 | ||||||||
| 2. | "A Robin Song" | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Wrestle A Live Nude Girl" | 4:35 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Burchfield Nines" | 4:40 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Meet Me In The Deerpark" | 6:02 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Dear Little Nightingale" | 5:02 | ||||||||
| 3. | "In Search Of The Perfect Shampoo" | 4:06 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Vivaldi's Song" | 4:12 | ||||||||
Personnel
Musicians
- Steve Gadd
- Will Lee
- Ralph MacDonald
- Leon Pendarvis
- John Tropea
- Oscar Brashear
- Bud Shank
- Ernie Watts
Support
- Art design – John Cabalka
- Design – Brad Kanawyer
- Mixing – Al Schmitt, Capitol Recording Studios
- Orchestral arrangement, conducting – Eumir Deodato
- Photography – Jean Paglioso
- Production coordinator – Noel Newbolt
- Recording – Jeffery Kawalek, Al Schmitt
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Gene DellaSala of Audioholics.com praised the vinyl record to CD transfer, stating the "sound quality of this CD is amazing, especially for its time frame."[3]
References
- ↑ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ "Michael Franks : Burchfield Nines Review". audioholics.com. 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- Bibliography
- Burchfield Nines (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1978. BSK 3167.
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