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Sleeping Gypsy - Michael Franks
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  1. The Lady Wants to Know
  2. I Really Hope It's You
  3. In the Eye of the Storm
  4. B'wana-He No Home
  5. Don't Be Blue
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  1. The Lady Wants to Know
  2. I Really Hope It's You
  3. In the Eye of the Storm
  4. B'wana-He No Home
  5. Don't Be Blue
  6. Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)
  7. Chain Reaction
  8. Down in Brazil
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After the success of The Art of Tea, Michael Franks was able to more confidently move closer to the kind of music he wanted to make. Employing a more exotic Brazilian feel on Sleeping Gypsy, with lush orchestration (courtesy of veteran jazz arranger and conductor Claus Ogerman), Franks moved his acoustic guitar work to the background to create a romantic sound with no sappiness. With "Down in Brazil" and, particularly, "Antonio's Song," his ode to Antonio Carlos Jobim, Franks was doing with Brazilian music for the rock ...

Sleeping Gypsy 1990, Warner Bros.

UPC: 075992731126

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