The Art of Tea

The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, his first on the Reprise label, released in February 1976.

The album peaked at #131 on the Billboard 200. Franks's only Billboard Hot 100 single, "Popsicle Toes", which peaked at #43, is a track on the album

Personnel

 * Michael Franks – vocals
 * Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
 * David Sanborn – alto saxophone
 * Joe Sample – keyboards
 * Larry Bunker – vibraphone
 * Larry Carlton – guitar
 * Wilton Felder – bass guitar
 * John Guerin – drums
 * Jerry Steinholtz – congas
 * Nick DeCaro - string arrangements

Technical
 * Mixing engineer – Al Schmitt
 * Recording engineers – Lee Herschberg, Bruce Botnick, Al Schmitt
 * Mastering engineer: Doug Sax
 * Art direction and photography – Ed Thrasher