Time Together

Time Together
Studio album by Michael Franks
Released	14 Jun 2011
Genre	Jazz Vocal jazz Smooth jazz
Length	56:51
Language	English
Label	Shanachie Records
Producer	Charles Blenzig Gil Goldstein Chuck Loeb Scott Petito Mark Egan
Michael Franks chronology
Rendezvous in Rio (2006) Time Together (2011) The Dream 1973-2011 (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Time Together is a jazz vocal album by singer-songwriter Michael Franks released in 2011 with Shanachie Records.^[2] It is Franks' seventeenth and latest studio album, and marked a departure from his previous recordings by being his first with an independent record label.

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Franks.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Now That The Summer's Here"	5:27
2.	"One Day In St. Tropez"	5:19
3.	"Summer In New York"	5:57
4.	"Mice"	5:26
5.	"Charlie Chan In Egypt"	5:29
6.	"I'd Rather Be Happy Than Right"	4:41
7.	"Time Together"	3:37
8.	"Samba Blue"	4:45
9.	"My Heart Said Wow"	2:47
10.	"If I Could Make September Stay"	5:23
11.	"Feathers From An Angel's Wing"	8:00

Reception

Writing for the Urban Music Scene website, A. Scott Galloway ended his review by commenting "[f]ile under highly recommended... and sublime."^[3]

Comparing the album to Franks' other recent works such as Rendezvous in Rio, Thom Jurek commented on AllMusic that "[w]hile his framework may be contemporary, his execution is timeless, making Time Together Franks' most consistent, graceful collection of songs in the 21st century."^[1]

John Beaudin praised "Now That the Summer's Here" on SmoothJazzNow.com, claiming it to be "one of his strongest tunes in twenty years", and that "it’s not everyday that someone’s art shows so much peace and a transparent look at such an interesting perspective of life."^[4]

The album has also received a five star average amateur rating from buyers on Amazon.com.^[5]

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Time Together – Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
2. "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
3. Galloway, A. Scott (2011-06-15). "Reviews: Michael Franks – Time Together". The Urban Music Scene. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
4. Beaudin, John (2011-07-19). "REVIEW - Michael Franks – Time Together – Shanachie Records". SmoothJazzNow.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
5. "Time Together: Michael Franks". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

Bibliography

• Time Together (CD cover). Michael Franks. United States: Shanachie Records. 2011. SHANCD 5189.

External links

• 'Time Together' Michael Franks interview on NPR (audio)