Popsicle Toes

1976 single by Michael Franks
"Popsicle Toes"
Single by Michael Franks
from the album The Art of Tea
B-side"I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad"
Released1976
GenrePop[1]
Length3:30
LabelReprise Records
Songwriter(s)Michael Franks
Producer(s)Tommy LiPuma
Michael Franks singles chronology
"The King of Oklahoma"
(1973) 		"Popsicle Toes"
(1976) 		"The Lady Wants to Know"
(1977)

"Popsicle Toes" is a song by Michael Franks. It was released in 1976 as a single from his album The Art of Tea.[2][3][4][5]

The song is Franks' only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 43.

Diana Krall sang a cover version of the song on her 1999 studio album When I Look In Your Eyes.

Chart performance

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 43
US Billboard Easy Listening[7] 45

References

  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  2. ^ "Michael Franks Is No Three-Chord Composer". High Fidelity. 27 (1–6). Audiocom: 142. 1977. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Rusch, Bob (1983). "Strategy Vol. 1". Cadence. 9. Cadnor: 30. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Anolik, Lili (September 3, 2019). Hollywood's Eve. Simon and Schuster. p. 114. ISBN 9781501125805. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer Trade Books. 1998. p. 7. ISBN 9780825672538. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Popsicle Toes (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Popsicle Toes (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.