Camera Never Lies

Michael Franks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 7, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LBJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: FRANKS,MICHAEL
Title: CAMERA NEVER LIES
Street Release Date: 07/07/1987
Domestic
Genre: JAZZ VOCALS

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Pop Fusion, November 14, 2002

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James Fenos "music freak" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Camera Never Lies (Audio CD)

"The Camera Never Lies" is full on synth pop. The title track features a harmony vocal by Art Garfunkel, "Face To Face" is a nice upbeat opener, I had trouble convincing a dear freind of mine "I Surrender" is really a good song, "just listen to it a couple times, it'll grow on you." She never got it. "Island Life" was a video subject, it got some airplay on VH1. "Now You're In My Dreams" was played on radio and Patti Austin is a great partner for Michael on this song, it really deserved more attention than it ultimately recieved. "Lip Service" is Michael at his wordplay best, "Doctor Sax" has a similar arrangement as "Queen Of The Underground" from the previous release "Skin Dive," which was two years prior to this album's release. "Doctor Sax" centers around a blistering sax solo, it tells a tale of a grease monkey by day, sax player at night. What is Michael if not fantasy? The final track, "Innuendo," is a beautiful song featuring accoustic guitar, a departure from the rest of this album. Some believe this is a routine release, a floater album. Michael does sound very at ease here, but I feel this album, as with all Michael's albums, are far from routine, it's a great body of work.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars face to face, October 13, 2001

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valrose mckennon (Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camera Never Lies (Audio CD)

I have this album on cassette and I have never been able to find it on cd. Subsequently I have played it so much that only a few of the songs are playable. It is absolutely an amazing album. It is one of few ablum that you are always in a mood for. The lyrics are rich and powereful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific !, February 3, 2000

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Listener in Lithonia "mikkiatl" (Lithonia, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camera Never Lies (Audio CD)

I once sat in the rain to listen to Michael Franks in concert and would gladly do so again if I hear The Camera Never Lies and Island Life. I love Innuendo! It's such a quiet, sexy song. This is my current favorite Michael Franks title.