Popsicle Toes

"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
Length3:30
LabelReprise Records
SongwriterMichael Franks
ProducerTommy 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.

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

The Manhattan Transfer covered the song on their 1976 album Coming Out. 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 43
US Billboard Easy Listening 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. ↑ "The Manhattan Transfer – Coming Out". Discogs. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Diana Krall – When I Look In Your Eyes". Discogs. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Popsicle Toes (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Popsicle Toes (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.