Eggplant

"Eggplant" is track two of The Art of Tea, 3:34, written by Franks and never released as a single. It was recorded in the May and June 1975 sessions at Capitol Studios; no per-track personnel are documented, so the album's players are given on the album page. Copper's Rudy Radelic asks who knew there were 19 different ways to make eggplant, and says the song teeters on the edge of being naughty, leaving the interpretation to the listener; In Sheep's Clothing files it under ridiculous humor. We found no comment from Franks on its meaning.

It is still in his live set. Setlist.fm shows it in six of his ten most recent setlists, among them the Count Basie Center in Red Bank on August 23, 2025, Everwise Amphitheater in Indianapolis on September 28, 2024, and The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on August 3, 2024 and in July 2023, Tarrytown Music Hall on September 23, 2023 and the Rady Shell in San Diego on June 24, 2023. A Japanese column reportedly praises Joe Sample's bluesy electric piano on it, though that page did not load. We found no chart history, video, covers or samples, and we assumed the upload is the album recording.