1977 studio album by Art Garfunkel
Watermark is the third solo studio album by Art Garfunkel , released in October 1977 on Columbia Records . The first single, "Crying in My Sleep", failed to chart, but the follow-up, a version of "(What a) Wonderful World " (featuring harmony vocals from Garfunkel's old partner Paul Simon and mutual friend James Taylor ) reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The songs "Watermark" and "Paper Chase" had previously been performed by Richard Harris on his albums A Tramp Shining and The Yard Went On Forever . Watermark is also noted as being the final recording sessions of legendary saxophonist Paul Desmond who died of lung cancer shortly thereafter. Actress Laurie Bird , Garfunkel's girlfriend, made the album cover's photograph.[ 3] Some promotional copies of the single "Crying in My Sleep", released in advance of the album, referred to the album as Art Garfunkel , suggesting Garfunkel initially planned for the album to be self-titled.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jimmy Webb ; except where indicated
Side one
"Crying in My Sleep" – 4:06
"Marionette" – 2:36
"Shine It on Me" – 3:26
"Watermark" – 2:59
"Saturday Suit" – 3:16
"All My Love's Laughter" – 3:56
Side two
"(What a) Wonderful World " (Herb Alpert , Sam Cooke , Lou Adler ) – 3:32 (added to the January 1978 reissue, replacing the song "Fingerpaint")
"Mr. Shuck'n Jive" – 4:48
"Paper Chase" – 2:37
"She Moved Through the Fair " (Traditional) – 2:45
"Someone Else (1958)" – 2:19
"Fingerpaint" - 3:55 (removed from the January 1978 reissue, replaced with ("What a) Wonderful World")
"Wooden Planes" – 3:13
Personnel
Art Garfunkel – vocals
Paul Simon – acoustic guitar, Lead & background vocals on "(What a) Wonderful World"
James Taylor - acoustic guitar, Lead & background vocals on "(What a) Wonderful World"
Stephen Bishop – guitar, background vocals
Derek Bell – harmonica
Carol Flamm, Alexandra Stavrou, Ed Hasselbrink, Shelley Hirsch, Fred Farell, David Crosby , Bob Dorough , Leah Kunkel – background vocals
Jay Clayton Voice Group - background vocals
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Pete Carr , Jimmy Johnson , Hugh McCracken – guitar
Tommy Vig – vibraphone, background vocals
Ralph MacDonald , Tom Roady, Craig Krampf – percussion
Jimmy Webb – keyboards
Barry Beckett – piano
David Campbell – arranger
Christopher Dedrick – arranger
Joe Farrell – flute, English horn, oboe
Martin Fay , Seán Keane – fiddle
Jimmie Haskell – arranger
Roger Hawkins , Steve Gadd , Rick Shlosser – drums
David Hood , Joe Osborn , Tony Levin – bass guitar
Thomas Latondre – percussion, handclaps
Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes , tin whistle
Oklahoma Uni Chorale – background vocals
Bill Payne – synthesizer
Jack Schroer – saxophone
Richard Tee – piano, Fender Rhodes
Michael Tubridy – flute
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1978)
Position
Canadian Albums Chart[ 10]
92
Certifications
References
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^ "Art Garfunkel Official Website" .
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^ "Art Garfunkel Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976" . RPM . Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark" . Music Canada .
^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Water mark" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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