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1977 studio album by Art Garfunkel
Watermark is the third solo studio album by
Art Garfunkel , originally 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
^ Ruhlmann, William.
Watermark at
AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-10-10.
^ Wiseman, Rich (1978-05-18),
"Music Reviews : Watermark by Art Garfunkel" ,
Rolling Stone , archived from
the original on 2008-07-24, retrieved 2008-07-24
^
"Art Garfunkel Official Website" .
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Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
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"Top RPM Albums: Issue 5525a" .
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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"Charts.nz – Art Garfunkel – Watermark" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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"Art Garfunkel Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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"RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976" .
RPM . Archived from
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"Canadian album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark" .
Music Canada .
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"British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Water mark" .
British Phonographic Industry .
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"American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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