Art Garfunkel ‎- Watermark (1977) [Original US Pressing] {Vinyl Rip 24Bit/96khz}

The original idea was for Art Garfunkel to record an album of songs written by Jimmy Webb. But when the leadoff single, “Crying in My Sleep,” failed to make the charts, Columbia Records withdrew the album and induced Garfunkel to put together a cover of Sam Cooke’s “(What A) Wonderful World” with Paul Simon and James Taylor harmonizing. The single and a revised version of the album then made the Top 40. But Watermark is still a Garfunkel-Sings-Webb album, except for one song. And the initial idea was a good one: Garfunkel handles Webb’s wistful pop songs well, and he has made good choices from Webb’s songbook, dating back to the ’60s, though avoiding his big bits. The result is Garfunkel’s most cohesive solo album. [The original version of Watermark, on test pressings and only a very few commercial copies, was available briefly in October, 1977. The revised version, containing “[What A] Wonderful World,” was released in January, 1978.]

Review by William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com

Tracklist:

A1 Crying In My Sleep
A2 Marionette
A3 Shine It On Me
A4 Watermark
A5 Saturday Suit
A6 All My Love’s Laughter
B1 (What A) Wonderful World
B2 Mr. Shuck’n’Jive
B3 Paper Chase
B4 She Moved Through The Fair
B5 Someone Else (1958)
B6 Wooden Planes

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Jack Schroer (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Arranged By [Musical Arrangements] – Paddy Moloney (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – David Campbell (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6), Jimmie Haskell (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Bob Dorough (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Artwork By [Design And Art Direction] – John Berg
Backing Vocals – David Crosby (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6), Leah Kunkel (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6), Stephen Bishop (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Bagpipes [Uilleann] – Paddy Moloney (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Bass – Joe Osborn (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Drums – Roger Hawkins (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Engineer – Bruce Robb, Dee Robb, Steve Melton
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Greg Hamm*, Jim Boyer, Richard Leech, Anthony D’Amico*
English Horn – Joe Farrell (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Fiddle – Seán Keane* (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Flute – Joe Farrell (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6), Michael Tubridy (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Guitar [Electric] – Jimmy Johnson (4) (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Guitar [Guitars] – Pete Carr
Harp – Derek Bell (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Instrumentation By – Chieftains, The (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6), Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Keyboards – Barry Beckett (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6), Jimmy Webb
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Oboe – Joe Farrell (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Percussion – Tom Roady (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Photography – Laurie Bird
Producer – Art Garfunkel
Producer [Associate Producer] – Barry Beckett
Saxophone – Jack Schroer (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Saxophone [Alto] – Paul Desmond (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Synthesizer [Oberheim] – Bill Payne (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Tin Whistle – Paddy Moloney (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Tommy Vig (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Vocals – Bob Dorough (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
Written-By – Jimmy Webb (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B3, B5, B6)
Notes

Recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama;
CBS Recording Studios, New York City;
Lombard Sound, Dublin, Ireland;
The Village Recorder, Westwood, California;
Rudy Records, San Francisco, California;
Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California;
A&R Recording, Inc., New York City

Mixed at:
Cherokee Recording Studio #3, Hollywood, California
“(What A) Wonderful World” mixed at A&R Recording, Inc., New York City

Mastered At:
The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California;
This album was produced from December, 7, 1976 to December 23, 1977.
Second release, including the single “(What A) Wonderful World.”
Lyrics included on the dust sleeve.

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