1979 Art Garfunkel – Fate For Breakfast
Fate for Breakfast is the fourth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel released in March 1979 on Columbia Records. It was his first album to miss the U.S. Billboard Top 40 and his first album containing no U.S. Top 40 singles. However, the European release of the album does include a different version of the song “Bright Eyes”, which was featured in the film version of the novel Watership Down, and reached the number-one spot in the United Kingdom, and became the biggest selling single of 1979 there. Likewise, the album itself garnered international success, reaching the top-ten in some European countries. The album was issued in five different sleeves, each with a different shot of Art Garfunkel at the breakfast table.
Tracks
1 In A Little While (I’ll Be On My Way) (Dennis Belfield) 3:26
2 Since I Don’t Have You (Janet Vogel, Jimmy Beaumont, Joe Rock, John Taylor, Joseph Verscharen, Lennie Martin, Walter Lester) 3:36
3 And I Know (Michael Sembello, David Batteau) 3:38
4 Sail On A Rainbow (Stephen Bishop) 3:44
5 Miss You Nights (Dave Townsend) 3:43
6 Bright Eyes (Mike Batt) 3:56
7 Finally Found A Reason (Michael Sembello, David Batteau, Craig Bickhardt, Rick Bell) 2:39
8 Beyond The Tears (Bob Gundry, Jeffrey Comanor) 3:51
9 Oh How Happy (Charles Hatcher) 2:38
10 When Someone Doesn’t Want You (Jeffrey Staton) 3:34
11 Take Me Away (Grant Gullickson, Lance Gullickson) 3:58
Biography
Musicians
1 In A Little While (I’ll Be On My Way)
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Clavinet | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Percussion | Alan Estes |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Dennis |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
2 Since I Don’t Have You
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
3 And I Know
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Larry Rolando |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
4 Sail On A Rainbow
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Rolando |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
5 Miss You Nights
| Bass | Lyle Harper |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Piano | Larry Knechtel |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
7 Finally Found A Reason
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Acoustic Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Background Vocals | Louie Shelton |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
8 Beyond The Tears
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Larry Rolando |
| Clavinet | Rob Mounsey |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Percussion | Alan Estes |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
9 Oh How Happy
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Larry Rolando |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Dennis |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
10 When Someone Doesn’t Want You
| Bass | Neil Jason |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Background Vocals | Jeffrey Staton |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
11 Take Me Away
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rolando, Larry |
| Clavinet | Rob Mounsey |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Background Vocals | Billy Alessi |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Alessi |
| Background Vocals | Penny Nichols |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Liner Notes
Producer – Louie Shelton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Producer – Mike Batt (Track 6)
Arranged By (Basic Track) – Gene Page (Tracks 3, 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Scott (Tracks 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Del Newman (Tracks 1, 5, 8, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Rob Mounsey (Track 2)
Engineer – Bob Bullock, Bob Butterworth, Ed Rakowicz, Elliot Scheiner, Mike Thompson, Tim Friese-Greene
Engineer – Mike Stavrou, Joe Bogan (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Engineer – Ed Sprigg, Jon Smith (Tracks 2, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jim Sintetos, K. C. Green
Engineer (Assistant) – Butch Lynch, David Woolley, George Yabarra, Joe Romersa (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Leslie Mona, Marti Jane Robertson, Tom Gretl (Tracks 2, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tom Cummings (Track 3)
Design – John Berg
Photography – Edie Baskin
Mixed At Lansdowne Studios
Mixed At A&R Studios
Mixed At Automated Recording Studio
Recorded At A&R Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Dawnbreaker Studios
Recorded At Wessex Sound Studios
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