1981 Art Garfunkel – Scissors Cut
Scissors Cut is the fifth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel released in August 1981 on Columbia Records. It was his second album to miss the US Billboard Top 40 (charting at 113) and his second album containing one US Top 40 single. The month following its release, Garfunkel would reunite with former partner, Paul Simon, for their famous 1981 Concert in Central Park.
In August 1981, Garfunkel released his fifth solo album Scissors Cut (U.S. No. 113, U.K. No. 51). This album included the Gallagher & Lyle hit “A Heart in New York” (U.S. No. 61). The U.K. version contains the track “The Romance” rather than “Bright Eyes.” The album was co-produced by Roy Halee, who also co-produced the Simon & Garfunkel albums, including Bridge over Troubled Water. Paul Simon makes a brief appearance on “In Cars” performing background vocals. Near the end of the song, Art sings, rather mystically, lines from “Girl from the North Country”. (“Remember me to one who lives there, she once was a true love of mine” which itself comes from “Scarborough Fair” – an old English ballad covered by Simon and Garfunkel on the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme – a lyric extracted from this song.) The album is dedicated to Laurie Bird and includes a partial photograph of her on the rear cover.
Tracks
1 A Heart In New York (Benny Gallagher; Graham Lyle) 03:14
2 Scissors Cut (Jimmy Webb) 04:05
3 Up In The World (Clifford T Ward) 02:16
4 Hang On In (Norman Sallitt) 03:46
5 So Easy To Begin (Jules Shear) 02:56
6 Bright Eyes (Mike Batt) 03:54
7 Can’t Turn My Heart Away (Eric Kaz; John Jarvis) 03:22
8 The French Waltz (Adam Mitchell) 03:11
9 In Cars (Jimmy Webb) 03:47
10 That’s All I’ve Got To Say (Theme From “The Last Unicorn”) (Jimmy Webb) 01:52
Biography
Musicians
1 A Heart In New York
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
2 Scissors Cut
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Graham Lyle |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
Congas | Crusher Bennett |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
3 Up In The World
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
4 Hang On In
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
Guitar | Michael Staton |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
5 So Easy To Begin
Bass | Scott Chambers |
Drums | Rick Shlosser |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
Guitar | Michael Staton |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Congas | Crusher Bennett |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
6 Bright Eyes
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
7 Can’t Turn My Heart Away
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
8 The French Waltz
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
9 In Cars
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Pete Carr |
Keyboards | Larry Knechtel |
Flugelhorn | Lew Soloff |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
Background Vocals | Paul Simon |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
10 That’s All I’ve Got To Say (Theme From “The Last Unicorn”)
Piano | Jimmy Webb |
Marimba | Tommy Vig |
Vibraphone | Tommy Vig |
Background Vocals | Lisa Garber |
Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Liner Notes
Producer – Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Mike Batt (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Del Newman (Tracks 1, 6, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Tracks 3, 8)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff (Tracks 1, 10)
Conductor – Teo Macero (Tracks 1, 10)
Engineer – Roy Halee
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Artwork – Anthony Loew
Design – John Berg
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Soundmixers, New York City
Recorded At Central Park, New York
Recorded At Record Plant Mobile Studio
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