1977 Art Garfunkel – Watermark
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. 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.
Tracks
1 Crying In My Sleep (Jimmy Webb) 04:04
2 Marionette (Jimmy Webb) 02:34
3 Shine It On Me (Jimmy Webb) 03:26
4 Watermark (Jimmy Webb) 02:53
5 Saturday Suit (Jimmy Webb) 03:16
6 All My Love’s Laughter (Jimmy Webb) 03:56
7 (What A) Wonderful World (Herb Alpert; Lou Adler; Sam Cooke) 03:30
8 Mr. Shuck’n’Jive (Jimmy Webb) 04:48
9 Paper Chase (Jimmy Webb) 02:37
10 She Moved Through The Fair (Jimmy Webb) 03:44
11 Someone Else (1958) (Jimmy Webb) 02:17
12 Wooden Planes (Jimmy Webb; Paddy Moloney) 03:10
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Joe Osborn |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
| Guitar | Pete Carr |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Keyboards | Jimmy Webb |
| Synthesizer | Bill Payne |
| Bagpipes | Paddy Moloney |
| Flute | Joe Farrell |
| Flute | Michael Tubridy |
| Oboe | Joe Farrell |
| Sax | Jack Schroer |
| Sax | Paul Desmond |
| Tin Whistle | Paddy Moloney |
| Fiddle | Sean Keane |
| Vibraphone | Tommy Vig |
| Percussion | Tom Roady |
| Background Vocals | David Crosby |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
| Vocals | Bob Dorough |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Other Musicians
7 (What A) Wonderful World
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Acoustic Guitar | Paul Simon |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Alexandra Stavrou |
| Background Vocals | Carol Flamm |
| Background Vocals | Ed Hasselbrink |
| Background Vocals | Fred Farell |
| Background Vocals | Jay Clayton |
| Background Vocals | Shelley Hirsch |
| Vocals | James Taylor |
| Vocals | Paul Simon |
| Vocals | Art Garfunkel |
Choir – The Oklahoma Baptist University Chorale (Track 7)
Instrumentation By – Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Chieftains (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Liner Notes
Producer – Art Garfunkel
Producer – Phil Ramone (Track 7)
Producer (Associate) – Barry Beckett
Arranged By – Jimmy Webb, Paddy Moloney (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jack Schroer (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By (Musical) – Paddy Moloney (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell, Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By (Strings) – Chris Dedrick (Track 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Bob Dorough (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Chorus Master – James D. Woodward (Track 7)
Chorus Master (Assistant) – Richard Greenberg (Track 7)
Engineer – Bruce Robb, Dee Robb, Steve Melton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Engineer – Baker Bigsby, Fred Meijer, Paul Christiansen (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Gregg Hamm, Jim Boyer, Richard Leech, Anthony DAmico (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Brandon (Track 7)
Artwork By – John Berg
Photography – Laurie Bird
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At CBS Studios, New York
Recorded At Lombard Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Rudy Records
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
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