Breakaway (Art Garfunkel album)

Breakaway
Studio album by Art Garfunkel
Released October 14, 1975
Recorded 1975
Genre Soft rock
Length 36:46
Label Columbia
Producer Richard Perry (except "My Little Town" produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Phil Ramone)
Art Garfunkel chronology

Angel Clare
(1973)		 Breakaway
(1975)		 Watermark
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone (Mixed)[2]

Breakaway is the second solo album by Art Garfunkel. It was released in 1975 on Columbia Records. It was produced by Richard Perry who has produced albums for other artists such as Carly Simon. It includes three Top 40 singles: "I Only Have Eyes for You" (US #18, UK #1), "Break Away" (US #39) and the Simon And Garfunkel reunion duet, "My Little Town" which peaked at #9. "I Only Have Eyes For You" is noted also for being Garfunkel's first #1 single in the UK. Breakaway has proven to be Garfunkel's most successful solo album; although only peaking at number 9 in the United States, which was lower than his first album Angel Clare (US #5), it has been certified platinum by RIAA.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 3:47
  2. "Rag Doll" (Steve Eaton) – 3:03
  3. "Break Away" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) – 3:31
  4. "Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston) – 4:32
  5. "Waters of March" (Aguas de Março, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 3:34
Side two
  1. "My Little Town" (Paul Simon) – 3:51
  2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:36
  3. "Looking for the Right One" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:20
  4. "99 Miles from L.A." (Albert Hammond, Hal David) – 3:29
  5. "The Same Old Tears on a New Background" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:42

Personnel

Music

Production

Charts

Chart positions

Chart Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[3] 6
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[4] 16
New Zealand Albums Chart [5] 31
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[6] 18
Swedish Albums Chart[7] 21
UK Albums Chart [8] 7
U.S. Billboard 200 [9] 9

Certifications

Region Certification
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 64
Chart (1976) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 53
U.S. Billboard Year-End[14] 50

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Breakaway (Art Garfunkel album) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ↑ Marsh, Dave (1975-12-04), "Music Reviews : Breakaway by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2011-10-10, retrieved 2008-04-14
  3. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 17, January 24, 1976". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  5. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, charts.org.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  6. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  7. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  8. ↑ "Chart Stats - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  9. ↑ "allmusic ((( Breakaway > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  10. ↑ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Breakaway in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  12. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  13. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  14. ↑ "Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2007-09-26.