Watermark (Art Garfunkel album)

Watermark
Studio album by Art Garfunkel
Released	October 25, 1977 January 10, 1978 (reissue)
Recorded	1977
Genre	Soft rock
Length	36:57
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Art Garfunkel (except "Wonderful World" produced by Phil Ramone)
Art Garfunkel chronology
Breakaway (1975) Watermark (1977) Fate for Breakfast (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(Positive)[2]

Watermark is the third solo album by Art Garfunkel, originally released in October 1977 on Columbia Records. When the first single, "Crying in My Sleep", failed to chart in the United States, the album was immediately withdrawn and a version of "(What a) Wonderful World" (featuring harmony vocals from Garfunkel's old partner Paul Simon and mutual friend James Taylor) was added to the track listing, replacing the song "Fingerpaint". The updated version of the album was released in early 1978. "(What a) Wonderful World" was also released as a single, reaching #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. This album 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.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated

Side one

1. "Crying in My Sleep" – 4:06
2. "Marionette" – 2:36
3. "Shine It on Me" – 3:26
4. "Watermark" – 2:59
5. "Saturday Suit" – 3:16
6. "All My Love's Laughter" – 3:56

Side two

7. "(What a) Wonderful World" (Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke, Lou Adler) – 3:32 (added to the January 1978 reissue, replacing the song "Fingerpaint")
8. "Mr. Shuck'n Jive" – 4:48
9. "Paper Chase" – 2:37
10. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional) – 2:45
11. "Someone Else (1958)" – 2:19
12. "Wooden Planes" – 3:13

Personnel

• Art Garfunkel – vocals
• Derek Bell – harmonica
• Stephen Bishop – guitar, background vocals
• Paul Simon – acoustic guitar, vocals
• James Taylor – vocals
• Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
• Bob Dorough – vocals
• Pete Carr – guitar
• Tommy Vig – vibraphone, background vocals
• Leah Kunkel – background vocals
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Jimmy Webb – keyboards
• Barry Beckett – piano
• David Campbell – arranger
• David Crosby – background vocals
• Christopher Dedrick – arranger
• Fred Farell – vocals
• Joe Farrell – flute, English horn, oboe
• Martin Fay – fiddle
• Carol Flamm – vocals
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Jimmie Haskell – arranger
• Ed Hasselbrink – vocals
• Roger Hawkins – drums
• Shelley Hirsch – vocals
• David Hood – bass
• Jimmy Johnson – guitar
• Craig Krampf – percussion
• Thomas Latondre – percussion, handclapping
• Tony Levin – bass
• Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
• Hugh McCracken – guitar
• Oklahoma Uni Chorale – vocals
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Bill Payne – synthesizer
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Jack Schroer – saxophone
• Rick Shlosser – drums
• Alexandra Stavrou – vocals
• Richard Tee – electric piano
• Michael Tubridy – flute
• Seán Keane – fiddle

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