The Singer: The Very Best of Art Garfunkel

The Singer: The Very Best of Art Garfunkel

by Art Garfunkel
The Singer: The Very Best of Art Garfunkel

The Singer: The Very Best of Art Garfunkel

by Art Garfunkel

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Overview

Legacy's 2011 collection of Paul Simon's solo recordings was called Songwriter, so logic dictates that the companion two-disc set of Art Garfunkel solo material should be dubbed The Singer. Then again, what else could it be called? Garfunkel never was a writer; he was only a singer, and even at his best he wasn't exactly an interpreter -- he sang the songs as they were written, always to the best of his abilities. This comprehensive but non-chronological 34-track retrospective does a superb job of rounding up Art's highlights, beginning with the heavy-hitters from Simon & Garfunkel ("Bridge Over Troubled Water," "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her," "Scarborough Fair/Canticle," "Kathy's Song," "The Sound of Silence," "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright," "April Come She Will," "My Little Town") and running through many of his hit singles ("All I Know," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Break Away," "[What A] Wonderful World," "A Heart in New York"), adding deep album cuts and a couple of new recordings for good measure. At two discs, this can be a lot to digest in one sitting -- there's variety in the production but it's all soft and sweet -- but The Singer remains a thorough testament to Art Garfunkel's unique gifts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 08/28/2012
Label: Columbia / Sony Legacy
UPC: 0887254581628
Rank: 36090

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Bridge over Troubled Water
  2. All I Know
  3. Perfect Moment
  4. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
  5. Crying in the Rain
  6. I Only Have Eyes for You
  7. 99 Miles from L.A.
  8. (What A) Wonderful World
  9. Bright Eyes
  10. Two Sleepy People
  11. Skywriter
  12. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
  13. Some Enchanted Evening
  14. The Promise
  15. The Thread
  16. Lena
  17. Barbara Allen

Disc 2

  1. Kathy's Song
  2. Long Way Home
  3. Scissors Cut
  4. The Sound of Silence
  5. Breakaway
  6. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
  7. Waters of March
  8. The Decree
  9. I Wonder Why
  10. Disney Girls
  11. My Little Town
  12. O Come All Ye Faithful
  13. A Heart in New York
  14. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
  15. April Come She Will
  16. When a Man Loves a Woman
  17. In Cars

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Art Garfunkel   Primary Artist,Sequencing
David Crosby   Primary Artist
Maia Sharp   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Amy Grant   Primary Artist
Eric Weissberg   Primary Artist
Leah Kunkel   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Kenny Rankin   Primary Artist
Toni Tennille   Primary Artist
Graham Nash   Primary Artist
Buddy Mondlock   Primary Artist
James Taylor   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Simon & Garfunkel   Primary Artist
Dean Parks   Guitar,Soloist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Leland Sklar   Bass
Jeremy Steig   Flute
Matt Rollings   Piano
Michael Brecker   Sax (Tenor)
Nicky Hopkins   Piano
London Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
King's College Choir of Cambridge   Choir/Chorus
Linda Taylor   Soloist,6-String Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Paul Simon   Featured Artist
Billy Payne   Keyboards
Jimmy Webb   Piano
Bruce Johnston   Piano
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith   Cello
Russ Kunkel   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Dick Hyman   Arranger
Jay Landers   Producer
Ryan Freeland   Mixing,Engineer
Rob Santos   A&R
Phil Ramone   Producer
Art Garfunkel   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Photo Courtesy,Song Selection
Mike Batt   Producer
Buddy Mondlock   Composer
Goddard Lieberson   Executive Producer
Maia Sharp   Composer,Producer
Michael Brooks   Producer
Aurelia Frey   Photography
Matt Craig   Compilation Engineer
Don Hunstein   Photography
Tim Anderson   Project Manager
Victor Bockris   Liner Notes
Rosa Basurto   Photography
Mark Leno   Photography
Linda Mahon   Photography
Paul Simon   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Steve Gadd   Producer
Bob Irwin   Project Coordinator
Bob Johnston   Producer
Billy Mann   Producer
Jimmy Webb   Composer,Producer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Richard Perry   Producer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Roy Halee   Producer
Tom Wilson   Producer
Bruce Johnston   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Larry Busacca   Photography
Clive Arrowsmith   Photography
Douglas Foulke   Photography
Angela Skouras   Photography
Frank Loesser   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Don Grolnick   Producer
Geoff Emerick   Producer
James Taylor   Producer
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