Art Garfunkel - Watermark

The original idea was for Art Garfunkel to record an album of songs written by Jimmy Webb. But when the leadoff single, "Crying in My Sleep," failed to make the charts, Columbia Records withdrew the album and induced Garfunkel to put together a cover of Sam Cooke's "(What A) Wonderful World" with Paul Simon and James Taylor harmonizing. The single and a revised version of the album then made the Top 40. But Watermark is still a Garfunkel-Sings-Webb album, except for one song. And the initial idea was a good one: Garfunkel handles Webb's wistful pop songs well, and he has made good choices from Webb's songbook, dating back to the '60s, though avoiding his big bits. The result is Garfunkel's most cohesive solo album. [The original version of Watermark, on test pressings and only a very few commercial copies, was available briefly in October, 1977. The revised version, containing "[What A] Wonderful World," was released in January, 1978.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alexandra Stavrou Vocals Art Garfunkel Vocals, Producer Baker Bigsby Engineer Barry Beckett Keyboards, Piano Bill Payne Synthesizer, Keyboards Bob Dorough Vocals Bruce Robb Engineer Carol Flamm Vocals Christopher Dedrick Arranger Craig Krampf Cymbals, Percussion David Campbell Arranger David Crosby Vocals, Vocals (Background) David Hood Bass Dee Robb Engineer Derek Bell Harp, Harmonica Ed Hasselbrink Vocals Fred Farell Vocals Fred Meijer Engineer Hugh McCracken Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Jack Schroer Horn, Saxophone James Taylor Vocals Jimmie Haskell Arranger Jimmy Johnson Guitar (Electric), Guitar Jimmy Webb Keyboards Joe Farrell Oboe, Flute, Horn (English), Wind Joe Osborne Bass John Berg Cover Design Laurie Bird Photography Leah Kunkel Vocals, Vocals (Background) Martin Fay Fiddle, Violin Michael Tubridy Flute Oklahoma Uni Chorale Vocals Paddy Moloney Uillean Pipes, Tin Whistle, Wind Paul Christiansen Engineer Paul Desmond Sax (Alto), Saxophone Paul Simon Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic) Pete Carr Guitar Phil Ramone Producer Ralph MacDonald Percussion Richard Tee Keyboards, Piano (Electric) Rick Shlosser Drums Roger Hawkins Drums Seán Keane Fiddle, Violin Shelley Hirsch Vocals Stephen Bishop Vocals (Background), Guitar, Vocals Steve Gadd Drums Steve Melton Engineer Thomas Latondre Handclapping, Percussion Tom Roady Percussion Tommy Vig Vocals (Background), Vibraphone Tony Levin Bass