Watermark
Studio album by
Art Garfunkel
ReleasedOctober 25, 1977
January 10, 1978 (reissue)
Recorded1977
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama
GenreSoft rock
Length36:57
LabelColumbia
ProducerArt Garfunkel (except "Wonderful World" produced by Phil Ramone)
Art Garfunkel chronology
Breakaway
(1975) 		Watermark
(1977) 		Fate for Breakfast
(1979)
Singles from Watermark
  1. "What a Wonderful World"
    Released: January 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(Positive)[2]

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.[3] 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.

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
  2. "(What a) Wonderful World" (Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke, Lou Adler) – 3:32 (added to the January 1978 reissue, replacing the song "Fingerpaint")
  3. "Mr. Shuck'n Jive" – 4:48
  4. "Paper Chase" – 2:37
  5. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional) – 2:45
  6. "Someone Else (1958)" – 2:19
  7. "Fingerpaint" - 3:55 (removed from the January 1978 reissue, replaced with ("What a) Wonderful World")
  8. "Wooden Planes" – 3:13

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Watermark at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ Wiseman, Rich (1978-05-18), "Music Reviews : Watermark by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2008-07-24, retrieved 2008-07-24
  3. ^ "Art Garfunkel Official Website".
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5525a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  9. ^ "Art Garfunkel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Music Canada.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Water mark". British Phonographic Industry.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Recording Industry Association of America.
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