Watermark (Art Garfunkel album)

Watermark
Watermark
Studio album by Art Garfunkel
Released	October 25, 1977; January 10, 1978 (reissue)
Recorded	1977
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Sheffield, Alabama); CBS Studios and A & R Studios (New York City, New York); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California); Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California); Rudy Records (San Francisco, California); Lombard Studios (Dublin, Ireland);
Genre	Soft rock
Length	36:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Art Garfunkel (except "Wonderful World" produced by Phil Ramone);
Art Garfunkel chronology
Singles from Watermark
	"What a Wonderful World"; Released: January 1978;

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

Watermark is the third solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, 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

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

Side two

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

Personnel

Art Garfunkel – vocals
Jimmy Webb – keyboards, arrangements (10)
Barry Beckett – keyboards
Bill Payne – Oberheim synthesizer
Pete Carr – guitars
Jimmy Johnson – electric guitars
David Hood – bass
Joe Osborn – bass
Roger Hawkins – drums
Tom Roady – percussion
Tommy Vig – vibraphone
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Jack Schroer – saxophones, horn arrangements
Joe Farrell – flute, English horn, oboe
David Campbell – string arrangements
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
Stephen Bishop – backing vocals
David Crosby – backing vocals
Bob Dorough – vocals, vocal arrangements
Leah Kunkel – backing vocals

The Chieftains

Paddy Moloney – Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, musical arrangements, arrangements (10)
Michael Tubridy – flute
Martin Fay – fiddle
Seán Keane – fiddle
Derek Bell – harp

Musicians for "(What a) Wonderful World"

Art Garfunkel – vocals
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar
James Taylor – vocals
Richard Tee – electric piano
Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
Tony Levin – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Rick Shlosser – drums
Craig Krampf – cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Thomas La Tondre – handclaps
Chris Dedrick – string arrangements
The Jay Clayton Voice Group (Jay Clayton, Fred Farell, Carol Flamm, Ed Hasselbrink, Shelley Hirsch, Alexandra Stavrou) – backing vocals
The Oklahoma Baptist University Chorale – choir
James D. Woodward – choir master
Richard Greenberg – choir master assistant

Production

Art Garfunkel – producer
Barry Beckett – associate producer
Steve Melton – engineer
Bruce Robb – engineer
Dee Robb – engineer
Jim Boyer – assistant engineer
Tony D'Amico – assistant engineer
Gregg Hamm – assistant engineer
Richard Leech – assistant engineer
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Laurie Bird – cover photography
John Berg – art direction, design

"(What a) Wonderful World"

Phil Ramone – producer
Baker Bigsby – engineer
Paul Christensen – engineer
Fred Meijer – engineer
Steve Brandon – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	41
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[5]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[7]	11
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	25
US Billboard 200^[9]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart^[10]	92

Certifications


Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)^[11]	Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Silver
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. Watermark at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
^ Wiseman, Rich (May 18, 1978), "Music Reviews : Watermark by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on July 24, 2008, retrieved July 24, 2008
^ "Art Garfunkel Official Website". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^ 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.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5525a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ "Charts.nz – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "Art Garfunkel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Music Canada.
^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Water mark". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Ruhlmann, William. Watermark at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[2] Wiseman, Rich (May 18, 1978), "Music Reviews : Watermark by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on July 24, 2008, retrieved July 24, 2008

[3] "Art Garfunkel Official Website". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

[aus-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.

[group=-5] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5525a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[nzchart-6] "Charts.nz – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[norcharts-7] "Norwegiancharts.com – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[UKchart-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[USchart1-9] "Art Garfunkel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[CAYearend76-10] "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[CanadaArt_GarfunkelWatermarkalbumCertRef-11] "Canadian album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Music Canada.

[United_KingdomArt_GarfunkelWater_markalbumCertRef-12] "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Water mark". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesArt_GarfunkelWatermarkalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Watermark". Recording Industry Association of America.

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