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, Alabama
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;

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.

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

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

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 (1978-05-18), "Music Reviews : Watermark by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2008-07-24, retrieved 2008-07-24
^ "Art Garfunkel Official Website".
^ 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 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
^ "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 (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".

[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 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03.

[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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