Breakaway (Art Garfunkel album)

Breakaway
Studio album by Art Garfunkel
Released October 14, 1975
Recorded 1975 at A&M Studios, The Record Plant, Village Recorders and Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles; The Record Plant, The Hit Factory and A&R Recording, New York City; AIR Studios and Marquee Studios, London[1]
Genre Soft rock
Length 36:46
Label Columbia
Producer Richard Perry (except "My Little Town" produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Phil Ramone)
Art Garfunkel chronology
Angel Clare
(1973)		 Breakaway
(1975)		 Watermark
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone(Mixed)[3]

Breakaway is the second solo studio album by Art Garfunkel. It was released in 1975 on Columbia Records. It was produced by Richard Perry who has produced albums for other artists such as Carly Simon. It includes three Top 40 singles: "I Only Have Eyes for You" (US #18, UK #1), "Break Away" (US #39) and the Simon And Garfunkel reunion duet, "My Little Town" which peaked at #9. "I Only Have Eyes For You" is noted also for being Garfunkel's first #1 single in the UK. Breakaway has proven to be Garfunkel's most successful solo album; although only peaking at number 9 in the United States, which was lower than his first album Angel Clare (US #5), it has been certified platinum by RIAA.

Album cover

A Norman Seeff photograph, taken at a staged photo shoot at Dan Tana’s Restaurant, on Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood. On the left is Helena Kallianiotes, Art in the middle, and on the right Laurie Bird. [4][5][6]

Later releases

This album was reissued on the Super Audio CD format in January 2018 by UK label Dutton Vocalion, Remastered in both Stereo and Surround Sound from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton. The Surround Sound portion of the disc features the Quadraphonic mixes, made available for the first time in over 40 years.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright3:47
2."Rag Doll"Steve Eaton3:03
3."Break Away"Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle3:31
4."Disney Girls"Bruce Johnston4:32
5."Waters of March"Antônio Carlos Jobim3:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."My Little Town"Paul Simon3:51
7."I Only Have Eyes for You"Al Dubin, Harry Warren3:36
8."Looking for the Right One"Stephen Bishop3:20
9."99 Miles from L.A."Albert Hammond, Hal David3:29
10."The Same Old Tears on a New Background"Bishop3:42
Total length:36:46

Personnel

Production
  • Richard Perry – producer
  • Art Garfunkel – co-producer
  • Kathie Carey – production coordinator
  • Brooks Arthur – recording engineer
  • Bill Schnee – remix [Stereo And Quadraphonic] – Bill Schnee
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • John Brogna – design
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Norman Seeff – photography
  • Larry Emerine – photography (inner sleeve)

Charts

References

  1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Art-Garfunkel-Breakaway/release/3655586
  2. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Breakaway at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Dave (1975-12-04), "Music Reviews : Breakaway by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2008-04-14, retrieved 2008-04-14
  4. ↑ Morsch, Mike. "Art Garfunkel at McCarter Theatre". centraljersey.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Hepworth, David. "Breakaway cover". David Hepworth's blog. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Hoffman, Steve. "Breakaway LP photo". Steve Hoffman. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 17, January 24, 1976". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  8. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  9. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, charts.org.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  10. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  11. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  12. ↑ "Chart Stats - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  13. ↑ "allmusic ((( Breakaway > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  14. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  15. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  16. ↑ "Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  17. ↑ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter Breakaway in the search field and then press Enter.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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