Across America (album)
Across America | ||||
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Live album by Art Garfunkel | ||||
Released | May 27 1997 | |||
Recorded | April 12-13, 1996 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 50:04 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Art Garfunkel & Stuart Breed | |||
Art Garfunkel chronology | ||||
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Across America is the only live album by American singer Art Garfunkel. It is the only official live recording he has released. The album was recorded live over two evenings - 12 and 13 April 1996 in The Registry Hall at Ellis Island, New York.
It was released to celebrate the ending of his 12-year Walk Across America. The U.K. version of the album contains the additional track "I Only Have Eyes For You".
A 2-disc, 19 track version was released as a freebie in the U.K. via The Mail On Sunday newspaper as "The Very Best Of Art Garfunkel Across America" that includes the 17 tracks listed below in a slightly different order with 2 additional tracks: "America", & "Cecilia".
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars stating "Art Garfunkel returned to recording in 1997 with Across America, a live album intended to commemorate his walk across America. Composed largely of oldies, the record is a pleasant enough nostalgia trip, but it doesn't have enough distinguished performances (a version of "The 52nd Street Bridge Song" sung with his six-year-old son is notable, but it certainly isn't accomplished) to make the record a worthy addition even to the collections of devoted fans. ".[1]
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Track listing
- "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) – 3:26
- "Crying in the Rain" With James Taylor (Carole King, Howard Greenfield) – 2:02
- "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 3:19
- "A Poem on the Underground Wall" (Paul Simon) – 2:08
- "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) (UK version only) – 3:09
- "Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) - 2:59
- "All I Know" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:12
- "Bright Eyes" (Mike Batt) – 4:21
- "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Paul Simon, Daniel Alomía Robles) - 3:24
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 4:42
- "Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon) – 3:32
- "The 59th Street Bridge Song" With James Garfunkel (Paul Simon) – 1:43
- "I Will" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:17
- "April Come She Will" (Paul Simon) – 2:18
- "The Sound Of Silence" (Paul Simon) – 3:31
- "Grateful" (John Bucchino) – 4:50
- "Goodnight My Love" (George Motola, John Marascalco) – 2:36
Personnel
- Art Garfunkel – Vocals
- Lenny Waronker – Producer
- Eric Weissberg – Guitar, Mandolin, Bass
- Warren Bernhardt – Piano, Rhodes, Synthesizer
- David Biglin – Synthesizer, Vocals
- Tommy Igoe – Drums, Percussion
- Kim Cermak – Vocals
- Michael Brecker – Tenor Saxophone
- James Garfunkel – Vocals
- James Taylor – Producer
References
- 1 2 Erlewine, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 18, 2011