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The Art Garfunkel Album

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The Art Garfunkel Album
Greatest hits album by
Art Garfunkel
ReleasedDecember 4, 1984
Recorded1973–1984
GenreSoft rock
Length51:14
LabelColumbia
ProducerRoy Halee, Richard Perry, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel chronology
Scissors Cut
(1981) 		The Art Garfunkel Album
(1984) 		The Animals' Christmas
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Art Garfunkel Album (re-titled My Best in Germany)[2] is the first compilation album by Art Garfunkel, released in 1984. It contained thirteen of his greatest hits from the first eleven years of his solo career as well as new single, "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming".

Track listing

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  1. "Bright Eyes" (Mike Batt) - 3:56
  2. "Break Away" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) - 3:35
  3. "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) - 3:11
  4. "I Shall Sing" (Van Morrison) - 3:31
  5. "99 Miles From L.A." (Albert Hammond, Hal David) - 3:30
  6. "All I Know" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:43
  7. "(What a) Wonderful World" (Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke, Lou Adler) - 3:29
  8. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:38
  9. "Watermark" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:59
  10. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 3:48
  11. "Scissors Cut" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:52
  12. "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" (Mike Batt) 3:35
  13. "Traveling Boy" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) – 3:42
  14. "The Same Old Tears On a New Background" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:45

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1984/85) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 90
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[4] 34
UK Albums Chart[5] 12
West German Media Control Albums Chart[6] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (1984) Position
UK Albums Chart[7] 41

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ The Art Garfunkel Album at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Art Garfunkel - My Best (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - The Art Garfunkel Album". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Art Garfunkel - The Art Garfunkel Album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  6. ^ "Album Search: Art Garfunkel" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved October 3, 2011. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – The Art Garfunkel Album". British Phonographic Industry.


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