Garfunkel (he was billed without his first name here) had a lot riding on his debut solo album, and Angel Clare, named after a character in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, lived up to the heightened expectations for the man who had sung "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and other Simon & Garfunkel favorites.
Garfunkel took no chances, issuing as the first single Jimmy Webb's "All I Know," which was arranged in a similar style to "Bridge" and made the Top Ten.
Elsewhere on the record, Garfunkel took a more spirited approach, notably on a version of Van Morrison's "I Shall Sing" that was reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel's "Cecilia" and made the Top 40.
Certainly, there was enough firepower on the record, which featured guitarists Jerry Garcia and J.J.
Cale.
But much of it was filled with stately, orchestra-laden ballads, sung by Garfunkel in his naïve, breathy tenor.
If Simon & Garfunkel had been the thinking man's Everly Brothers, Garfunkel alone turned out to be the thinking man's Johnny Mathis.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down in the Willow GardenCharlie Monroe | Art Garfunkel | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | I Shall SingVan Morrison | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Old ManRandy Newman | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | All I KnowJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Mary Was an Only ChildAlbert Hammond, Mike Hazelwood, Jorge Milchberg | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | WoyayaSol Amarfio, Osibisa | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Barbara AllenTraditional | Art Garfunkel | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Another LullabyJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Travelling Boy | Art Garfunkel | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Feuilles-Oh - Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls On Their Way To The Moon? | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Travelling Boy (Single Version) - Bonus Track | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Second Avenue - Bonus Track | Art Garfunkel | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 272 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Amarfio | Composer |
| 2 | Hal Blaine | Drums |
| 3 | Jules Broussard | Saxophone |
| 4 | J.J. Cale | Guitar |
| 5 | Stuart Canin | Violin |
| 6 | Larry Carlton | Guitar |
| 7 | Fred Carter | Guitar |
| 8 | Ron Coro | Art Direction |
| 9 | Ernie Freeman | Strings |
| 10 | Mark Friedman | Recorder, Recording |
| 11 | Jerry Garcia | Guitar |
| 12 | Art Garfunkel | Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 13 | Jim Gordon | Drums |
| 14 | Roy Halee | Engineer, Producer |
| 15 | Albert Hammond | Composer |
| 16 | Jimmie Haskell | Strings |
| 17 | Mike Hazelwood | Composer |
| 18 | Milt Holland | Percussion |
| 19 | George Horn | Mastering |
| 20 | Larry Knechtel | Keyboards |
| 21 | Jim Marshall | Photography |
| 22 | Peter Matz | Strings |
| 23 | Jorge Milchberg | Charango, Composer, Percussion |
| 24 | Charlie Monroe | Composer |
| 25 | Dorothy Morrison | Vocals |
| 26 | Van Morrison | Composer |
| 27 | Randy Newman | Composer |
| 28 | Roger Nichols | Composer |
| 29 | Michael Omartian | Keyboards |
| 30 | Joe Osborn | Bass |
| 31 | Osibisa | Composer |
| 32 | Dean Parks | Guitar |
| 33 | Carl Radle | Bass |
| 34 | St Mary's Choir | Vocals |
| 35 | Louie Shelton | Guitar |
| 36 | Jack Shroer | Saxophone |
| 37 | Paul Simon | Guitar, Vocals |
| 38 | Sally Stevens | Vocals |
| 39 | Tommy Tedesco | Bouzouki, Mandolin |
| 40 | Traditional | Composer |
| 41 | Jackie Ward | Vocals |
| 42 | Jimmy Webb | Composer |
| 43 | Paul Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |