The original idea was for Art Garfunkel to record an album of songs written by Jimmy Webb.
But when the leadoff single, "Crying in My Sleep," failed to make the charts, Columbia Records withdrew the album and induced Garfunkel to put together a cover of Sam Cooke's "(What A) Wonderful World" with Paul Simon and James Taylor harmonizing.
The single and a revised version of the album then made the Top 40.
But Watermark is still a Garfunkel-Sings-Webb album, except for one song.
And the initial idea was a good one: Garfunkel handles Webb's wistful pop songs well, and he has made good choices from Webb's songbook, dating back to the '60s, though avoiding his big bits.
The result is Garfunkel's most cohesive solo album.
[The original version of Watermark, on test pressings and only a very few commercial copies, was available briefly in October, 1977.
The revised version, containing "[What A] Wonderful World," was released in January, 1978.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crying in My SleepJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | MarionetteJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Shine It on MeJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | WatermarkJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Saturday SuitJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | All My Love's LaughterJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | (What A) Wonderful WorldLou Adler, Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Mr. Shuck 'n' JiveJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Paper ChaseJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | She Moved Through the FairPaddy Moloney, Traditional, Jimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Someone Else (1958)Jimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 12 | Wooden PlanesJimmy Webb | Art Garfunkel | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 250 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Adler | Composer |
| 2 | Herb Alpert | Composer |
| 3 | Barry Beckett | Keyboards, Piano |
| 4 | Derek Bell | Harmonica, Harp |
| 5 | John Berg | Cover Design |
| 6 | Baker Bigsby | Engineer |
| 7 | Laurie Bird | Photography |
| 8 | Stephen Bishop | Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | David Campbell | Arranger |
| 10 | Pete Carr | Guitar |
| 11 | Paul Christiansen | Engineer |
| 12 | Sam Cooke | Composer |
| 13 | David Crosby | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Chris Dedrick | Arranger |
| 15 | Paul Desmond | Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 16 | Bob Dorough | Vocals |
| 17 | Fred Farell | Vocals |
| 18 | Joe Farrell | Flute, Horn (English), Oboe, Wind |
| 19 | Martin Fay | Fiddle, Violin |
| 20 | Carol Flamm | Vocals |
| 21 | Steve Gadd | Drums |
| 22 | Art Garfunkel | Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 23 | Jimmie Haskell | Arranger |
| 24 | Ed Hasselbrink | Vocals |
| 25 | Roger Hawkins | Drums |
| 26 | Shelley Hirsch | Vocals |
| 27 | David Hood | Bass |
| 28 | Jimmy Johnson | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 29 | Seán Keane | Fiddle, Violin |
| 30 | Craig Krampf | Cymbals, Percussion |
| 31 | Leah Kunkel | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Thomas Latondre | Handclapping, Percussion |
| 33 | Tony Levin | Bass |
| 34 | Ralph MacDonald | Percussion |
| 35 | Hugh McCracken | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 36 | Fred Meijer | Engineer |
| 37 | Steve Melton | Engineer |
| 38 | Paddy Moloney | Composer, Tin Whistle, Uillean Pipes, Wind |
| 39 | Oklahoma Uni Chorale | Vocals |
| 40 | Joe Osborn | Bass |
| 41 | Bill Payne | Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 42 | Phil Ramone | Producer |
| 43 | Tom Roady | Percussion |
| 44 | Bruce Robb | Engineer |
| 45 | Dee Robb | Engineer |
| 46 | Jack Schroer | Horn, Saxophone |
| 47 | Rick Shlosser | Drums |
| 48 | Paul Simon | Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals |
| 49 | Alexandra Stavrou | Vocals |
| 50 | James Taylor | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 51 | Richard Tee | Keyboards, Piano (Electric) |
| 52 | Traditional | Composer |
| 53 | Michael Tubridy | Flute |
| 54 | Tommy Vig | Vibraphone, Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Jimmy Webb | Composer, Keyboards |
| 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). |