The Best of Art Garfunkel [IMPORT]

Art Garfunkel

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1998)
• Original Release Date: December 26, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Columbia Europe
• ASIN: B00000JZY4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,073 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
20 of his finest solo recordings, including 'Bright Eyes' &the U.S. chart hits 'Since I Don't Have You', 'Break Away','A Heart In New York', 'I Only Have Eyes For You' and '(WhatA) Wonderful World' with James Taylor & Paul Simon. Slimlinejewel case. 1998 Sony release.

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best, Indeed!, February 24, 2000

By	John O'Neill (Alpharetta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This Art Garfunkel "best of..." CD is far superior to the two compilations that Sony US has released ("Garfunkel" & "Up Til Now"). This generously filled package focuses on his two best solo LPs: "Breakaway", picking up 6 of the 10 tracks from that outing, and "Watermark", 5 tracks from there. There are 6 tracks pulled from his remaining LPs, which is fine as the remaining releases were uneven at best. There are also three tracks that were not from the original catalog including the excellent "Crying in the Rain", which is a wonderful duet with James Taylor, and "Why Worry" which showed up for the first time on the odd "Up Til Now" compilation, and "Another Lullaby".

The only odd thing is that Garfunkel's first solo LP, "Angel Clare", is not represented at all. It is his most "artistic" (?) album and the contrast with the "poppier" style of the rest of his material could have been a bit much. Still I think I would have at least included "All I Know" and possibly left off "When A Man Loves A Woman", the only questionable inclusion here, culled from his last and weakest effort "Lefty" (which understandably is not even available on CD.)

Again, almost all the essential Garfunkel tracks are here on this excellent collection.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Avenue?, August 14, 2002

By A Customer

Any recording of Art's magnificent voice is worth a listen and probably a purchase. This is a good collection of the obvious 'hits' plus a few others. My only complaint is where is the 1974 single "Second Avenue?" For serious Art fans, this is a challenging piece to track down. It's on the U. S. "Garfunkel" collection (circa 1988) in a slightly altered (shorter) form than the single. "Best of..." would have been a natural venue to include the original single, but no such luck.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Art- He`s Simply the Best, July 12, 2000

By	"gazania" (ashford, kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

A great collection of Arts solo stuff, which include his 2 brillant chart no one`s "I Only Have Eyes For You" & "Bright Eyes." There is quite a few songs off "The Art Garfunkel Album" such as the romantic "I Believe When I Fall In Love It`ll Be For Ever" & "99 Miles From L.A." "Watermark" from the album from the same name. But surprisingly only a a couple of tracks, from the very well put together album "Fate For Breakfast." All in all it`s a great album, with a great selection of songs. So if you like chill out tunes, after a stressful day, buy this album. I can guantee, it will de-stress you.