Simply the Best [Import]

Art Garfunkel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Columbia Europe
• ASIN: B00000JZY4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,985 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bright Eyes

2. Break Away

3. I Believe(When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

4. Disney Girls

5. Miss You Nights

6. She Moved Through The Fair

7. Scissors Cut

8. Since I Don't Have You

9. Watermark

10. Wonderful World(What A)

11. When A Man Loves A Woman

12. Looking For The Right One

13. I Only Have Eyes For You

14. Crying In The Rain(Duet With James Taylor)

15. Another Lullaby

16. 99 Miles From L.A.

17. A Heart In New York

18. Saturday Suit

19. Why Worry

20. Crying In My Sleep

Editorial Reviews

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 '(What A) Wonderful World' with James Taylor & Paul Simon. Sony.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

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

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John O'Neill (Alpharetta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simply the Best (Audio CD)

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.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

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This review is from: Simply the Best (Audio CD)

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.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Avenue?, August 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Simply the Best (Audio CD)

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.