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Some Enchanted Evening (2007)

Where the lyrics of Some Enchanted Evening take you, and where it was really made.

Garfunkel's tenth solo album is a set of old standards, and its producer Richard Perry had earlier worked with Barbra Streisand and Rod Stewart.

Key places

Recording at Westlake Studios (2007)

Recording site Westlake Recording Studios — Westlake Studios in Hollywood, California is listed as a place where this album was recorded. The point marks the studio's listed location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Cherokee Studios (2007)

Recording site Cherokee Studios — Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California is listed as one of the recording places for this album. The point marks the studio's listed location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at The Cutting Room (2007)

Recording site The Cutting Room — The Cutting Room in New York City is listed as a recording place for this album. The point is placed at the city-level coordinate, so the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording and mixing at Reagan's Garage (2007)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Reagan's Garage in Los Angeles is listed as a recording place for this album and also as its mixing place. The point is placed at the city center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Some Enchanted Evening: tenth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel
• Released in 2007
• Garfunkel's interpretation of many standards from the Great American Songbook
• Thirteen standards plus one bonus track, While We're Young
• Bonus track exclusive to the Target edition
• Produced by long-time friend and producer Richard Perry

Background

• Richard Perry has worked with Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, the Pointer Sisters and Harry Nilsson
• Garfunkel produced the album Breakaway with Perry in 1975
• Standards include I Remember You, Someone to Watch Over Me, Easy Living and Some Enchanted Evening
• Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) is written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Gene Lees

Recording

• Recording and mixing credited to Bobby Ginsburg
• Recorded at Westlake Studios in Hollywood, California
• Recorded at Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California
• Recorded at The Cutting Room in New York City
• Recorded and mixed at Reagan's Garage
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California
• Richard Perry handled production and mixing; Lauren Wild co-produced
• Musicians include Michael Thompson on keyboards, Alex Navarro on synth strings, Dean Parks on guitars and Steve Gadd on drums

Cover

• Art direction by Hugh Brown
• Design by Maria Villar
• Photography by Jeff Katz

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · de.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Arthur Ira Garfunkel, born November 5, 1941 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.
• Met Paul Simon in sixth grade at PS 164, both cast in an elementary school play, Alice in Wonderland.
• Performed as Tom & Jerry in the late 1950s, imitating the Everly Brothers' close two-part harmony; "Hey, Schoolgirl" reached number 49 on the pop charts in 1957.
• Studied at Columbia University, earning a bachelor's in art history in 1965 and a master's in mathematics education in 1967.

Career

• Simon & Garfunkel reformed in 1963; "The Sound of Silence" reached number one on the Billboard pop charts in 1965 after producer Tom Wilson added electric backing.
• Hits included "Mrs. Robinson" (written for The Graduate, 1967), "Scarborough Fair", "The Boxer" and "Bridge over Troubled Water".
• The duo split after Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), then reunited occasionally, including for "My Little Town" (1975) and The Concert in Central Park (1981).
• Solo: Angel Clare (1973), Breakaway (1975), Watermark (1977), and Fate for Breakfast (1979), which gave him his first UK number one with "Bright Eyes".
• Acted in Mike Nichols films Catch-22 (1970) and Carnal Knowledge (1971); nominated for a Golden Globe for the latter.
• Earned eight Grammy Awards in total, and he and Simon were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
• Reunited with Simon for a 2003 world tour, followed by a 2004 free concert at the Colosseum in Rome.
• Released Father and Son with his son Art Garfunkel Jr. in 2024; on April 10, 2023 he cancelled his remaining concert dates.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in 2007; release date listed as 2007-01-30
• Record company: Warner Music Group
• Copyright line: © 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company
• Phonographic line: Ⓟ 2007 Abel Aroused Music
• Packaging: trifold cardboard cover
• Printed in the U.S.A.
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
• Mixed at Reagan's Garage
• Target-exclusive edition adds the bonus track While We're Young
• Discogs notes a single released from this release

Reappraisal

• No critic's review text appears in the source
• An AllMusic review by Thom Jurek is linked as an external reference
• The German page links an AllMusic entry for the album

Records

• Tenth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel
• Fourteen tracks in the listing, including the bonus track
• Track listing comprises standards by Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jobim, Berlin and others

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Garfunkel's tenth solo studio album, built on standards from the Great American Songbook.
• Producer Richard Perry had worked with Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, the Pointer Sisters and Harry Nilsson.
• Garfunkel and Perry had already made the 1975 album Breakaway together.
• The Target edition includes While We're Young as an exclusive bonus track.
• The packaging is a trifold cardboard cover.
• A single was released from this release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · de.wikipedia.org

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