Fate for Breakfast
Fate for Breakfast is the fourth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released in March 1979 on Columbia Records.
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Released | March 15, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 36:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Louie Shelton (except "Bright Eyes" produced by Mike Batt) | |||
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Source | Rating |
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Rolling Stone | (Not Favorable)[2] |
It was his first album to miss the U.S. Billboard Top 40 (charting at a dismal 67) and his first album containing no U.S. Top 40 singles. Yet the album garnered international success, reaching the top-ten in some European countries. The European release includes a different version of the song "Bright Eyes", which was featured in the film version of the novel Watership Down, and reached the number-one spot in the United Kingdom, becoming the biggest-selling single of 1979 there.
The album was issued in six different sleeves, each with a different shot of Art Garfunkel at the breakfast table. David Sanborn covered "And I Know" entitled "Love Will Come Someday" for his 1982 album As We Speak. Also on the album is a cover of Cliff Richard's 1976 hit "Miss You Nights".
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In a Little While (I'll Be on My Way)" | Belfield | 3:27 |
2. | "Since I Don't Have You" | Rock, Beaumont, Martin | 3:39 |
3. | "And I Know" | Sembello, Batteau | 3:40 |
4. | "Sail on a Rainbow" | Bishop | 3:45 |
5. | "Miss You Nights" | Townsend | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Bright Eyes" (Not included on U.S. album release) | Batt | 4:00 |
7. | "Finally Found a Reason" | Sembello, Batteau, Craig Bickhardt, Rick Bell | 2:41 |
8. | "Beyond the Tears" | Comanor, Gundry | 3:53 |
9. | "Oh How Happy" | Hatcher | 2:41 |
10. | "When Someone Doesn't Want You" | Staton | 3:34 |
11. | "Take Me Away" | G. Gullickson, L. Gullickson | 4:04 |
Personnel
- Art Garfunkel – vocals, harmony vocals
- Penny Nichols, Bobby Alessi, Carolyn Dennis, Leah Kunkel, Jim Gilstrap, Billy Alessi, Maxine Anderson – background vocals
- Stephen Bishop – guitar, background vocals
- Michael Brecker, Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
- Rob Mounsey – synthesizer, piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
- Chris Spedding – acoustic guitar
- Gene Page – arranger
- Simon Phillips, Steve Gadd, Roy J. Morgan, Mike Baird – drums
- Louis Shelton – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Dennis Belfield, Lyle Harper, Les Hurdle, Neil Jason, Neil Johnson, Edwin Roxburgh – bass guitar
- Ray Cooper, Errol "Crusher" Bennett, Alan Estes, Lyle Forman – percussion
- Roland Harker – lute
- Larry Knechtel – piano
- Del Newman – string arrangement
- Lee Ritenour, Richie Zito, Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
- Larry Rolando – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jeffrey Staton – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Richard Tee – piano, Fender Rhodes
Charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
- Ruhlmann, William. Fate for Breakfast at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- Tucker, Ken (1979-06-28), "Music Reviews : Fate for Breakfast by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2008-05-09, retrieved 2008-05-09
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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