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Breakaway is the second solo studio album by Art Garfunkel.It was released in 1975 on Columbia Records.It was produced by Richard Perry who has produced albums for other artists such as Carly Simon and Ringo Starr.
Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway. "Break Away", with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the third single release from Garfunkel's album. The song peaked at No.39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and, in February 1976, went to No.1 on the Easy Listening chart for one week. [1]
Art Garfunkel is an American singer, best known for participating with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.In a career spanning over 60 years, Garfunkel released ten studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums and twenty-nine singles.
The song was included on their respective solo albums: Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years and Garfunkel's Breakaway. Contrary to popular belief, the song is not autobiographical of Simon's early life but of Garfunkel's childhood in Queens. [ 34 ]
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon performing onstage together at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, New York, 2009 (Getty Images)
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have shared a notoriously rocky relationship, but the legendary folk rock duo is trying to build its own bridge over troubled waters. ... The Music of Paul Simon. He ...
Art Garfunkel recorded the song on his solo album Breakaway (1975). His recording is similar to the 1973 Jobim recording in inflection, rhythm, and evocation of the song. Jack Parnell recorded the song on his album Braziliana (1977) Mark Murphy recorded this song on the album Stolen Moments (1978).
Simon & Garfunkel performing in Dublin, 1982 American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel recorded songs for five studio albums. Consisting of guitarist/singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel, the duo first met as children in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1953, where they first learned to harmonize with one another and began writing original material. By 1957, the teenagers had ...