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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.
"Break Away" (also known as "Breakaway") is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway .
Garfunkel continued to tour in 2009 with four musicians and his son. [46] On February 13, 2009, Simon and his band re-opened New York's Beacon Theatre, which had been closed for seven months for renovation. As an encore, Simon brought out "my old friend, Art Garfunkel". They sang three songs: "Sound of Silence", "The Boxer", and "Old Friends".
In 1979, Bird died by suicide by taking an overdose of Valium [12] in the New York apartment she shared with Garfunkel, who was deeply affected by her death. Garfunkel said, "She was beautiful, in a lonesome, haunted way, and I adored her. But I wasn't ready for marriage and she was not very comfortable being Laurie. She wasn't happy with herself.
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)
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).
While promoting his upcoming Garfunkel & Garfunkel album Father and Son with his son Art Garfunkel Jr., 33, the eight-time Grammy winner said that he caught up with Simon "a couple of weeks back."
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