Sunday, April 27, 2008

Simon & Garfunke's First Studio Album (1964)



From Wikpedia

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut album by folk duo Simon and Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. It initially flopped, but was re-released in January 1966 to capitalize on their newfound radio success and reached #30 on the Billboard pop charts. It is perhaps best known for the acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence" (then titled "The Sounds of Silence").


[edit] Track listing
"You Can Tell the World" (Bob Gibson/Bob Camp) – 2:47
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Ed McCurdy) – 2:11
"Bleecker Street" (Simon) – 2:44
"Sparrow" (Simon) – 2:49
"Benedictus" (traditional, arranged and adapted by Simon and Garfunkel) – 2:38
"The Sounds of Silence" (Simon) – 3:08
"He Was My Brother" (Paul Kane*) – 2:48
"Peggy-O" (traditional) – 2:26
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional) – 2:06
"The Sun Is Burning" (Ian Campbell) – 2:49
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 2:52
"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (Simon)

This is the most political of their albums . It was made during the civil right struggle in the American South. Only 5 of the songs are by Paul Simon. This album is only for hard corp fans of Simon &Garfunkel or early 60 folk.