Breakaway (Art Garfunkel album)

Breakaway
Breakaway
Studio album by Art Garfunkel
Released	October 14, 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	A&M (Hollywood); Record Plant (Los Angeles); Village Recorders (Los Angeles); Cherokee (Los Angeles); Record Plant (New York City); Hit Factory (New York City); A&R Recording (New York City); AIR (London); Marquee (London); Muscle Shoals (Sheffield, Alabama);
Genre	Soft rock
Length	36:46
Label	Columbia
Producer	Richard Perry (except "My Little Town" produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Phil Ramone)
Art Garfunkel chronology
Singles from Breakaway
	"I Only Have Eyes for You"; Released: August 1975; "My Little Town"; Released: December 1975; "Break Away"; Released: December 1975;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	(Mixed)^[3]

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. It includes three Top 40 singles: "I Only Have Eyes for You" (US #18, UK #1), "Break Away" (US #39) and the Simon & Garfunkel reunion duet, "My Little Town" which peaked at #9. "I Only Have Eyes For You" is noted also for being Garfunkel's first #1 single in the UK. Breakaway has proven to be Garfunkel's most successful solo album; although peaking at number 7 in the United States, which was lower than his first album Angel Clare (US #5), it has been certified platinum by RIAA.

Album cover

The cover consists of a Norman Seeff photograph taken at a staged photo shoot at Dan Tana’s Restaurant at 9071 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. On the left is Helena Kallianiotes, Garfunkel in the middle, and on the right Laurie Bird. There has been speculation that the art was inspiration for Leonard Cohen's Death of a Ladies' Man cover, but there has never been confirmation by either artist, nor their photographers.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Release history

In addition to the usual 2-channel stereo version the album was also released by Columbia Records in 1975 in a 4-channel quadraphonic version on LP record and 8-track tape. The LP version was encoded in the SQ matrix format.

The album was reissued in the UK in 2018 by Dutton Vocalion on the Super Audio CD format. This edition contains both the stereo and quadraphonic mixes.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"	Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright	3:47
2.	"Rag Doll"	Steve Eaton	3:03
3.	"Break Away"	Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle	3:31
4.	"Disney Girls"	Bruce Johnston	4:32
5.	"Waters of March"	Antônio Carlos Jobim	3:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"My Little Town"	Paul Simon	3:51
7.	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	3:36
8.	"Looking for the Right One"	Stephen Bishop	3:20
9.	"99 Miles from L.A."	Albert Hammond, Hal David	3:29
10.	"The Same Old Tears on a New Background"	Bishop	3:42
Total length:			36:46

Personnel

Art Garfunkel – vocals
Toni Tennille, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Jon Joyce – backing vocals
Stephen Bishop – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Steve Cropper, Pete Carr – electric guitar
Paul Simon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar, ukulele, piano, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
Nicky Hopkins – piano, Fender Rhodes
Bruce Johnston – piano, backing vocals, whistle
Jim Keltner, Rick Shlosser, Jim Gordon, John Guerin, Russ Kunkel, Roger Hawkins, Denny Seiwell – drums
Louis Shelton, Lon Van Eaton – acoustic guitar
Barry Beckett, John Barlow Jarvis – piano
Max Bennett, Lee Sklar, Joe Osborn, David Hood, Reinie Press, Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Joe Clayton, Ralph MacDonald – percussion
David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor
Larry Knechtel – piano, Fender Rhodes
Del Newman – conductor
Bill Payne – piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, Mellotron
New World Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra
Helena Kallianiotes – cover model

Production

Richard Perry – producer
Art Garfunkel – co-producer
Kathie Carey – production coordinator
Brooks Arthur – recording engineer
Bill Schnee – remix (stereo and quadraphonic)
Doug Sax – mastering
John Brogna – design
Ron Coro – design
Norman Seeff – photography
Larry Emerine – photography (inner sleeve)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	26
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[8]	6
Dutch Mega Albums Chart^[9]	16
New Zealand Albums Chart^[10]	31
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart^[11]	18
Swedish Albums Chart^[12]	21
UK Albums Chart^[13]	7
U.S. Billboard 200^[14]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart^[15]	64
Chart (1976)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart^[16]	53
U.S. Billboard Year-End^[17]	50

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[19]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Art Garfunkel – Breakaway (DADC, CD)". Discogs. February 24, 2023.
^ Ruhlmann, William. Breakaway at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
^ Marsh, Dave (December 4, 1975), "Music Reviews : Breakaway by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on April 14, 2008, retrieved April 14, 2008
^ Morsch, Mike. "Art Garfunkel at McCarter Theatre". centraljersey.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ Hepworth, David (January 23, 2012). "Breakaway cover". David Hepworth's blog. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ Hoffman, Steve. "Breakaway LP photo". Steve Hoffman. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 17, January 24, 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "charts.nz - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". charts.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "norwegiancharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "swedishcharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "allmusic ((( Breakaway > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ "Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Art Garfunkel – Breakaway (DADC, CD)". Discogs. February 24, 2023.

[2] Ruhlmann, William. Breakaway at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[3] Marsh, Dave (December 4, 1975), "Music Reviews : Breakaway by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on April 14, 2008, retrieved April 14, 2008

[4] Morsch, Mike. "Art Garfunkel at McCarter Theatre". centraljersey.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[5] Hepworth, David (January 23, 2012). "Breakaway cover". David Hepworth's blog. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[6] Hoffman, Steve. "Breakaway LP photo". Steve Hoffman. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[aus-7] 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.

[8] "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 17, January 24, 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[nlchart-9] "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[nzchart-10] "charts.nz - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". charts.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[norcharts-11] "norwegiancharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[sechart-12] "swedishcharts.com Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[UKchart-13] "The Official Charts Company - Art Garfunkel - Breakaway". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[USchart1-14] "allmusic ((( Breakaway > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[CAYearend75-15] "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[CAYearend76-16] "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[USYearend76-17] "Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.

[United_KingdomArt_GarfunkelBreakawayalbumCertRef-18] "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesArt_GarfunkelBreakawayalbumCertRef-19] "American album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Breakaway". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Art Garfunkel
Studio albums	Angel Clare Watermark Fate for Breakfast Scissors Cut The Animals' Christmas Lefty Songs from a Parent to a Child Everything Waits to Be Noticed Some Enchanted Evening
Live albums	Across America
Compilation albums	The Art Garfunkel Album Garfunkel Up 'til Now Simply the Best
Singles	"All I Know" "I Shall Sing" "Second Avenue" "I Only Have Eyes for You" "Break Away" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "(What A) Wonderful World" "Since I Don't Have You" "Bright Eyes" "A Heart in New York" "So Much in Love" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Crying in the Rain"
Other songs	"Looking for the Right One" "I Will"
Related articles	Discography Simon & Garfunkel
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