The Art Garfunkel Album

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1984 greatest hits album by Art Garfunkel

The Art Garfunkel Album

Greatest hits album by

Art Garfunkel

Released| December 4, 1984
Recorded| 1973–1984
Genre| Soft rock
Length| 51:14
Label| Columbia
Producer| Roy Halee, Richard Perry, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel chronology
| Scissors Cut
(1981)  | The Art Garfunkel Album
(1984)  | The Animals' Christmas
(1986)

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Allmusic| [1]

The Art Garfunkel Album (re-titled My Best in Germany)[2] is the first compilation album by Art Garfunkel, released in 1984. It contained thirteen of his greatest hits from the first eleven years of his solo career as well as new single, "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming".

## Track listing

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1. "Bright Eyes" (Mike Batt) - 3:56
2. "Break Away" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) - 3:35
3. "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) - 3:11
4. "I Shall Sing" (Van Morrison) - 3:31
5. "99 Miles From L.A." (Albert Hammond, Hal David) - 3:30
6. "All I Know" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:43
7. "(What a) Wonderful World" (Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke, Lou Adler) - 3:29
8. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:38
9. "Watermark" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:59
10. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 3:48
11. "Scissors Cut" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:52
12. "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" (Mike Batt) 3:35
13. "Traveling Boy" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) – 3:42
14. "The Same Old Tears On a New Background" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:45

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1984/85)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 90
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[4] | 34
UK Albums Chart[5] | 12
West German Media Control Albums Chart[6] | 4

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1984)  | Position

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UK Albums Chart[7] | 41

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Gold  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ The Art Garfunkel Album at AllMusic
2. ^ "Art Garfunkel - My Best (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - The Art Garfunkel Album". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
5. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Art Garfunkel - The Art Garfunkel Album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
6. ^ "Album Search: Art Garfunkel" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved October 3, 2011. [dead link‍]
7. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
8. ^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – The Art Garfunkel Album". British Phonographic Industry.

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Art Garfunkel

Studio albums|

* Angel Clare
* Breakaway
* 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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