Crying In My Sleep/Marionette/Shine It On Me/Watermark/Saturday Suit/All My Love’s Laughter/(What A) Wonderful World/Mr Shuck N Jive/Paper Chase/She Moved Through The Fair/Someone Else (1958)/Wooden Planes
Watermark is notable for the unique collaboration with songwriter Jimmy Webb. Garfunkel’s vocal style, together with the distinctive songs, yielded a perfectly matched combination in the judgement of some critics. (US:19 UK:25)
“Jimmy Webb’s odd writing style really fits Garfunkel’s personality. There's just something haunting about the way his beautiful high tenor blends with Jimmy's bizarre writing. The other songs are mostly pretty tunes, sung in a pretty way.”
“Beautiful songs, Jimmy Webb's words and Art Garfunklel always unique voice, what a pair these two made. The music is spiritually moving to the inner soul.”
“Watermark is one of the most intelligent, lovely albums made in the 1970s, a reminder that not all was disco or sappy ballads. Garfunkel is one of the great interpreters of Webb's pensive and often demanding songs. Webb was involved in this production and it shows: the arrangements are classy and never intrusive.”
“Jimmy Webb is a fine songwriter and Art Garfunkel is a fine singer. The time and thought that has gone into this album makes it a truly memorable combination. Has anyone interpreted these songs better?”
“His interpretations of Jimmy Webb's songs on this album are first rate. These songs are a combination of perfectly matched word and melody, and Garfunkel executes the emotion needed to bring the songs to life. This is a first rate album with a lot of care put into the production.”
“Watermark is a great album. It is, by far, the best release of Art Garfunkel's solo career. It's one of those overlooked musical gems that never got the attention or recognition it deserved.”
“The sublime songwriting by Jimmy Webb, at the top of his game, is fantastic. Art perfectly capture's the angst ridden lyrics and his voice was never better. This is a classic that has never aged.”
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