In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way)/ Since I Don't Have You/And I Know/Sail On A Rainbow/Miss You Nights/Finally Found A Reason/Beyond The Tears/Oh How Happy/When Someone Doesn't Want You/Take Me Away
The oddly titled Fate For Breakfast provided Art Garfunkel with his second UK chart topping single Bright Eyes. He would continue to release albums but with significantly less commercial success. (US:67 UK:2)
“Overproduced, with lots of echoing on which I don't like and sometimes an annoying choir. But on the other hand Bright Eyes is a great song and was a major hit.”
“Fate For Breakfast is one of my absolute favourites. Art is, of course, in fine voice as usual, and I think the producer pushed all the right buttons on this project. Far from being sappy, the arrangements compliment his beautiful tenor voice. While I am hard pressed to pick a favourite song, I have to go with Miss You Nights. Art really hits this one out of the park.”
“Many of our great artists are disappearing, either because no one thinks that they are marketable any more: a note to them, we are still here, and we still love and want to buy these artists’ products. The enrichment their songs gave to our lives cannot be forgotten as well as the memories. Their music brings us back to a time, when music has a message, and it touched our hearts, souls and our very lives.”
“This is a quality recording in all aspects. A great selection of songs (all by different songwriters), excellent arrangements, quality studio musicians, and Art is in fine vocal form. The songs run the gamut of emotions, from the exuberance of Oh How Happy to the despair of When Someone Doesn't Want You. But it is a little known gem that steals the show, Miss You Nights is one of my all-time favourite songs, and Garfunkel nails it perfectly.”
“This is my favourite album by Art Garfunkel, though it is critically seen as a flop. From the hip (for Art at least) opening song, to the electric guitar riddled Take Me Away, everything here is done well, though it seems to contradict itself at times. Also present are some of Art's 50s remakes including the classic Since I Don't Have You and the light-hearted Oh How Happy.”
“A beautiful collection of songs. Garfunkel's vocals here are their zenith, so you have a rich, full voice giving full credit to these songs and arrangements.”
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