On September 11, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Angel Clare”, the debut Art Garfunkel studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Grace Cathedral” in San Francisco, and was produced by Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee. The album title,” Angel Clare” comes from the name of a character in Thomas Hardy’s novel, “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”.
Personnel:
- Art Garfunkel – vocals
- Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
- J. J. Cale– guitar
- Jerry Garcia– guitar
- Larry Carlton– guitar
- Fred Carter, Jr.– guitar
- Louie Shelton– guitar
- Dean Parks– guitar
- Tommy Tedesco– bouzouki, mandolin
- Larry Knechtel– keyboards
- Michael Omartian– keyboards
- Joe Osborn– bass
- Carl Radle– bass
- Jim Gordon– drums
- Hal Blaine– drums
- Milt Holland– percussion
- Jorge Milchberg – percussion, charango
- Jules Broussard – saxophone
- Jack Schroer– saxophone
- Stuart Canin – violin
- Peter Matz– strings
- Ernie Freeman– strings
- Jimmie Haskell– strings
- Dorothy Morrison – vocals
- St Mary’s Choir – vocals
- Sally Stevens – vocals
- Jackie Ward Singers – vocals
- Mark Friedman – recording
- Mark Friedman – recorder
- Roy Halee– engineer
- George Horn – mastering
- Ron Coro – art direction
- Jim Marshall– photography
Track listing:
- Travelling Boy – Paul Williams, Roger Nichols
- Down in the Willow Garden – Charlie Monroe
- I Shall Sing – Van Morrison
- Old Man – Randy Newman
- Feuilles- Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon? – Traditional/Johann Sebastian Bach, Linda Grossman
- All I Know – Jimmy Webb
- Mary Was An Only Child – Jorge Milchberg, Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood
- Woyaya – Sol Amarfio, Osibisa
- Barbara Allen – traditional
- Another Lullaby – Jimmy Webb
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