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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 02/01/2008
Run Time: 38:30
Garfunkel (he was billed without his first name here) had a lot riding on his debut solo album, and
Angel Clare, named after a character in
Thomas Hardy's novel
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, lived up to the heightened expectations for the man who had sung
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" and other
Simon & Garfunkel favorites.
Garfunkel took no chances, issuing as the first single
Jimmy Webb's
"All I Know," which was arranged in a similar style to
"Bridge" and made the Top Ten. Elsewhere on the record,
Garfunkel took a more spirited approach, notably on a version of
Van Morrison's
"I Shall Sing" that was reminiscent of
Simon & Garfunkel's
"Cecilia" and made the Top 40. Certainly, there was enough firepower on the record, which featured guitarists
Jerry Garcia and
J.J. Cale. But much of it was filled with stately, orchestra-laden
ballads, sung by
Garfunkel in his naïve, breathy tenor. If
Simon & Garfunkel had been the thinking man's
Everly Brothers,
Garfunkel alone turned out to be the thinking man's
Johnny Mathis.
~William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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