Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Infobox Album | Name = Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Type = Album
Artist = Simon and Garfunkel


Released = October 19, 1964
Recorded = March 1964
Genre = Folk
Length = 31:38
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Tom Wilson
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:necibkd96ak0 link]
Last album =
This album = "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."
(1964)
Next album = "Sounds of Silence"
(1966)

"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." is the debut album by folk duo Simon and Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. It initially flopped, but was re-released in January 1966 to capitalize on their newfound radio success and reached #30 on the Billboard pop charts. It is perhaps best known for the acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence."

Track listing

ide one

# "You Can Tell the World" (Bob Gibson/Bob Camp) – 2:47
# "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Ed McCurdy) – 2:11
# "Bleecker Street" (Simon) – 2:44
# "Sparrow" (Simon) – 2:49
# "Benedictus" (traditional, arranged and adapted by Simon and Garfunkel) – 2:38
# "The Sounds of Silence" (Simon) – 3:08

ide two

# "He Was My Brother" (Paul Kane*) – 2:48
# "Peggy-O" (traditional) – 2:26
# "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional) – 2:06
# "The Sun Is Burning" (Ian Campbell) – 2:49
# "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 2:52
# "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (Simon) – 2:13

* Paul Kane is one of the aliases used by Paul Simon.

Released as part of the box set Simon & Garfunkel Collected Works, on both LP and CD.Columbia Records LP CL-9049 (mono), CS-9049 (stereo), CD CK 9049. Also as CBS LP 63370 (CL 2249) (UK).

Personnel

*Paul Simon: Acoustic guitar, vocals.
*Art Garfunkel: Vocals.
*Barry Kornfeld: Acoustic Guitar.
*Bill Lee: Stand-up bass
*Uncredited musician: Banjo on "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Chris Charlesworth says that this is "probably [Paul] Simon"). [Chris Charlesworth, "The Complete Guide to the Music of Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel", Omnibus Press 1996]

References