ART GARFUNKEL GEARS UP FOR JANUARY 30, 2007, RELEASE OF SOME ENCHANTED EVENING ON ATCO RECORDS; SINGING LEGEND TEAMS UP AGAIN WITH PRODUCER RICHARD PERRY

"It's a great time for moderation, for thoughtfulness, for dialogue, for the great Exhale. Now is the time for a sweet sound, a visceral, charming, prayerful sound."

November 17 2006
LOS ANGELES --

Art Garfunkel is set to release his 12th solo album, Some Enchanted Evening, out January 30, 2007, on Atco Records. For the album, recorded in Los Angeles and New York over the last year, Garfunkel rejoined forces with producer Richard Perry (Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Pointer Sisters, Harry Nilsson), who recorded Garfunkel's 1975 platinum-selling Breakaway album. 

Some Enchanted Evening is a musical celebration of material from the 20th century's greatest songwriters, including Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Antonio Carlos Jobim and George Gershwin. "I've been loving this stuff all my life," Garfunkel says. The album is the organic next chapter in Garfunkel's life, as he reflects on fatherhood (he had his second son last year) and the chaotic world we live in: "In this nervous world, I want to soothe. It's a great time for moderation, for thoughtfulness, for dialogue, for the great Exhale, for humor. A great time for a sweet sound, a visceral, charming, prayerful sound."

In teaming with his friend and associate, Richard Perry, Garfunkel found a forum for his revered vocal style, recapturing the spirit of their Breakaway sessions, which produced the hit "I Only Have Eyes For You." "In a sense, Richard and I picked up where we left off. This album is Richard's elegant production, it fits me good, and I am especially proud of it," says Garfunkel. "Some of the songs I brought in, like 'Some Enchanted Evening' and Harold Arlen's 'Let's Fall In Love.' I had my favorites and he had his, like 'Life Is But A Dream' and 'Quiet Nights' ... We both love Johnny Mathis and Chet Baker." 

Garfunkel performs regularly with his own band as well as symphony orchestras, he will appear in Hong Kong for the first time ever later this month. He will tour the U.S. and Europe beginning January 6 in Cerritos, California, with dates confirmed through late April. 

Garfunkel says, "Before I chased The Beatles with our Simon & Garfunkel albums, before Buddy Holly, doo-wop, and the Everly Brothers, there was -- for me, as a kid -- Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and these beautiful songs." 

The complete track listing of Some Enchanted Evening is below: 


1. I REMEMBER YOU (Victor Schertzinger/Johnny Mercer)

2. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)

3. LET'S FALL IN LOVE (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler)

4. I'M GLAD THERE IS YOU (Paul Madeira/Jimmy Dorsey)

5. QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS (CORCOVADO) (Antonio Carlos Jobim/Gene Lees)

6. EASY LIVING (Leo Robin / Ralph Rainger)

7. I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE (Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe)

8. YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (Gus Kahn/Nacio Herb Brown)

9. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)

10. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen)

11. LIFE IS BUT A DREAM (Raoul Cita / Hy Weiss )

12. WHAT'LL I DO (Irving Berlin)

13. IF I LOVED YOU (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)


Confirmed 2007 tour dates are as follows:

Date --------- City ------------ Venue

Sat, Jan 6 --- Cerritos, CA ----- Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Fri, Jan 12 --- Las Vegas, NV ----- Las Vegas Hilton Theater
Sat, Jan 13 --- Reno, NV ----- Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
Mon, Jan 15 --- Scottsdale, AZ ----- Casino Arizona
Wed, Jan 17 --- Athens, OH ----- Templeton -- Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Fri, Jan 19 --- Newport News, VA ----- Ferguson Center for the Arts
Sat, Jan 20 --- Charlottesville, VA ----- The Paramount Theater
Sun, Jan 21 --- Schenectady, NY ----- Proctor's Theatre
Tue, Jan 23 --- Grand Rapids, MI ----- Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
Thur, Jan 25 --- Lancaster, PA ----- American Music Theatre
Thur, Mar 1 --- Columbus, GA ----- River Center Theatre for Performing Arts
Sat, Mar 3 --- Iowa City, IA ----- Hancher Auditorium
Sat, Apr 7 --- Philadelphia, PA ----- Kimmel Center -- Verizon Hall
Wed, Apr 25 --- Rama, ONT ----- Casino Rama -- Entertainment Centre
Thur, Apr 26 --- Rama, ONT ----- Casino Rama -- Entertainment Centre
Sat, Apr 28 --- Greensburg, PA ----- Palace Theatre