Art Garfunkel's New Album

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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."

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