(Atco Records) -- 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 and symphony orchestras and 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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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 RiverCenter 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
