Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

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Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Studio album by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	October 19, 1964
Recorded	March 1964
Genre	Folk
Length	31:38
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Tom Wilson
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Simon and Garfunkel chronology
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964) 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" (then titled "The Sounds of Silence").

[edit] Track listing

1. "You Can Tell the World" (Bob Gibson/Bob Camp) – 2:47
2. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Ed McCurdy) – 2:11
3. "Bleecker Street" (Simon) – 2:44
4. "Sparrow" (Simon) – 2:49
5. "Benedictus" (traditional, arranged and adapted by Simon and Garfunkel) – 2:38
6. "The Sounds of Silence" (Simon) – 3:08
7. "He Was My Brother" (Paul Kane*) – 2:48
8. "Peggy-O" (traditional) – 2:26
9. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional) – 2:06
10. "The Sun Is Burning" (Ian Campbell) – 2:49
11. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 2:52
12. "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).

[edit] 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").^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Chris Charlesworth, The Complete Guide to the Music of Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel, Omnibus Press 1996

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