Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
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Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut studio album by American
The album was initially unsuccessful, so Paul Simon moved to London, England and finished his first solo album The Paul Simon Songbook. Art Garfunkel continued his studies at Columbia University in his native New York City, before reuniting with Simon in late 1965. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. was re-released in January 1966 (to capitalize on their newly found radio success because of the overdubbing of the song "The Sound of Silence" in June 1965, adding electric guitars, bass guitar and a drum kit, which was done under the direction of producer Tom Wilson without the duo's knowledge), and reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200. It was belatedly released in the UK two years later (in 1968) in both mono and stereo formats.
The song "He Was My Brother" was dedicated to Andrew Goodman, who was their friend and a classmate of Simon at Queens College. Andrew Goodman volunteered in Freedom Summer during 1964 and was abducted and killed in the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.
The album is included in its entirety as part of the Simon & Garfunkel box sets Collected Works and The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970).
Production
The album was produced by
“Benedictus" was arranged and adapted from
Artwork
The album's cover photo was shot at the
Reception
The album was initially unsuccessful, having been released in the shadow of the
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Simon, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded | Length |
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1. | "You Can Tell the World" | March 31, 1964 | 2:47 | |
2. | "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" | Ed McCurdy | March 17, 1964 | 2:11 |
3. | "Bleecker Street[a]" | March 10, 1964 | 2:44 | |
4. | "Sparrow" | March 31, 1964 | 2:49 | |
5. | "Benedictus" | Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel | March 31, 1964 | 2:38 |
6. | "The Sounds of Silence" | March 10, 1964 | 3:08 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded | Length |
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1. | "He Was My Brother" | March 17, 1964 | 2:48 | |
2. | "Peggy-O" | Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel | March 31, 1964 | 2:26 |
3. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel | March 31, 1964 | 2:06 |
4. | "The Sun Is Burning" | March 17, 1964 | 2:49 | |
5. | "The Times They Are a-Changin'" | March 10, 1964 | 2:52 | |
6. | "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." | March 17, 1964 | 2:13 | |
Total length: | 31:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded | Length |
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13. | "Bleecker Street" (demo) | Paul Simon | March 10, 1964 | 2:46 |
14. | "He Was My Brother" (alt. take 1, previously unissued) | Paul Kane | March 17, 1964 | 2:52 |
15. | "The Sun Is Burning" (alt. take 12, previously unissued) | Ian Campbell | March 17, 1964 | 2:47 |
Personnel
- Paul Simon – acoustic guitar, banjo on "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream", vocals
- Art Garfunkel – vocals
- Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
- Bill Lee – double bass
Charts
Chart (1964 and 1966) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 24 |
US Top LPs (Billboard) | 30 |
Footnotes
- ^ Bleecker Street is in Manhattan, New York City.
References
- ISBN 978-0816672837.
- ISBN 978-0313329449.
- ^ "A Poem On The Underground Wall (4:45)", Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics Archive, April 1, 2003
- ISBN 9780879308179. Cf. pp.94–97.
- ^ "wednesday morning, 3am | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Simon & Garfunkel". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2021.