What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Never know where to put something like this. No, he's not rock, nor do I think he is folk. I lobbied for an Easy Listening, but it didn't happen. Was always a big S&G fan, and even though I acknowledge Paul Simon was the greatest overall talent of the duo, I always preferred Arts voice. Just smoother and more befitting their early work. Arts solo career never took off, but he did have some decent albums, this third one being one. Mostly Jimmy Webb material who plays on the album. Don't care for the Wonderul World remake where he gets an assist from Paul and James Taylor, and a few other duds, but the lead track is superb, and some others hold up well. That lead track was released as a single but never charted, go figure. They then released Wonderful World which made it to #17. So much for my taste. The album reached #19.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - (What A) Wonderful World

Best Track - Crying In My Sleep

I took a walk around the yard
I dug the flowers till it got too hard
Smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
Then I went down, down to Lucy’s old cafe
I put a half a case away
Took a sleeping pill and I tried to watch TV
But you know baby, the leading lady
Looked too much like you for the likes of me
And I woke up crying in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the night stand
An the operator said "Can I help you please?"
And I said "No thanks baby, tonight there ain’t no help for me,
You know I just had a bad dream."
That’s all that’s wrong with me
You see I just had a bad dream.
Went out to loosen up the car
Somehow I wound up at the Rainbow Bar
I had a scotch and soda on the run
But I didn’t get too far.
I ran down some friends I used to know,
I dragged them out to see the show
I ran myself a bath and I tried to read your book
But you know baby, this time it just didn’t seem
Worth all the time it took
And I woke up crying in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the night stand
An the operator said "Can I help you please?"
And I said "No thanks baby, tonight there ain’t no help for me,
You know I just had a bad dream."
That’s all that’s wrong with me
You see I just had a bad dream.

1) Crying In My Sleep - *** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArudZm2_OZM
2) Marionette - **
3) Shine It On Me - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWlIbaqRlVM
4) Watermark - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNN3tvaOS38
5) Saturday Suit - * - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNgQmZwKapc
6) All My Loves Laughter - **
7) (What A) Wonderful World - * - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-s9uXvwrws
8) Mr. Shuck 'n' Jive - **
9) Paper Chase - *
10) She Moved Through The Fair - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd27k4mVc1U
11) Someone Else (1958) - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oih-qN6hsto
12) Wooden Planes - *

Rating - 1.8