Fate for Breakfast

Fate for Breakfast
Fate for Breakfast
Studio album by Art Garfunkel
Released	March 15, 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Soft rock
Length	36:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Louie Shelton (except "Bright Eyes" produced by Mike Batt)
Art Garfunkel chronology
Singles from Fate for Breakfast
	"Bright Eyes"; Released: 1979;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(Not Favorable)^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Fate for Breakfast is the fourth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released in March 1979 on Columbia Records.

It was his first album to miss the U.S. Billboard Top 40 (charting at 67) and his first album containing no U.S. Top 40 singles. Yet the album garnered international success, reaching the top-ten in some European countries. The European release includes "Bright Eyes", which was featured in the film version of the novel Watership Down, and reached the number-one spot in the United Kingdom, becoming the biggest-selling single of 1979 there.

The album was issued in six different sleeves, each with a different shot of Art Garfunkel at the breakfast table. David Sanborn covered "And I Know" entitled "Love Will Come Someday" for his 1982 album As We Speak. Also on the album is a cover of Cliff Richard's 1976 hit "Miss You Nights".

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In a Little While (I'll Be on My Way)"	Dennis Belfield	3:27
2.	"Since I Don't Have You"	Joe Rock, Jimmy Beaumont, Lennie Martin, Janet Vogel, John Taylor, Joseph Verscharen, Walter Lester	3:39
3.	"And I Know"	Michael Sembello, David Batteau	3:40
4.	"Sail on a Rainbow"	Stephen Bishop	3:45
5.	"Miss You Nights"	Dave Townsend	3:47

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Bright Eyes" (Not included on U.S. album release)	Mike Batt	4:00
7.	"Finally Found a Reason"	Michael Sembello, David Batteau, Craig Bickhardt, Rick Bell	2:41
8.	"Beyond the Tears"	Jeffrey Comanor, Robert Gundry	3:53
9.	"Oh How Happy"	Charles Hatcher	2:41
10.	"When Someone Doesn't Want You"	Jeffrey Staton	3:34
11.	"Take Me Away"	Grant Gullickson, Lance Gullickson	4:04

Personnel

Art Garfunkel – vocals, harmony vocals
Penny Nichols, Bobby Alessi, Carolyn Dennis, Leah Kunkel, Jimmy Gilstrap, Billy Alessi, Maxine Anderson – background vocals
Stephen Bishop – guitar, background vocals
Michael Brecker, Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
Rob Mounsey – synthesizer, piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Chris Spedding – acoustic guitar on "Bright Eyes"
Gene Page – arranger
Simon Phillips, Steve Gadd, Roy J. Morgan, Mike Baird – drums
Louis Shelton – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Dennis Belfield, Lyle Harper, Les Hurdle, Neil Jason – bass guitar
Ray Cooper, Errol "Crusher" Bennett, Alan Estes, Lyle Forman – percussion
Edwin Roxburgh – oboe
Roland Harker – lute
Larry Knechtel – piano
Del Newman – string arrangement
Lee Ritenour, Richie Zito, Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
Larry Rolando – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jeffrey Staton – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Richard Tee – piano, Fender Rhodes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	3
Austrian Albums Chart^[5]	24
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[6]	66
Dutch Mega Albums Chart^[7]	1
New Zealand Albums Chart^[8]	1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart^[9]	9
Swedish Albums Chart^[10]	7
Swiss Albums Chart^[11]	10
UK Albums Chart^[12]	2
U.S. Billboard 200^[13]	67
West German Media Control Albums Chart^[14]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	13
UK Albums Chart^[17]	31

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. Fate for Breakfast at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
^ Tucker, Ken (1979-06-28), "Music Reviews : Fate for Breakfast by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2008-05-09, retrieved 2008-05-09
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 272, 273.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "austriancharts.at Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Hung Medien (in German). Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 8, May 19, 1979". RPM. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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^ "norwegiancharts.com Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Archived from the original on 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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^ "Album Search: Art Garfunkel" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-10-03.^{[dead link]}
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
^ "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Fate for Breakfast". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[1] Ruhlmann, William. Fate for Breakfast at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[2] Tucker, Ken (1979-06-28), "Music Reviews : Fate for Breakfast by Art Garfunkel", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 2008-05-09, retrieved 2008-05-09

[3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 272, 273.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ATchart-5] "austriancharts.at Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Hung Medien (in German). Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

[6] "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 8, May 19, 1979". RPM. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.

[nlchart-7] "dutchcharts.nl Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[nzchart-8] "charts.nz - Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". charts.nz. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[norcharts-9] "norwegiancharts.com Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Hung Medien, norwegiancharts.com. VG-lista. Archived from the original on 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[sechart-10] "swedishcharts.com Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Hung Medien, swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). MegaCharts. Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[chchart-11] "Art Garfunkel - Fate For Breakfast - hitparade.ch". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-08.

[UKchart-12] "The Official Charts Company - Art Garfunkel - Fate for Breakfast". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[USchart1-13] "allmusic ((( Fate for Breakfast > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[dechart-14] "Album Search: Art Garfunkel" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-10-03.^{[dead link]}

[15] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[16] "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[UKYearend-17] "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2011-10-03.

[United_KingdomArt_GarfunkelFate_for_BreakfastalbumCertRef-18] "British album certifications – Art Garfunkel – Fate for Breakfast". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

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v t e Art Garfunkel
Studio albums	Angel Clare Breakaway Watermark Fate for Breakfast Scissors Cut The Animals' Christmas Lefty Songs from a Parent to a Child Everything Waits to Be Noticed Some Enchanted Evening
Live albums	Across America
Compilation albums	The Art Garfunkel Album Garfunkel Up 'til Now Simply the Best
Singles	"All I Know" "I Shall Sing" "Second Avenue" "I Only Have Eyes for You" "Break Away" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "(What A) Wonderful World" "Since I Don't Have You" "Bright Eyes" "A Heart in New York" "So Much in Love" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Crying in the Rain"
Other songs	"Looking for the Right One" "I Will"
Related articles	Discography Simon & Garfunkel
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