Song of the Day-Wonderful World

Yes it is a remake of the Sam Cooke hit, and it was a number one tune on the AC charts in 1977 reaching #17 on the so-called "Pop" charts! Featured on the Art Garfunkel album "Watermark" it features shared lead vocals with Paul Simon and James Taylor. Nice feel to this tune in my opinion. A cool oldie that you don't hear too much on the radio anymore!

Song of the Day-All My Love's Laughter

Jimmy Webb is arguably on the shortlist for greatest living American songwriter.  He is a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. He won the Grammy for 1967's Song of the Year ("Up, Up and Away" which, IMHO, would not have been my choice in that watershed year, but still a fine pop tune). Wikipedia lists at least 18 collections of Jimmy Webb songs. That is, where one or more artists have recorded an entire album of Jimmy Webb songs. And that is the rub with Jimmy Webb. He considers himself as much a performer as a songwriter. He has released a dozen albums of his own material since 1968. He continues to perform live, peppering his shows with stories of how he wrote his trademark tunes. His versatility has extended to musical theater, film and tv scores, even commercial jingles. The one achievement he has not notched is a hit single or album in his own right. However, I come to praise Jimmy Webb, not damn him. He is probably most associated with Glen Campbell, but Art Garfunkel is nearly as well known as a Jimmy Webb interpreter. And our Song of the Day is a lesser known but beautiful love song called "All My Love's Laughter" which Garfunkel recorded on his 1978 "Watermark" release and Webb recorded it on his 1971 "And So: On" album.

I have put both up her for a "compare and contrast" but, either way, it's a great song!