For his fourth solo album,
Art Garfunkel opted to make a light contemporary pop record on the order of
Breakaway, but for the most part the material was mediocre and the backup slick and unfeeling. "Since I Don't Have You" was an obvious choice for a singer who had scored with a similar '50s oldie, "I Only Have Eyes for You," but it was the album's only chart single, and
Fate for Breakfast was as disappointing at the cash register as it was on the turntable.