The second time around,
Art Garfunkel turned to pop producer
Richard Perry, who liked to record in studios rather than cathedrals and who replaced the angelic style of the first album with a lush pop approach. The result was
Garfunkel's best-selling album. The title track and a cover of "I Only Have Eyes for You" reached the Top 40 (the latter topped the U.K. charts), though the most prominent song was the
Simon & Garfunkel reunion single "My Little Town." But the album was full of wise pop choices, among them
Bruce Johnston's "Disney Girls,"
Stevie Wonder's "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)," and
Hal David and
Albert Hammond's "1199 Miles from L.A."
Perry proved that, given the right material and production, the problem of the relative sameness of
Garfunkel's vocal approach could be overcome. ~ William Ruhlmann