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Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Studio album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released	October 19, 1964
Recorded	March 10–31, 1964
Studio	Columbia 30th Street, New York City
Genre	Folk
Length	31:38
Label	Columbia
Producer	Tom Wilson
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Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Following their early gig as "Tom and Jerry", Columbia Records signed the two in late 1963. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. The cover and the label include the subtitle exciting new sounds in the folk tradition. Recorded in March 1964, the album was released on October 19.

The album was initially unsuccessful, so Paul Simon moved to London, England and finished his first solo album The Paul Simon Songbook. Art Garfunkel continued his studies at Columbia University in his native New York City, before reuniting with Simon in late 1965. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. was re-released in January 1966 (to capitalize on their newly found radio success because of the overdubbing of the song "The Sound of Silence" in June 1965, adding electric guitars, bass guitar and a drum kit, which was done under the direction of producer Tom Wilson without the duo's knowledge), and reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200. It was belatedly released in the UK two years later (in 1968) in both mono and stereo formats.

The song "He Was My Brother" was dedicated to Andrew Goodman, who was their friend and a classmate of Simon at Queens College. Andrew Goodman volunteered in Freedom Summer during 1964 and was abducted and killed in the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.

The album is included in its entirety as part of the Simon & Garfunkel box sets Collected Works and The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970).

Production

The album was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee between March 10–31, 1964.

“Benedictus" was arranged and adapted from Orlando di Lasso's Missa Octavi toni, a Renaissance setting of the ordinary of the mass. The text, in Latin, is benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini (KJV: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord ). The song is arranged for two voices with cello and sparse guitar accompaniment.

Artwork

The album's cover photo was shot at the Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street subway station in New York City. In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo session, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "old familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background (a euphemism for the words "Fuck You"), which inspired Paul Simon to write the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall" for the duo's later Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme album.^[3]

Reception

The album was initially unsuccessful, having been released in the shadow of the British Invasion. This resulted in Paul Simon moving to England and Art Garfunkel continuing his studies at Columbia University in New York City.^[4] It ultimately reached No. 24 on the UK Album Charts, albeit in 1968, long after the duo had re-formed and gone on to greater success.^[5] Following the success of "The Sound of Silence," the album peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard album chart in 1966.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Simon, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
1.	"You Can Tell the World"	Bob Gibson Bob Camp	March 31, 1964	2:47
2.	"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"	Ed McCurdy	March 17, 1964	2:11
3.	"Bleecker Street^[a]"		March 10, 1964	2:44
4.	"Sparrow"		March 31, 1964	2:49
5.	"Benedictus"	Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel	March 31, 1964	2:38
6.	"The Sounds of Silence"		March 10, 1964	3:08

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
1.	"He Was My Brother"		March 17, 1964	2:48
2.	"Peggy-O"	Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel	March 31, 1964	2:26
3.	"Go Tell It on the Mountain"	Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel	March 31, 1964	2:06
4.	"The Sun Is Burning"	Ian Campbell	March 17, 1964	2:49
5.	"The Times They Are a-Changin'"	Bob Dylan	March 10, 1964	2:52
6.	"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."		March 17, 1964	2:13
Total length:				31:38

Bonus tracks (2001 CD reissue)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
13.	"Bleecker Street" (demo)	Paul Simon	March 10, 1964	2:46
14.	"He Was My Brother" (alt. take 1, previously unissued)	Paul Kane	March 17, 1964	2:52
15.	"The Sun Is Burning" (alt. take 12, previously unissued)	Ian Campbell	March 17, 1964	2:47

Personnel

Paul Simon – acoustic guitar, banjo on "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream", vocals
Art Garfunkel – vocals
Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
Bill Lee – double bass

Charts

Chart (1964 and 1966)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	24
US Top LPs (Billboard)	30

Footnotes

^ Bleecker Street is in Manhattan, New York City.

References

^ Willis, Ellen (2011). Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music. University of Minnesota Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0816672837.
^ DeBolt, Abbe Allen (2011). Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 604. ISBN 978-0313329449.
^ "A Poem On The Underground Wall (4:45)", Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics Archive, April 1, 2003
^ Simons, David (2004). Studio Stories – How the Great New York Records Were Made. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879308179. Cf. pp.94–97.
^ "wednesday morning, 3am | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^ "Simon & Garfunkel". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

[7] Bleecker Street is in Manhattan, New York City.

[1] Willis, Ellen (2011). Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music. University of Minnesota Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0816672837.

[2] DeBolt, Abbe Allen (2011). Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 604. ISBN 978-0313329449.

[3] "A Poem On The Underground Wall (4:45)", Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics Archive, April 1, 2003

[SIMONS-4] Simons, David (2004). Studio Stories – How the Great New York Records Were Made. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879308179. Cf. pp.94–97.

[5] "wednesday morning, 3am | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

[6] "Simon & Garfunkel". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

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+'''''Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.''''' is the debut studio album by the American [[folk rock]] duo [[Simon & Garfunkel]]. Following their early gig as "Tom and Jerry", [[Columbia Records]] signed the two in late 1963. It was produced by [[Tom Wilson (producer)|Tom Wilson]] and engineered by [[Roy Halee]]. The cover and the label include the subtitle ''exciting new sounds in the folk tradition''. Recorded in March 1964, the album was released on October 19.
-The album was initially unsuccessful, so [[Paul Simon]] moved to London, England and finished his first solo album ''[[The Paul Simon Songbook]]''. [[Art Garfunkel]] continued his studies at [[Columbia University]] in his native New York City, before reuniting with Simon in late 1965. ''Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'' was re-released in January 1966 (to capitalize on their newly found radio success because of the overdubbing of the song "[[The Sound of Silence]]" in June 1965, adding electric guitars, bass guitar and a drum kit), and reached {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;30 on the [[Billboard 200]]. It was belatedly released in the UK two years later (in 1968) in both mono and stereo formats.
+The album was initially unsuccessful, so [[Paul Simon]] moved to London, England and finished his first solo album ''[[The Paul Simon Songbook]]''. [[Art Garfunkel]] continued his studies at [[Columbia University]] in his native New York City, before reuniting with Simon in late 1965. ''Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'' was re-released in January 1966 (to capitalize on their newly found radio success because of the overdubbing of the song "[[The Sound of Silence]]" in June 1965, adding electric guitars, bass guitar and a drum kit, which was done under the direction of producer Tom Wilson without the duo's knowledge), and reached {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;30 on the [[Billboard 200]]. It was belatedly released in the UK two years later (in 1968) in both mono and stereo formats.
 The song "He Was My Brother" was dedicated to [[Andrew Goodman (activist)|Andrew Goodman]], who was their friend and a classmate of Simon at [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]].  Andrew Goodman volunteered in [[Freedom Summer]] during 1964 and was abducted and killed in the [[murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner]].
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-The album's cover photo was shot at the [[Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)|Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street]] subway station in New York City. In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo session, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "old familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background, which inspired [[Paul Simon]] to write the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall" for the duo's later ''[[Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme]]'' album.<ref>[http://www.sglyrics.myrmid.com/nyc67.htm#track13 "A Poem On The Underground Wall (4:45)"], Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics Archive, April 1, 2003</ref>
+The album's cover photo was shot at the [[Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)|Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street]] subway station in New York City. In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo session, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "old familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background (a euphemism for the words "Fuck You"), which inspired [[Paul Simon]] to write the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall" for the duo's later ''[[Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme]]'' album.<ref>[http://www.sglyrics.myrmid.com/nyc67.htm#track13 "A Poem On The Underground Wall (4:45)"], Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics Archive, April 1, 2003</ref>
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-The album was initially unsuccessful, having been released in the shadow of the [[British Invasion]]. This resulted in [[Paul Simon]] moving to England and [[Art Garfunkel]] continuing his studies at [[Columbia University]] in New York City,<ref name="SIMONS">{{cite book|last=Simons|first=David|title=Studio Stories – How the Great New York Records Were Made | location = San Francisco | publisher = Backbeat Books | year = 2004 | url = https://archive.org/details/studiostorieshow00simo|url-access=registration}} Cf. pp.94–97.</ref> However it reached {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;24 on the [[UK Album Charts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=wednesday morning, 3am {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/wednesday-morning,-3am/ |website=www.officialcharts.com |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Following the success of "The Sound of Silence," the album peaked at {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;30 on the ''Billboard'' album chart in 1966.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simon & Garfunkel |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/simon-garfunkel/chart-history/TLP/song/828924 |website=Billboard |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref>
+The album was initially unsuccessful, having been released in the shadow of the [[British Invasion]]. This resulted in [[Paul Simon]] moving to England and [[Art Garfunkel]] continuing his studies at [[Columbia University]] in New York City.<ref name="SIMONS">{{cite book|last=Simons|first=David|title=Studio Stories – How the Great New York Records Were Made | location = San Francisco | publisher = Backbeat Books | year = 2004 |isbn=9780879308179| url = https://archive.org/details/studiostorieshow00simo|url-access=registration}} Cf. pp.94–97.</ref> It ultimately reached {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;24 on the [[UK Album Charts]], albeit in 1968, long after the duo had re-formed and gone on to greater success.<ref>{{cite web |title=wednesday morning, 3am {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/wednesday-morning,-3am/ |website=www.officialcharts.com |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Following the success of "The Sound of Silence," the album peaked at {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;30 on the ''Billboard'' album chart in 1966.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Simon & Garfunkel |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/simon-garfunkel/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref>
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 | title2 = [[The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie|Peggy-O]]
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+| writer2 = Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
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 | title3 = [[Go Tell It on the Mountain (song)|Go Tell It on the Mountain]]
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 | length3 = 2:06
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 * [[Art Garfunkel]] – vocals
 * Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
 * [[Bill Lee (musician)|Bill Lee]] – double bass
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Studio albums	Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Sounds of Silence Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Bookends Bridge over Troubled Water
Live albums	The Concert in Central Park Live from New York City, 1967 Old Friends: Live on Stage Live 1969
Compilation albums	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits The Simon and Garfunkel Collection 20 Greatest Hits The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel The Best of Simon and Garfunkel Two Can Dream Alone Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel Tom & Jerry The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
Box sets	Collected Works Old Friends The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970) The Collection: Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection
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Videos	The Concert in Central Park Old Friends: Live on Stage
Discographies	Simon & Garfunkel Art Garfunkel Paul Simon
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