Wednesday Morning, 3 AM

1964 debut studio album by Simon & Garfunkel

Wednesday Morning, 3 AM is the name of the first album by Simon and Garfunkel. It came out in 1964. Some of the songs on the album were written by Paul Simon, but others were written by other people. The songs "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM", "The Sounds of Silence", "Bleecker Street" and Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" are on the album. The album did not sell well, though the song "The Sounds of Silence" was later released as a successful single in 1966.

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 1964
RecordedMarch 10–31, 1964
StudioColumbia Studios, New York City
GenreFolk[1][2]
Length31:38
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Wilson
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
(1964)
Sounds of Silence
(1966)

Track listing change

All songs written and composed by Paul Simon, except where noted. 

Side one
No. TitleRecorded Length
1. "You Can Tell the World"  March 31, 1964 2:47
2. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"  March 17, 1964 2:11
3. "Bleecker Street"  March 10, 1964 2:44
4. "Sparrow"  March 31, 1964 2:49
5. "Benedictus"  March 31, 1964 2:38
6. "The Sound of Silence"  March 10, 1964 3:08
Side two
No. TitleRecorded Length
1. "He Was My Brother"  March 17, 1964 2:48
2. "Peggy-O"  March 31, 1964 2:26
3. "Go Tell It on the Mountain"  March 31, 1964 2:06
4. "The Sun Is Burning"  March 17, 1964 2:49
5. "The Times They Are a-Changin'"  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. TitleRecorded Length
13. "Bleecker Street" (demo)March 10, 1964 2:46
14. "He Was My Brother" (alt. take 1, previously unreleased)March 17, 1964 2:52
15. "The Sun Is Burning" (alt. take 12, previously unreleased)March 17, 1964 2:47

Personnel change

  • 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 change

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


References change

  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.