(What a) Wonderful World

~ Recording by Art Garfunkel

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7(What a) Wonderful World?:??Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • US1978-01-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JCT 34975
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • US1978-01-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 34975
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25AP 780
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25 AP 780
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art GarfunkelThe Art Garfunkel AlbumArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 10046
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art GarfunkelThe Art Garfunkel AlbumArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)466333 2
1.7(What a) Wonderful World?:??Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • JP1988-08-26
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25DP 5196
1.4(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art Garfunkel feat. James Taylor & Paul SimonGarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C 45008
1.4(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art Garfunkel feat. James Taylor & Paul SimonGarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 45008
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 34975
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art GarfunkelThe Art Garfunkel AlbumArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDANIC 071
1.10What a Wonderful World3:23Art GarfunkelBest OfArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCOL 5646 S
1.10What a Wonderful World3:23Art GarfunkelBest OfArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491450 2
1.10(What a) Wonderful World3:23Art GarfunkelSimply the BestArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491473 2, COL 491473 2
1.10What a Wonderful World3:23Art GarfunkelThe Best of Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491473 2
1.10What a Wonderful World3:23Art GarfunkelThe Best of Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4914502
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:14Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • JP2001-09-19
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SRCS-9859
1.9Wonderful World3:21Art GarfunkelOther Side - The Best Covers EverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Som Livre, Som e Imagens, Lda.SL-0377 2
2.8(What a) Wonderful World (album version)3:22Art GarfunkelKuschelrock Special Edition: Feelings of the SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2003-03-24
Sony Music MediaSMM 511233 2
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:14Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • JP2004-02-25
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)MHCP-201
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • XW2010-02-03
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.12(What a) Wonderful World3:22Art GarfunkelPlaylist: The Very Best of Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 680472
2.17(What a) Wonderful World3:24Art GarfunkelI Love the 70s: Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)513 484-2
1.8(What A) Wonderful World3:24Art Garfunkel feat. Paul Simon & James TaylorThe Singer: The Very Best of Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
  • -2012-08-28
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88725458162
3.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelOriginal Album ClassicsArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-09-17
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88725472202
1.8(What a) Wonderful World3:24Art Garfunkel feat. Paul Simon & James TaylorThe SingerArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2012-10-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)SICP 20426~7
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • JP2012-10-10
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-20430
2.14(What a) Wonderful World3:20Art GarfunkelBest FolkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • HK2015-08-17
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875127332
3.14(What a) Wonderful World3:20Art GarfunkelBest FolkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • HK2015-08-17
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875127332
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:14Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
  • JP2016-08-17
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-4905
1.4(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art GarfunkelGarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + CompilationColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.4(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art Garfunkel feat. James Taylor & Paul SimonGarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)463203 2
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)476749 2
Bootleg
1.4(What a) Wonderful World3:29Art Garfunkel feat. James Taylor & Paul SimonGarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
Solo EdicionesC 45008, OC 45008
1.7(What a) Wonderful World3:31Art GarfunkelWatermarkArt GarfunkelAlbum
Solo EdicionesJC 34975
(unknown)
1.7(What A) Wonderful World3:25Art GarfunkelMy BestArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)24034, CBS 24034
1.10What a Wonderful World3:23Art GarfunkelThe Best of Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491473 2

Relationships

assistant engineer:Steve Brandon
engineer:Baker Bigsby
Paul Christiansen (engineer)
Fred Meijer (Irish engineer)
producer:Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
cymbal [cymbals]:Craig Krampf
drums (drum set):Rick Shlosser (drummer)
Stephen Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:Hugh McCracken
electric piano:Richard Tee
handclaps:Thomas La Tondre
percussion:Ralph MacDonald
background vocals:Jay Clayton (American avant‐garde jazz vocalist and educator)
Fred Farell
Carol Flamm
Ed Hasselbrink
Shelley Hirsch
Alexandra Stavrou
The Voice Group
choir vocals:The Oklahoma Baptist University Chorale
vocals:Art Garfunkel
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
additional chorus master:Richard Greenberg
chorus master:James D. Woodward (one‐time dean of Oklahoma Baptist University)
strings arranger:Christopher Dedrick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1977 until 1978)
recording of:Wonderful World (cover)

Wonderful World

writer:Lou Adler
Herb Alpert
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:ABKCO Music Ltd.
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd.
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
EMI Music Ltd.
日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
later translated versions:For et trivelig sted
Wat een waanzin
ワンダフル・ワールド
二人世界