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“Second Avenue” is a song written by American singer-songwriter Tim Moore. The song was released in 1974 as Moore's second single from his debut LP, concurrently with a version by Art Garfunkel (billed as simply Garfunkel), which received greater notice.

"Second Avenue"
Single by Tim Moore
from the album Tim Moore
B-side	"Aviation Man"
Released	September 1974
Genre	Easy listening
Length	3:51
Label	Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Tim Moore
Producer(s)	Nick Jameson
Tim Moore singles chronology
"A Fool Like You" (1973) "Second Avenue" (1974) "Charmer" (1975)

"Second Avenue"
Single by Garfunkel
B-side	"Woyaya"
Released	September 1974
Genre	Easy listening
Length	3:59
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Tim Moore
Producer(s)	Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee
Garfunkel singles chronology
"Traveling Boy" (1974) "Second Avenue" (1974) "Break Away" (1975)

The Garfunkel recording was a non-album single. It peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also charted in Canada and Australia.

Chart performance

Tim Moore

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[1]	60
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	58
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	41
US Cash Box Top 100[3]	59

Garfunkel cover

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	89
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5]	32
Canada RPM Top Singles[6]	39
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	34

Covers

• Others who have recorded cover versions of the song include Colin Blunstone (on his 2009 album The Ghost of You and Me).[9]

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• Tim Moore - Second Avenue on YouTube
• Garfunkel - Second Avenue on YouTube

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