Second Avenue (song)
# Second Avenue (song)

“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.

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 | 60 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 41 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 59 |

### Garfunkel cover

| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 89 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 32 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 39 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 34 |

## Covers

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