Simon and Garfunkel – Greatest Hits

Vinyl LP reissue of this classic 1972 collection. The album was a mix of original studio recordings and four previously unreleased live recordings. The 10 studio songs comprise nine singles released between 1965 and 1972, “”America”” being issued as a single several years after it”s appearance as a track on the Bookends album, and one album track, “”Bookends”” (without it”s parent song “”Old Friends””). All the singles included, except “”America,”” “”El Condor Pasa (If I Could),”” and “”Scarborough Fair/Canticle”” made the Top Ten, with the last peaking at #11, and “”Mrs. Robinson”” topped the chart aided by it”s appearance in Mike Nichols” hit movie The Graduate. “”The Sound of Silence”” and “”Bridge over Troubled Water”” both peaked at #1 as singles in their studio versions, and “”The Boxer”” peaked as a single at #7.

Disc 1 –
1 Mrs. Robinson – 4:02
2 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her – 2:25
3 The Boxer – 5:08
4 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Cancion Del Puente de la Calle) – 1:53
5 The Sound of Silence (Single Version) – 3:05
6 I Am a Rock – 2:49
7 Scarborough Fair / Canticle – 3:10
– Disc 2 –
1 Homeward Bound – 2:42
2 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Album Version) – 4:53
3 America (Album Version) – 3:34
4 Kathy”s Song (Album Version) – 3:17
5 El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Uslf20000517) – 3:06
6 Bookends Theme – 1:19
7 Cecilia – 2:55

Label: Sony Legacy
Genre: Rock
Theme: Grammy Winning Artist, Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee
Release Date: 5/4/2018