The Essential Simon & Garfunkel | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 14, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1964-1975 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, Folk pop | |||
Length | 97:37 | |||
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Columbia Legacy | |||
Producer | ||||
Simon & Garfunkel chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel is the second 2-CD compilation album of greatest hits by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records on October 14, 2003.
This two-disc anthology was released to coincide with Simon & Garfunkel's 2003 reunion tour. It contains all of the duo's 16 singles originally released between 1964 and 1975 to reach the Hot 100 (including the 1975 reunion hit, " My Little Town"). The remaining 17 songs include non-hits like “ Richard Cory”, and eight live performances from 1967 to 1969.
All songs composed by Paul Simon, except where noted.
Disc one
No. | Title | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Live from New York City, 1967, 2002; originally from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., 1964 | 2:14 |
2. | "Bleecker Street" | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 2:44 |
3. | " The Sound of Silence" ( Acoustic version with electric overdubs) | Sounds of Silence, 1965; original acoustic version from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 3:06 |
4. | " Leaves That Are Green" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Live from New York, 1967; originally from Sounds of Silence | 2:30 |
5. | "A Most Peculiar Man" (Live at the Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, October 13, 1968) | Old Friends, 1997; originally from Sounds of Silence | 2:33 |
6. | " I Am a Rock" | Sounds of Silence | 2:51 |
7. | " Richard Cory" | Sounds of Silence | 2:56 |
8. | " Kathy's Song" (Live in St. Louis, Missouri, November 1969) | Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, 1972, and later released on Live 1969, 2008 (through Starbucks)/2009 (Worldwide); originally from Sounds of Silence | 3:22 |
9. | " Scarborough Fair/Canticle" ( Traditional, arr. by Art Garfunkel, Simon) | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, 1966 | 3:10 |
10. | " Homeward Bound" | Sounds of Silence (in the UK)/Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Worldwide) | 2:29 |
11. | "Sparrow" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Live from New York, 1967; originally from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 3:03 |
12. | " The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 1:55 |
13. | " The Dangling Conversation" | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:38 |
14. | "A Poem on the Underground Wall" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | First appeared on Old Friends, and later released on Live from New York, 1967; originally from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:06 |
15. | " A Hazy Shade of Winter" | Non-album single, 1966; later released on Bookends, 1968 | 2:17 |
16. | " At the Zoo" | Non-album single, 1967; later released on Bookends | 2:23 |
Disc two
No. | Title | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | " Mrs. Robinson" | The Graduate soundtrack, 1968; later released on Bookends that same year | 4:03 |
2. | " Fakin' It" | Non-album single, 1967; later released on Bookends | 3:18 |
3. | " Old Friends" | Bookends | 2:35 |
4. | " Bookends Theme ( Reprise)" | Bookends | 1:21 |
5. | " America" | Bookends | 3:37 |
6. | " Overs" (Live at the Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, October 13, 1968) | Old Friends; originally from Bookends | 2:25 |
7. | " El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" ( Daniel Alomía Robles, English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg) | Bridge over Troubled Water, 1970 | 3:07 |
8. | " Bridge over Troubled Water" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 4:53 |
9. | " Cecilia" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:54 |
10. | " Keep the Customer Satisfied" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:34 |
11. | " So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:42 |
12. | " The Boxer" | Non-album single, 1969; later released on Bridge over Troubled Water | 5:09 |
13. | "Baby Driver" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:16 |
14. | " The Only Living Boy in New York" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:58 |
15. | "Song for the Asking" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 1:50 |
16. | " For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live in St. Louis, Missouri, November 27, 1969) | Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, and later released on Live 1969; originally from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:26 |
17. | " My Little Town" |
Still Crazy After All These Years (Simon) Breakaway (Garfunkel), 1975 (both solo albums) | 3:51 |
Disc three (3.0 edition)
No. | Title | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "He Was My Brother" (Paul Kane (was an alias for Paul Simon)) | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 2:50 |
2. | " April Come She Will" | Sounds of Silence | 1:50 |
3. | "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" ( Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber) | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:02 |
4. | " Punky's Dilemma" | Bookends | 2:13 |
5. | "Why Don't You Write Me" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:48 |
6. | "Citizen of the Planet" | Old Friends: Live on Stage, 2004 | 3:12 |
Disc one
No. | Title | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "The Sound of Silence" (Acoustic version with electric overdubs) | Sounds of Silence; original acoustic version from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 3:06 |
2. | "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Live from New York City, 1967; originally from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 2:44 |
3. | " Bye Bye Love" (Live recording from Ames, Iowa) ( Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:48 |
4. | "Bleecker Street" | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 2:44 |
5. | "I Am a Rock" | Sounds of Silence | 2:50 |
6. | "A Most Peculiar Man" (Live at the Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, October 13, 1968) | Old Friends; originally from Sounds of Silence | 2:33 |
7. | "Richard Cory" | Sounds of Silence | 2:55 |
8. | "Kathy's Song" (Live in St. Louis, Missouri, November 1969) | Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, and later released on Live 1969; originally from Sounds of Silence | 3:22 |
9. | "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arr. by Simon & Garfunkel) | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 3:09 |
10. | "Homeward Bound" | Sounds of Silence (in the UK)/Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Worldwide) | 2:28 |
11. | "Sparrow" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Live from New York City, 1967; originally from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 3:02 |
12. | "Leaves That Are Green" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Live from New York City, 1967; originally from Sounds of Silence | 2:30 |
13. | "He Was My Brother" | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | 2:49 |
14. | "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 1:55 |
15. | "The Dangling Conversation" | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:37 |
16. | "A Poem on the Underground Wall" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | First appeared on Old Friends, and later released on Live from New York, 1967; originally from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:05 |
17. | "Blessed" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | First appeared on Old Friends, and later released on Live from New York, 1967; originally from Sounds of Silence | 3:42 |
18. | " Cloudy" | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:22 |
19. | " Blues Run the Game" ( Jackson C. Frank) | First appeared on Old Friends, and later as a bonus track on Sounds of Silence | 2:52 |
20. | "A Hazy Shade of Winter" | Non-album single; later released on Bookends | 2:17 |
Disc two
No. | Title | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "Mrs. Robinson" | The Graduate soundtrack; later released on Bookends that same year | 4:02 |
2. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 4:52 |
3. | "At the Zoo" | Non-album single; later released on Bookends | 2:23 |
4. | "Fakin' It" | Non-album single; later released on Bookends | 3:17 |
5. | "Old Friends" | Bookends | 2:35 |
6. | "Bookends Theme" | Bookends | 1:20 |
7. | "Punky's Dilemma" | Bookends | 2:13 |
8. | "Overs" (Live at the Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, October 13, 1968) | Old Friends; originally from Bookends | 2:25 |
9. | "A Church Is Burning" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967) | Old Friends, and later released on Live from New York, 1967; originally from The Paul Simon Songbook, 1965 (Paul Simon's solo debut album) | 3:22 |
10. | "America" | Bookends | 3:37 |
11. | "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Robles, English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Milchberg) | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:07 |
12. | "Cecilia" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:54 |
13. | "Keep the Customer Satisfied" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:34 |
14. | "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:42 |
15. | "The Boxer" | Non-album single; later released on Bridge over Troubled Water | 5:08 |
16. | "Baby Driver" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:16 |
17. | "The Only Living Boy in New York" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:58 |
18. | "Song for the Asking" | Bridge over Troubled Water | 1:50 |
19. | "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live in St. Louis, Missouri, November 27, 1969) | Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, and later released on Live 1969; originally from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:26 |
20. | "My Little Town" | Still Crazy After All These Years (Simon) Breakaway (Garfunkel) (both solo albums) | 3:51 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [23] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat) [24] | Gold | 17,330 [24] |
Germany ( BVMI) [25] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [26] | Platinum | 40,000* |
Sweden ( GLF) [27] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [28] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [29] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |