Simon &Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s. Their most famous recordings include three US number ones:"The Sound of Silence" (1965) and the two winners of the Grammy Award for Record of the Year,"Mrs. Robinson" (1968) and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Other hits include "The Boxer" (1969),"Cecilia" (1970) and the four 1966 releases "Homeward Bound","I Am a Rock","Scarborough Fair/Canticle" and "A Hazy Shade of Winter",as well as the 1968 album track "America".
The Bangles are an American all-female pop rock band formed in Los Angeles,in 1981. They are known for hit singles during the 1980s that made them one of the most successful pop rock groups of the decade. The band’s biggest commercial successes include "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986),which became a worldwide phenomenon,"Manic Monday" (1986),a song written by Prince,and a cover of Simon &Garfunkel’s "Hazy Shade of Winter" (1987),which was featured in the film Less Than Zero. Their ballad "Eternal Flame" (1989) became a big hit,topping the charts in several countries and is one of their signature songs. Other hits included "In Your Room" (1988) and "If She Knew What She Wants" (1986).
Parsley,Sage,Rosemary and Thyme is the third studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon &Garfunkel. Produced by Bob Johnston,the album was released on October 24,1966,in the United States by Columbia Records. Following the success of the re-release of their debut single "The Sound of Silence",Simon &Garfunkel regrouped after a time apart while Columbia issued their second album,a rushed collection titled Sounds of Silence. For their third album,the duo spent almost three months in the studio working on instrumentation and production.
Bookends is the fourth studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon &Garfunkel. Produced by Paul Simon,Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee,the album was released on April 3,1968,in the United States by Columbia Records. The duo had risen to fame two years prior with the albums Sounds of Silence and Parsley,Sage,Rosemary and Thyme and the soundtrack album for the 1967 film The Graduate.
"The Sound of Silence" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon &Garfunkel,written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records,and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album,Wednesday Morning,3 A.M.,released that October to disappointing sales. An overdubbed electric remix was released the following year and went to number one on the Billboard singles chart.
"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon &Garfunkel,released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album,Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was written by Paul Simon and produced by Simon,Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee.
"America" is a song performed by American music duo Simon &Garfunkel,which they included on their fourth studio album,Bookends, in 1968. It was produced by the duo and Roy Halee. The song was later issued as the B-side of the single "For Emily,Whenever I May Find Her " in 1972 to promote the release of the compilation album Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. After peaking in the charts in July 1972,the song was switched to the A-side of the single and re-entered the charts in November 1972.
Simon &Garfunkel's Old Friends:Live On Stage is the third live album and documentary from their highly successful "Old Friends" reunion concert tour of 2003,with The Everly Brothers as special guests. The "double album" was available as either a 2-CD set or a DVD,separately,or together as a 3-disc package. Both the 2-CD set and DVD were released in December 2004.
"I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965,only in the United Kingdom. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel,as the American folk rock duo Simon &Garfunkel,re-recorded it on December 14,1965,and included as the final track on their album Sounds of Silence,which they released on January 17,1966. It was released as a single in 1966,and subsequently included as the B-side of the 1971 A-side reissue of "The 59th Street Bridge Song ".
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company,Columbia Records on May 8,1990,to fulfill the band's contractual requirements;by the time of the release of the album,the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 in the UK Albums Chart.
"Travelin' Band" is a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was included on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. Backed with "Who'll Stop the Rain",it was one of three double sided singles from that album to reach the top five on the U.S. Pop Singles Chart and the first of two to reach the number 2 spot on the American charts,alongside "Lookin' Out My Back Door",in which they were unable to interrupt the six-week run of the successful number one,"Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel. "Travelin' Band" was also a hit in the UK,reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
"Homeward Bound" is a song by the American music duo Simon &Garfunkel,released as a single on January 19,1966,by Columbia Records. It was written by Paul Simon and produced by Bob Johnston. Simon wrote the song during his time in England,possibly while waiting for a train at Widnes railway station in the northwest of England. Simon said later he actually composed it at a railway station in Warrington.
"Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American folk rock duo Simon &Garfunkel from their fourth studio album,Bookends (1968). The writing of the song was begun before the 1967 film The Graduate,which contained only fragments of it. The full song was released as a single on April 5,1968,by Columbia Records. Produced by Simon &Garfunkel and Roy Halee,the song was written by Paul Simon,who offered parts of it to movie director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The Graduate's soundtrack album uses two short versions of "Mrs. Robinson". The song was additionally released on the Mrs. Robinson EP in 1968,which also includes three other songs from the film:"April Come She Will","Scarborough Fair/Canticle",and "The Sound of Silence".
"Fakin' It" is a song recorded by American music duo Simon &Garfunkel for their fourth studio album,Bookends (1968). The song was initially released only as a single on July 7,1967 through Columbia Records. It was later compiled into the second half of Bookends.
"For Emily,Whenever I May Find Her" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by American music duo Simon &Garfunkel on their third studio album,Parsley,Sage,Rosemary and Thyme (1966). It is sung solely by Art Garfunkel,and consists mainly of his vocals with heavy reverb and a 12-string acoustic guitar. The lyrics concern finding a lover,although Simon once characterized the subject matter as being about a "belief," rather than about a specific individual.
"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" is a 1966 song by Paul Simon released on Simon &Garfunkel's album Parsley,Sage,Rosemary and Thyme,and as a B-side of "The Dangling Conversation",which charted at number 25 on Billboard's Hot 100. It is a commentary on advertising.
Less Than Zero is the soundtrack album to Marek Kanievska's 1987 drama film Less Than Zero. It was released on November 6,1987,through Def Jam/Columbia Records,and consisted of a variety of music genres,including hard rock,pop rock,hip hop,heavy metal and contemporary R&B,with most of the album being produced by Rick Rubin. The soundtrack found success,peaking at 31 on the Billboard 200 and 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 8,1988.
The Simon and Garfunkel Collection:17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings is the second compilation album of greatest hits by Simon &Garfunkel,first issued in November 1981,2 months after performing at the landmark The Concert in Central Park.
The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel is the fourth compilation album of greatest hits by the folk duo Simon &Garfunkel,released in UK &Europe in 1991.
"Bookends",also known as "Bookends Theme",is a song by American music duo Simon &Garfunkel from their fourth studio album,Bookends (1968). It appears twice on the track listing,as the first and last songs on side one of the original vinyl LP. "Old Friends" and “Bookends”were placed on the B-side of the "Mrs. Robinson" single,issued on April 5,1968 by Columbia Records. A "clean" version of "Bookends" was featured on Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits.
