American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel recorded songs for five studio albums. Consisting of guitarist/singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel, the duo first met as children in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1953, where they first learned to harmonize with one another and began writing original material.
By 1957, the teenagers had their first minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl", a song imitating their idols the Everly Brothers. In 1963, they regrouped and were signed to Columbia Records. Their debut, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. , sold poorly, and they once again disbanded.
A remix of their song "The Sound of Silence" gained airplay on U.S. radio in 1965, hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Simon & Garfunkel reunited, releasing their second studio album Sounds of Silence and touring colleges nationwide. Their third release, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), found the duo assuming more creative control.
Their music was featured in the 1967 film The Graduate , propelling the duo to further exposure. Bookends (1968), their next album, benefited from this promotion, and increased their profile. Their often rocky relationship led to artistic disagreements, resulting in their 1970 breakup. Their final studio record, Bridge Over Troubled Water , was subsequently their most successful, becoming one of the world's best-selling albums.
This list comprises their core studio work, including their songs under the name Tom and Jerry. The duo's multiple live albums contain cover songs as well as music from their respective solo careers; only said cover songs are listed here. In all, Simon & Garfunkel recorded and released 75 songs, including nineteen songs as Tom and Jerry.
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Title | Year | Album / Single | Length | Notes | Ref. |
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"America" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:11 | [1] | |
"Anna Belle" | 1959 | "Anna Belle" | 1:58 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"Anji" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:15 | [3] | |
"April Come She Will" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 1:49 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | [3] |
"At the Zoo" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:23 | [1] | |
"Baby Driver" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:15 | [4] | |
"Baby Talk" | 1960 | "Baby Talk / I'm Gonna Get Married" | 2:05 | Tom and Jerry recording | [5] |
"Barbriallen" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 4:02 | Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster | [3] |
"Benedictus" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:38 | [6] | |
"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:47 | [7] | |
"Black Slacks" | 1997 | Old Friends | 1:32 | Previously unissued live recording | |
"Bleecker Street" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:44 | [6] | |
"Blessed" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 3:14 | [3] | |
"Blues Run the Game" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:51 | [3] | |
"Bookends" | 1968 | Bookends | 0:32 1:20 | [1] | |
"The Boxer" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 5:08 | [4] | |
"Bridge over Troubled Water" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 4:52 | [4] | |
"Bye Bye Love" (The Everly Brothers cover) | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:53 | [4] | |
"Cecilia" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:55 | [4] | |
"A Church Is Burning" | 2002 | Live from New York City, 1967 | 3:43 | Live version. First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | |
"Citizen of the Planet" | 2004 | Old Friends: Live on Stage | 3:14 | ||
"Cloudy" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:21 | [7] | |
"Comfort and Joy" | 1997 | Old Friends | 1:49 | An a cappella arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", previously unissued | |
"Cuba Si, Nixon No" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:19 | Unreleased | [4] |
"Dancin' Wild" | 1957 | "Hey, Schoolgirl" | 2:17 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"The Dangling Conversation" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:37 | [7] | |
"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:06 | [4] | |
"Fakin' It" | 1968 | Bookends | 3:17 | [1] | |
"Feuilles-O" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 1:42 | Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster | [4] |
"Fighting Mad" | 1962 | "Surrender, Please Surrender" | 2:06 | Tom and Jerry recording | [5] |
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 1:53 | [7] | |
"Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:10 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | [7] |
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:05 | [7] | |
"The French Twist" | 1962 | "I'll Drown in My Tears" | 2:05 | Tom and Jerry recording | [5] |
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:05 | [6] | |
"Groundhog" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:46 | Unreleased | [8] |
"A Hazy Shade of Winter" | 1966 | Bookends | 2:17 | [1] | |
"He Was My Brother" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:49 | [6] | |
"Hey, Schoolgirl" | 1957 | "Hey, Schoolgirl" | 2:15 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"Homeward Bound" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:29 | [7] | |
"I Am a Rock" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:49 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | [3] |
"I'll Drown in My Tears" | 1961 | "I'll Drown in My Tears" | Tom and Jerry recording | [5] | |
"Kathy's Song" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 3:17 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | [3] |
"Keep the Customer Satisfied" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:34 | [4] | |
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:04 | [6] | |
"Leaves That Are Green" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:21 | [3] | |
"Loneliness" | 1959 | "Anna Belle" | 2:14 | Tom and Jerry recording | [5] |
"Maybelline" | 1982 | The Concert in Central Park | 5:51 | Part of a medley alongside Simon's "Kodachrome" | [9] |
"A Most Peculiar Man" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:29 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | [3] |
"Mrs. Robinson" | 1968 | Bookends | 4:03 | [1] | |
"My Little Town" | 1975 | Breakaway Still Crazy After All These Years | 3:51 | [10] | |
"Old Friends" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:36 | [1] | |
"The Only Living Boy in New York" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:57 | [4] | |
"Our Song" | 1958 | "Our Song" | 1:56 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"Overs" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:15 | [1] | |
"Patterns" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:45 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | |
"Peggy-O" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:25 | [6] | |
"A Poem on the Underground Wall" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 1:52 | [7] | |
"(Pretty Baby) Don't Say Goodbye" | 1958 | "That's My Story" | 2:01 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"Punky's Dilemma" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:13 | [1] | |
"Red Rubber Ball" | 1997 | Old Friends | 2:29 | Previously unissued live recording from 1967 | |
"Richard Cory" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:55 | [3] | |
"Rose of Aberdeen" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 1:59 | Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster | [3] |
"Roving Gambler" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 3:04 | Demo released on 2001 compact disc remaster | [3] |
"Save the Life of My Child" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:49 | [1] | |
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 3:10 | [7] | |
"7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:02 | [7] | |
"Simon Says" | 1959 | Tom & Jerry | 2:29 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)" | 1966 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme | 2:10 | First recorded for The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) | [7] |
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 3:41 | [4] | |
"Somewhere They Can't Find Me" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 2:34 | [3] | |
"Song for the Asking" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 1:50 | [4] | |
"The Sound of Silence" | 1964 1966 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM Sounds of Silence | 3:05 | [6] | |
"Sparrow" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:47 | [6] | |
"Star Carol" | 1967 | A Very Merry Christmas | 1:46 | Christmas recording, appeared on Columbia Special Products compilations A Very Merry Christmas (1967) and Dreaming of a White Christmas (1981) | |
"The Sun Is Burning" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:46 | [6] | |
"Surrender, Please Surrender" | 1962 | "Surrender, Please Surrender" | 2:11 | Tom and Jerry recording | [5] |
"That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (Gene Autry and Jimmy Long cover) | 1997 | Old Friends | 3:26 | Previously unissued live recording | |
"Teenage Fool" | 1959 | Tom & Jerry | 2:46 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"That's My Story" | 1958 | "That's My Story" | 2:32 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan cover) | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:51 | [6] | |
"Tia-Juana Blues" | 1959 | Tom & Jerry | 2:29 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"True or False" | 1959 | Tom & Jerry | 2:11 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"Two Teen-Agers" | 1958 | "Our Song" | 2:23 | Tom and Jerry recording | [2] |
"Voices of Old People" | 1968 | Bookends | 2:12 | [1] | |
"Wake Up Little Susie" (The Everly Brothers cover) | 1982 | The Concert in Central Park | 2:19 | [9] | |
"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:14 | [6] | |
"We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'" | 1966 | Sounds of Silence | 1:57 | ||
"(What A) Wonderful World" (with James Taylor) (Sam Cooke cover) | 1977 | Watermark | 3:32 | ||
"Why Don't You Write Me" | 1970 | Bridge over Troubled Water | 2:46 | [4] | |
"You Can Tell the World" | 1964 | Wednesday Morning, 3AM | 2:45 | [6] | |
"You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies" | 1967 | "Fakin' It" | 2:17 | B-side to "Fakin' It", later released as a bonus track on 2001 compact disc remaster of Bookends | [4] |
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 groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "The Boxer" (1969), and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970)—reached number one on singles charts worldwide.
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Following their early gig as "Tom and Jerry", Columbia Records signed the two in late 1963. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. The cover and the label include the subtitle exciting new sounds in the folk tradition. Recorded in March 1964, the album was released on October 19.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third studio album by American music 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 American music 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.
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits is the first compilation album from Simon & Garfunkel, released on June 14, 1972, two years after the duo had split.
The Paul Simon Songbook is the first solo studio album by Paul Simon. It was released in the UK in 1965. It was made available in the US as part of the LP box set Paul Simon: Collected Works (1981). The album was produced by Reginald Warburton and Stanley West as CBS Records LP 62579; remastered CD Columbia/Legacy 90281.
Arthur Ira Garfunkel is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.
"The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version of the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City and included on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo disbanding; Simon returned to England, and Art Garfunkel to his studies at Columbia University.
"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song composed by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel. Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, the song was released as the follow-up single to "The Boxer" in January 1970. The song is featured on their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Art Garfunkel performs lead vocals over a piano accompaniment exhibiting a strong influence of gospel music. The original studio recording employs elements of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" technique using L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew.
"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, an American singer-songwriter duo, has released five studio albums, fifteen compilation albums, four live albums, one extended play, twenty-six singles, one soundtrack, and four box sets since 1964. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel first formed a duo in 1957 as Tom & Jerry, before separating and later reforming as Simon & Garfunkel.
"Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). The song was released as a single on April 5, 1968, by Columbia Records. Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it is famous for its association with the 1967 film The Graduate. The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to 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"; a full version was later included on Bookends. The song was additionally released on the Mrs. Robinson EP in 1968, which also included three other songs from the film: "April Come She Will", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", and "The Sound of Silence".
"Cecilia" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was released in April 1970 as the third single from the group's fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Written by Paul Simon, the song's origins lie in a late-night party, in which the duo and friends began banging on a piano bench. They recorded the sound with a tape recorder, employing reverb and matching the rhythm created by the machine. Simon later wrote the song's guitar line and lyrics on the subject of an untrustworthy lover. The song's title refers to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition.
Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence". The song had earlier been released in an acoustic version on the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., and later on the soundtrack to the movie The Graduate. Without the knowledge of Paul Simon or Art Garfunkel, electric guitars, bass and drums were overdubbed by Columbia Records staff producer Tom Wilson on June 15, 1965. This new version was released as a single in September 1965, and opens the album.
"A Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on October 22, 1966, initially as a stand-alone single, but subsequently included on the duo's fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"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. The song's lyrics stem from Simon wondering about his occupation and life had he been born a century earlier as well as reflection on his insecurities, facing a situation akin to impostor syndrome.
"Old Friends" is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). On the album, it segues into the following song "Bookends Theme (Reprise)" with a single high, sustained note on the strings. "Old Friends" and "Bookends" were placed on the B-side of the "Mrs. Robinson" single, issued on April 5, 1968, by Columbia Records.
Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for The Graduate, Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film Catch-22, while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's "Bye Bye Love".
"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.