The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
Greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released	November 16, 1999
Recorded	1965–1970, 1975
Genre	Folk rock folk-pop [1]
Length	63:48
Label	Columbia
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
Old Friends (1997) The Best of Simon and Garfunkel (1999) Two Can Dream Alone (2000)

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The Best of Simon and Garfunkel is the fifth compilation album of greatest hits by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records in 1999, containing 20 tracks.

Shortly after its release, this album was revised and re-issued as an expanded 2-CD version called Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Simon, except where noted.

1. "The Sound of Silence" – 3:07
2. "Homeward Bound" – 2:29
3. "I Am a Rock" – 2:52
4. "The Dangling Conversation" – 2:38
5. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 3:10
6. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:55
7. "A Hazy Shade of Winter" – 2:17
8. "At the Zoo" – 2:17
9. "Fakin' It (Mono version)" – 3:12
10. "Mrs. Robinson" – 4:04
11. "Old Friends/Bookends" – 3:57
12. "The Boxer" – 5:10
13. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:54
14. "Cecilia" – 2:56
15. "The Only Living Boy in New York" – 3:59
16. "Song for the Asking" – 1:52
17. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles; English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg) – 3:08
18. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live) – 2:22
19. "America" – 3:37
20. "My Little Town" – 3:52

Producers: Tom Wilson, Bob Johnston, John Simon, Paul Simon, Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee & Phil Ramone

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2]	66
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3]	71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4]	85
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [5]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6]	16
Greek Albums (IFPI) [7]	10
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart [8]	204
US Billboard 200 [9]	42

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [10] [11]	2× Gold	200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [12]	Silver	60,000*
United States (RIAA) [13]	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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10. ""RIAJ > The Record > March 2002 > Certified Awards (January 2002)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
11. ""RIAJ > The Record > January 2013 > Certified Awards (November 2012)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
12. "British album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Best of". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 21, 2014.
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