The Essential Simon & Garfunkel | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 14, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1964–1975 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 97:37 | |||
Label | Columbia Legacy | |||
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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 | 2:44 |
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)
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)" (Daniel Alomía Robles, English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge 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
| 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. |
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