| The Sound of Silence | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | June 26–28, 1968, Western Studios, Los Angeles, California [1] | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 39:42 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 8200 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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The Sound of Silence is a 1968 studio album by Carmen McRae for Atlantic Records with an orchestra primarily under the musical direction of Shorty Rogers. The first four tracks, recorded on June 26, 1968, were arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sound of Silence" | Paul Simon | 3:01 |
| 2. | "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" | Paul Francis Webster, Duke Ellington | 3:27 |
| 3. | "MacArthur Park" | Jimmy Webb | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Watch What Happens" | Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Stardust" | Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Don't Go Away" | Margo Guryan | 2:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Gloomy Sunday" | László Jávor, Rezső Seress, Sam M. Lewis | 4:05 |
| 8. | "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" | Leon René, Otis René | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Poor Butterfly" | John Golden, John Raymond Hubbell | 2:19 |
| 10. | "My Heart Reminds Me" | Camillo Bargoni, Danpa, Al Stillman | 2:30 |
| 11. | "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Can You Tell" | Guryan | 2:14 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
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