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Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

A compilation issued two years after the split, mixing studio recordings with four previously unreleased live ones.
Simon & Garfunkel, 1972

Released
14 June 1972
Type
compilation

Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits came out on 14 June 1972, two years after the duo had disbanded. Most of it is original studio recordings, but four tracks are live. The live For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her and Kathy's Song are not dated on the packaging. The liner notes to Live 1969 place both at a November 1969 concert in St. Louis, while the Collected Works notes say Kathy's Song comes from a 1968 concert in Vermont. The 59th Street Bridge Song and Homeward Bound are also live.

America and Bookends appear for the first time with dry openings rather than crossfades, and Bridge over Troubled Water crossfades from the applause of the live track before it. A single of America, issued to promote the compilation, was first the B-side of the live For Emily.

Track listing

  1. Mrs. Robinson4:02
  2. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her2:04
  3. The Boxer5:07
  4. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)1:43
  5. The Sound of Silence3:02
  6. I Am a Rock2:50
  7. Scarborough Fair/Canticle3:08
  8. Homeward Bound2:30
  9. Bridge over Troubled Water4:52
  10. America3:34
  11. Kathy's Song3:16
  12. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)3:06
  13. Bookends1:16
  14. Cecilia2:55

More from Simon & Garfunkel

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), Bookends (1968)

Sources

  1. Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Discogs
  2. America (Simon & Garfunkel song), Wikipedia