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Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection

Simon & Garfunkel · 2014

508 min · 160 tracks · folk rock · folk-pop · soft rock

Melodic harmonies entwined with introspective lyrics create a haunting and nostalgic folk tapestry.

Why this album works

This complete collection highlights Simon & Garfunkel's cultural significance, featuring classics that have shaped the folk genre and resonated through generations. Their song 'The Sound of Silence' notably reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, showcasing their ability to blend poignant social commentary with accessible music.
Best for
nostalgic reflections on life haunting melodies for introspection dynamic flow with emotional peaks
Context
By the time of this collection's release in 2014, Simon & Garfunkel had already established themselves as one of the defining acts of the 1960s folk-rock movement. This comprehensive collection compiles their influential works, including pivotal albums like 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', which was released in 1970 and marked their commercial peak.
Stylistic neighbors
Donovan· Sixto Rodriguez· Steeleye Span

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 You Can Tell the World 2:49
  • 2 Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream 2:14
  • 3 Bleecker Street 2:47
  • 4 Sparrow 2:51
  • 5 Benedictus 2:41
  • 6 The Sounds of Silence 3:09
  • 7 He Was My Brother 2:52
  • 8 Peggy‐O 2:28
  • 9 Go Tell It on the Mountain 2:09
  • 10 The Sun Is Burning 2:51
  • 11 The Times They Are A‐Changin’ 2:54
  • 12 Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. 2:13

Disc 2

  • 2 Leaves That Are Green 2:25
  • 3 Blessed 3:18
  • 4 Kathy’s Song 3:21
  • 5 Somewhere They Can’t Find Me 2:39
  • 6 Angie 2:17
  • 7 Richard Cory 2:59
  • 8 A Most Peculiar Man 2:35
  • 10 We’ve Got a Groovey Thing Goin’ 2:01
  • 11 I Am a Rock 2:49

Disc 3

  • 1 Scarborough Fair / Canticle 3:13
  • 2 Patterns 2:46
  • 3 Cloudy 2:17
  • 4 Homeward Bound 2:32
  • 5 The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine 2:46
  • 6 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 1:46
  • 7 The Dangling Conversation 2:42
  • 8 Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall 2:15
  • 9 A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) 2:17
  • 10 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 2:10
  • 11 A Poem on the Underground Wall 1:57
  • 12 7 O’Clock News / Silent Night 2:00

Disc 4

  • 1 Sounds of Silence 3:07
  • 2 The Singleman Party Foxtrot 2:53
  • 3 Mrs. Robinson (version 1 as heard in film) 1:16
  • 4 Sunporch Cha‐Cha‐Cha 2:53
  • 5 Scarborough Fair / Canticle (interlude) 1:44
  • 6 On the Strip 2:01
  • 7 April Come She Will 1:52
  • 8 The Folks 2:28
  • 9 Scarborough Fair / Canticle 6:22
  • 10 A Great Effect 4:07
  • 11 The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine 1:46
  • 12 Whew 2:13
  • 13 Mrs. Robinson (version 2 as heard in film) 1:13
  • 14 Sounds of Silence 3:07

Disc 5

  • 1 Bookends Theme (instrumental) 0:32
  • 2 Save the Life of My Child 2:48
  • 3 America 3:35
  • 4 Overs 2:19
  • 5 Voices of Old People 2:07
  • 6 Old Friends 2:35
  • 7 Bookends Theme 1:22
  • 8 Fakin’ It 3:21
  • 9 Punky’s Dilemma 2:16
  • 11 A Hazy Shade of Winter 2:17
  • 12 At the Zoo 2:22

Disc 6

  • 3 Cecilia 2:54
  • 4 Keep the Customer Satisfied 2:37
  • 5 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 3:43
  • 7 Baby Driver 3:17
  • 8 The Only Living Boy in New York 4:01
  • 9 Why Don’t You Write Me 2:46
  • 10 Bye Bye Love 2:52
  • 11 Song for the Asking 1:50

Disc 7

  • 1 Mrs. Robinson Standout 3:54
  • 2 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 2:25
  • 3 The Boxer 5:14
  • 4 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 1:50
  • 5 The Sound of Silence Standout 3:06
  • 6 I Am a Rock 2:50
  • 7 Scarborough Fair Canticle 3:10
  • 8 Homeward Bound 2:42
  • 9 Bridge Over Troubled Water Standout 4:55
  • 10 America 3:33
  • 11 Kathy’s Song 3:21
  • 12 El cóndor pasa (If I Could) 3:09
  • 13 Bookends 1:20
  • 14 Cecilia 2:49

Disc 8

  • 1 Mrs. Robinson Standout 4:03
  • 2 Homeward Bound 4:22
  • 3 America 4:56
  • 4 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard 3:47
  • 5 Scarborough Fair 3:51
  • 6 April Come She Will 2:37
  • 7 Wake Up Little Susie 2:18
  • 8 Still Crazy After All These Years 3:53
  • 9 American Tune 4:35
  • 10 Late in the Evening 4:07
  • 11 Slip Slidin’ Away 4:42
  • 12 A Heart in New York 3:01
  • 13 Kodachrome / Maybellene 5:49
  • 14 Bridge Over Troubled Water Standout 4:44
  • 15 Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover 4:49
  • 16 The Boxer 6:02
  • 17 Old Friends 2:50
  • 18 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 3:11
  • 19 The Sounds of Silence 4:16

Disc 9

  • 1 Old Friends / Bookends 3:33
  • 2 A Hazy Shade of Winter 3:33
  • 3 I Am a Rock 4:23
  • 4 America 4:53
  • 5 At the Zoo 1:33
  • 6 Baby Driver 2:58
  • 7 Kathy’s Song 3:58
  • 8 Tom and Jerry Story 2:14
  • 9 Hey, Schoolgirl 0:45
  • 10 The Everly Brothers Intro 1:42
  • 11 Bye Bye Love 3:00
  • 12 Scarborough Fair 3:50
  • 13 Homeward Bound 5:41
  • 14 The Sound of Silence Standout 5:02

Disc 10

  • 1 Mrs. Robinson Standout 4:32
  • 2 Slip Slidin’ Away 4:59
  • 3 El cóndor pasa 3:34
  • 4 The Only Living Boy in New York 4:03
  • 5 American Tune 4:40
  • 6 My Little Town 4:35
  • 7 Bridge Over Troubled Water Standout 6:11
  • 8 Cecilia 4:25
  • 9 The Boxer 5:07
  • 10 Leaves That Are Green 3:22
  • 11 Citizen of the Planet 3:14

Disc 11

  • 1 He Was My Brother 3:20
  • 2 Leaves That Are Green 2:57
  • 3 Sparrow 3:06
  • 4 Homeward Bound 2:39
  • 5 You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies 2:06
  • 6 A Most Peculiar Man 2:59
  • 7 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 1:49
  • 8 The Dangling Conversation 3:01
  • 9 Richard Cory 3:23
  • 10 A Hazy Shade of Winter 2:37
  • 11 Benedictus 2:55
  • 12 Blessed 3:45
  • 13 A Poem on the Underground Wall 4:45
  • 14 Anji 2:28
  • 15 I Am a Rock 2:57
  • 16 The Sound of Silence Standout 3:25
  • 17 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 2:40
  • 18 A Church Is Burning 3:43
  • 19 Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. 3:35

Disc 12

  • 1 Homeward Bound 3:04
  • 2 At the Zoo 2:07
  • 3 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 1:55
  • 4 Song for the Asking 2:28
  • 5 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her 2:37
  • 6 Scarborough Fair / Canticle 3:56
  • 7 Mrs. Robinson Standout 4:44
  • 8 The Boxer 4:46
  • 9 Why Don’t You Write Me 2:56
  • 10 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 3:55
  • 11 That Silver‐Haired Daddy of Mine 3:11
  • 12 Bridge Over Troubled Water Standout 5:24
  • 13 The Sound of Silence Standout 3:52
  • 14 I Am a Rock 3:36
  • 15 Old Friends / Bookends Theme 3:22
  • 16 Leaves That Are Green 3:23
  • 17 Kathy’s Song 3:53

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