The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

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The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
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Greatest hits album by
Simon & Garfunkel
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
Recorded1965–1970, 1975
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Length63:48
Label Columbia
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
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(1997)		The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
(1999)		 Two Can Dream Alone
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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.

Contents

Shortly after its release, this album was revised and re-issued as an expanded 2-CD version: “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
ChartPeak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 66
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [3] 71
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [4] 85
Danish Albums Chart [5] 6
Dutch Albums Chart [6] 16
Greek Albums Chart [7] 10
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart [8] 204
Swiss Albums Chart [9] 84
US Billboard 200 42

Certifications

Region Certification
Japan (RIAJ) [10] [11] 2× Gold
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum

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