The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel

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The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
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Compilation album by
Simon & Garfunkel
ReleasedNovember 18, 1991
Recorded1964-1969
Genre Folk rock, Folk pop
Length53:14
Label Columbia
Producer
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
20 Greatest Hits
(1991)		The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
(1991)		 Old Friends
(1997)
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The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel is the fourth compilation album of greatest hits by the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in UK & Europe in 1991.

Contents

To promote the album, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” and “The Boxer” were re-released as singles in the UK in 1991 and 1992 respectively.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Simon, except where noted.

  1. "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."
  2. "The Sound of Silence" (Acoustic version with electric overdubs)
  3. "Homeward Bound"
  4. "Kathy's Song" (Live)
  5. "I Am a Rock"
  6. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live)
  7. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel)
  8. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
  9. "Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night"
  10. "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
  11. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles; English lyrics by Paul Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg)
  12. "Mrs. Robinson"
  13. "America"
  14. "At the Zoo"
  15. "Old Friends"
  16. "Bookends Theme"
  17. "Cecilia"
  18. "The Boxer"
  19. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
  20. "Song for the Asking"

Tracks 1, 2 produced by Tom Wilson
Tracks 3, 5, 7-10, produced by Bob Johnston
Track 14 produced by Bob Johnston, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
Tracks 4, 6, 11-13, 15-20 produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel & Roy Halee

Compiled by Art Garfunkel
Liner notes by Patrick Humphries [2]

Charts

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