Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

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Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	June, 1972
Recorded	March 1964-November 1969
Genre	Folk rock
Length	43:25
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone Favorable link
Simon and Garfunkel chronology
Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972)	The Concert in Central Park (1982)

Simon and Garfunkel first released a Greatest Hits album on 14 June 1972, covering their heyday of 1965–1970. It peaked on the US charts at #5. In the UK, it was a # 2 hit. The album, a unique mix of original hits and live recordings of hits, has proven a long and durable seller, currently being certified for 14 million units sold in the US alone. In 2003, the album was ranked number 293 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mrs. Robinson" (Bookends) – 4:02
2. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (live recording, previously unissued) – 2:04
3. "The Boxer" (Bridge Over Troubled Water) – 5:07
4. "The 59th Street Bridge Song" ("Feelin' Groovy") (live recording, previously unissued) – 1:43
5. "The Sound of Silence" (Sounds of Silence) – 3:02
6. "I Am A Rock" (The Sounds of Silence) – 2:50
7. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme) – 3:08
8. "Homeward Bound" (live recording, previously unissued) – 2:30
9. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Bridge Over Troubled Water) – 4:52
10. "America" (Bookends) – 3:34
11. "Kathy's Song" (live recording, previously unissued) – 3:16
12. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Bridge Over Troubled Water) – 3:06
13. "Bookends" (Bookends) – 1:16
14. "Cecilia" (Bridge Over Troubled Water) – 2:55