Live 1969

Live 1969
Live album by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	25 March 2008 (Starbucks only) 14 April 2009
Recorded	31 October - 27 November 1969
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Columbia
Simon and Garfunkel chronology
Old Friends: Live on Stage (2004) Live 1969 (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10 link

Live 1969 is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel released through Columbia Records. It consists of live recordings captured on the duo's final North American tour, prior to the release of their Bridge Over Troubled Water album. Fifteen of the album's seventeen tracks are previously unreleased, with the exceptions being the live versions of "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" and "Kathy's Song", both of which initially appeared on Simon & Garfunkel's 1972 Greatest Hits album.

Live 1969 saw initial release as a Starbucks exclusive on March 25, 2008, preceding a full retail release on April 14, 2009.^[1] It was later included as one of the discs in the 3-disc 40th Anniversary Edition reissue of Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Simon; except where indicated

1. "Homeward Bound" – 3:04 (11/15/69, Long Beach, California)
2. "At the Zoo" – 2:07 (11/27/69, Carnegie Hall)
3. "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:56 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois)
4. "Song for the Asking" – 2:26 (11/15/69, Long Beach, California)
5. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 2:37 (November 1969, St. Louis, Missouri)
6. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 3:56 (11/28/69, Carnegie Hall)
7. "Mrs. Robinson" – 4:44 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois)
8. "The Boxer" – 4:46 (11/15/69, Long Beach, California)
9. "Why Don't You Write Me" – 2:56 (11/15/69, Long Beach, California)
10. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" – 3:55 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois)
11. "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (Jimmy Long, Gene Autry) – 3:11 (11/15/69, Long Beach, California)
12. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 5:25 (11/28/69, Carnegie Hall)
13. "The Sound of Silence" – 3:52 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois)
14. "I Am a Rock" – 3:36 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois)
15. "Old Friends/Bookends Theme" – 3:22 (11/1/69, Toledo, Ohio)
16. "Leaves That Are Green" – 3:23 (10/30/69, Detroit, Michigan)
17. "Kathy's Song" – 3:53 (November 1969, St. Louis, Missouri)

Personnel

• Paul Simon — vocal, guitar
• Arthur Garfunkel — vocal
• Fred Carter, Jr. — electric guitar
• Larry Knechtel — keyboards
• Joe Osborn — bass
• Hal Blaine — drums

References

1. ↑ billboard.com

External links

• Pop Matters review