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CD - Remastered

  • Release Date: 10/14/2003
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 8,332
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 827969071625

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The Essential Simon & Garfunkel

Disc 1
1LISTENWednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Live 2:44
2LISTENBleecker Street 2:44
3LISTENThe Sound of Silence 3:06
4LISTENLeaves That Are Green Live 2:30
5LISTENA Most Peculiar Man Live 2:33
6LISTENI Am a Rock 2:51
7LISTENRichard Cory 2:56
8LISTENKathy's Song Live 3:22
9LISTENScarborough Fair/Canticle 3:10
10LISTENHomeward Bound 2:29
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Disc 2
1LISTENMrs. Robinson from The Graduate 4:03
2LISTENFakin' It 3:18
3LISTENOld Friends 2:35
4LISTENBookends Theme 1:21
5LISTENAmerica 3:37
6LISTENOvers Live 2:25
7LISTENEl Condor Pasa (If I Could) 3:07
8LISTENBridge over Troubled Water 4:53
9LISTENCecilia 2:54
10LISTENKeep the Customer Satisfied 2:34
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Editorial Reviews

They had the sound and they had the songs -- and the combination made them legends. The team of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perfected a trademark approach that mated the duo's matchless vocal harmonies to Simon's poetic and eminently melodic tunes. The premier folk-rock act of their time, Simon & Garfunkel lasted a mere six years as a recording team; even so, the 33 tracks on the double-disc Essential provide all the proof necessary as to why they have maintained their unimpeachable stature. (Essential was released to coincide with the duo's 2003 reunion tour -- 32 years after their original breakup.) Touching upon highlights of each of the S&G's five original albums, this sterling collection brings together every Top 100 song released by the pair, as well as live recordings and the 1975 reunion hit "My Little Town." In doing so, the scope of Simon's brilliant song craft, the longtime friend's one-voice harmonies, and the occasional performances that spotlighted their distinctive solo voices, are given full display. There have been other Simon & Garfunkel collections over the years, but few carry this condensed punch. Steve Futterman, Barnes & Noble

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August 25, 2009: There is nothing wrong with the performances on this collection. However,I think a running length of 97 minutes on two CDS is a bit skimpy. Sony coud have paid a few bucks to WB for some S&G versions of Paul Simon songs from the Reunion in the Park CD. Failing that, they could have taken tracks from solo Paul and Art albums up until My Little Town. That would have given a hint of why the duo parted ways.