The Best of Simon and Garfunkel explained

The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Simon & Garfunkel
Cover:	Bestofsg.jpg
Released:	November 16, 1999
Recorded:	1965–1970, 1975
Genre:	Folk rock folk-pop^[1]
Length:	63:48
Label:	Columbia
Prev Title:	Old Friends
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Two Can Dream Alone
Next Year:	2000

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.

Shortly after its release, this album was revised and re-issued as an expanded 2-CD version: “”.

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!Chart!Peak
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

Notes and References

1. Blender Staff . May 2003 . 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! . . New York . . April 1, 2023.
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3. Web site: ultratop.be Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel. Dutch. Ultratop. Hung Medien. ASP. 2014-01-01.
4. Web site: ultratop.be Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel. French. Hung Medien. ASP. Ultratop. 2014-01-01.
5. Web site: danishcharts.dk Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel. danishcharts.dk. ASP. 2014-01-01.
6. Web site: dutchcharts.nl Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel. MegaCharts. Hung Medien. ASP. 2014-01-01.
7. Web site: greekcharts.com Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel. Hung Medien. ASP. 2014-01-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116230327/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Simon+&+Garfunkel&titel=The+Best+Of+Simon+&+Garfunkel&cat=a. January 16, 2014. mdy-all.
8. Web site: サイモン＆ガーファンクル/サイモン＆ガーファンクルのすべて-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Highest position and charting weeks of The Best of by Simon and Garfunkel. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. 2014-01-01.
9. Web site: Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel - hitparade.ch. German. Hung Medien. ASP. Swiss Music Charts. 2014-01-01.