The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel explained
The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel |
Type: | compilation |
Artist: | Simon & Garfunkel |
Cover: | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel.jpg |
Released: | November 18, 1991 |
Recorded: | 1964–1969 |
Genre: | Folk rock, folk pop |
Length: | 53:14 |
Label: | Columbia |
Producer: |
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Prev Title: | 20 Greatest Hits |
Prev Year: | 1991 |
Next Title: | Old Friends |
Next Year: | 1997 |
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.
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.
- "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."
- "The Sound of Silence" (Acoustic version with electric overdubs)
- "Homeward Bound"
- "Kathy's Song" (Live)
- "I Am a Rock"
- "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live)
- "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel)
- "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
- "Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night"
- "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
- "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles; English lyrics by Paul Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg)
- "Mrs. Robinson"
- "America"
- "At the Zoo"
- "Old Friends"
- "Bookends Theme"
- "Cecilia"
- "The Boxer"
- "Bridge over Troubled Water"
- "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[1]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1993) | Position |
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French Albums Chart[14] | 37 |
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[15] | 60 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Listing of album liner notes by Patrick Humphries. Allmusic.
- Web site: australian-charts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. Australian Recording Industry Association. ASP. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: austriancharts.at Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. Hung Medien. German. ASP. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: ultratop.be Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. French. Hung Medien. ASP. Ultratop. January 10, 2014.
- Top Albums/CDs - Volume 55, No. 22, May 30, 1992. RPM. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: dutchcharts.nl Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. MegaCharts. Hung Medien. ASP. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste . French . infodisc.fr . January 10, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720233157/http://infodisc.fr/Album_S.php . July 20, 2011 .
- Web site: Album Search: Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. German. Media Control. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: サイモン&ガーファンクル/冬の散歩道~S&Gスター・ボックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Highest position and charting weeks of STAR BOX: The Definitive by Simon and Garfunkel. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: charts.nz Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. ASP. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: norwegiancharts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. ASP. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: swedishcharts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel. ASP. Swedish. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: Simon & Garfunkel > Artists > Official Charts. UK Albums Chart. January 10, 2014.
- Web site: Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc . French . PHP . infodisc.fr . January 10, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023045245/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1993.php . October 23, 2014 .
- Web site: Rapports annuels 1998 . French . . Hung Medien . January 14, 2014.