The Essential Simon and Garfunkel

The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
Greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released	October 14, 2003
Recorded	1964–1975
Genre	Folk rock
Length	97:37
Label	Columbia Legacy
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
Live from New York City, 1967 (2002) The Essential Simon & Garfunkel (2003) Old Friends: Live on Stage (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Essential Simon & Garfunkel is the first double-disc best of compilation by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records on October 14, 2003.

Track listing

All songs composed by Paul Simon, except where noted.

Disc one

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No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967)	Live from New York City, 1967, 2002; originally from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., 1964	2:44
2.	"Bleecker Street"	Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.	2:44
3.	"The Sound of Silence" (Acoustic version with electric overdubs)	Sounds of Silence, 1965; original acoustic version from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.	3:06
4.	"Leaves That Are Green" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967)	Live from New York, 1967; originally from Sounds of Silence	2:30
5.	"A Most Peculiar Man" (Live at the Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, October 13, 1968)	Old Friends; originally from Sounds Of Silence	2:33
6.	"I Am a Rock"	Sounds of Silence	2:51
7.	"Richard Cory"	Sounds of Silence	2:56
8.	"Kathy's Song" (Live in St. Louis, Missouri, November 1969)	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, 1972; originally from Sounds of Silence and live version later released on Live 1969, 2008 (through Starbucks)/2009 (Worldwide)	3:22
9.	"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arr. by Art Garfunkel, Simon)	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, 1966	3:10
10.	"Homeward Bound"	Sounds of Silence (in the UK)/Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Worldwide)	2:29
11.	"Sparrow" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967)	Live from New York, 1967; originally from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.	3:03
12.	"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme	1:55
13.	"The Dangling Conversation"	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme	2:38
14.	"A Poem on the Underground Wall" (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, January 22, 1967)	First appeared on Old Friends, 1997 and later released on Live from New York, 1967; originally from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme	2:06
15.	"A Hazy Shade of Winter"	Non-album single, 1966; later released on Bookends, 1968	2:17
16.	"At the Zoo"	Non-album single, 1967; later released on Bookends	2:23

Disc two

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No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Mrs. Robinson"	The Graduate soundtrack, 1968; later released on Bookends that same year	4:03
2.	"Fakin' It"	Non-album single, 1967; later released on Bookends	3:18
3.	"Old Friends"	Bookends	2:35
4.	"Bookends Theme (Reprise)"	Bookends	1:21
5.	"America"	Bookends	3:37
6.	"Overs" (Live at the Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, October 13, 1968)	Old Friends; originally from Bookends	2:25
7.	"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles, English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg)	Bridge over Troubled Water, 1970	3:07
8.	"Bridge over Troubled Water"	Bridge over Troubled Water	4:53
9.	"Cecilia"	Bridge over Troubled Water	2:54
10.	"Keep the Customer Satisfied"	Bridge over Troubled Water	2:34
11.	"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright"	Bridge over Troubled Water	3:42
12.	"The Boxer"	Non-album single, 1969; later released on Bridge over Troubled Water	5:09
13.	"Baby Driver"	Bridge over Troubled Water	3:16
14.	"The Only Living Boy in New York"	Bridge over Troubled Water	3:58
15.	"Song for the Asking"	Bridge over Troubled Water	1:50
16.	"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live in St. Louis, Missouri, November 27, 1969)	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits; originally from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme and the live version later released on Live 1969	2:26
17.	"My Little Town"	Still Crazy After All These Years (Simon) Breakaway (Garfunkel), 1975 (both solo albums)	3:51

Producers: Tom Wilson, Bob Johnston, Paul Simon, Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee, John Simon & Phil Ramone

Charts and certifications

Peak positions Chart Position Australian Kent Music Report Chart[2] 20 Dutch Mega Albums Chart[3] 64 Finland Albums Chart[4] 1 French SNEP Albums Chart[5] 33 Japanese Oricon LP Chart[6] 104 New Zealand Albums Chart[7] 38 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[8] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[9] 4 UK Albums Chart[10] 25 U.S. Billboard 200[11] 27 West German Media Control Albums Chart[12] 25

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[13] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] Gold 17,330[14] Norway (IFPI Norway)[15] Platinum 40,000^* Sweden (GLF)[16] Platinum 60,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Platinum 300,000^^ United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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4. Finnish charts:
   • Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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15. "Gold & Platinum Certifications" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
16. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
17. "British album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 14, 2013. Enter The Essential in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
18. "American album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Essential Simon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH