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The Best of Simon & Garfunkel

The Best of Simon & Garfunkel
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Label: Sony
Category: Music

List Price: $16.97
Buy New: $9.97
You Save: $7.00 (41%)



Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 126 reviews
Sales Rank: 274

Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5

MPN: 66022
UPC: 074646602225
EAN: 0074646602225
ASIN: B00002MZ41

Release Date: November 16, 1999
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Tracks:

  • The Sound of Silence
  • Homeward Bound
  • I Am a Rock
  • The Dangling Conversation
  • Scarborough Fair/Canticle
  • The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
  • A Hazy Shade of Winter
  • At the Zoo
  • Fakin' It
  • Mrs. Robinson
  • Old Friends/Bookends
  • The Boxer
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Cecilia
  • The Only Living Boy in New York
  • Song for the Asking
  • El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
  • For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
  • America
  • My Little Town

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
Augmenting 1972's Greatest Hits with additional tracks, Best of... now stands as the preeminent one-disc introduction to the music of Simon & Garfunkel. Containing everything Greatest Hits offered except for the live version of "59th Street Bridge Song" (the original studio hit resurfaces here) and the incandescent "Kathy's Song," the updated retrospective boasts 20 tracks, in contrast to its predecessor's 14 selections. Added to the mix are the likes of "Hazy Shade of Winter," "The Only Living Boy in New York," "Song for the Asking," and "My Little Town," a one-off the twosome did five years after they ended their phenomenally successful partnership. Remastered from the original source tapes, Best of... also boasts far superior sound to the earlier hits collection. --Steven Stolder


Customer Reviews:   Read 121 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Excellent   November 11, 2008
El Jefe (Falls Church, VA)
This is a great replacement for the old 10-track LP I had as a kid.


4 out of 5 stars Good Memories   October 25, 2008
Nancy Doughty (California, USA)
I think this music holds the test of time and brought some wonderful memories back to me as I listened.


5 out of 5 stars The older the better   August 17, 2008
Ines Sanchez (northeast of the USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I was impressed how good Simon and Garfunkel still sound and how their songs are not outdated. A great CD of two great singers. Highly recommend.


5 out of 5 stars The Best Remastered Issue To Date   July 10, 2008
Martin A Hogan (San Francisco, CA.)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

For a truly definitive and distinct collection, this remastered disc really brings out all the nuances and subtleties of all the Simon & Garfunkel classics. With twenty great songs, I have to admit that even the over-played, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has a new essence and urgency that lacked in earlier recordings. The ambience is so much stronger. "The Sounds Of Silence" and "Old Friends" are so clean that it's actually odd not to hear any background hiss - the vocals and guitars are so crisp. The more upbeat songs like, "Cecilia", "The Boxer" and "I Am A Rock" seem to place more emphasis on the percussion than on earlier recordings. "America" and "My Little Town" make for perfect album closers, as they sum up just about all that Simon & Garfunkel have stood for and cared about for so many decades. For absolutists, the Box Set contains everything, but this disc captures the true sound and essence of Simon & Garfunkel.

The liner notes by David Halberstaml is a welcome addition with comments and US chart positions for all songs, something you don't get when you buy songs individually on-line.



5 out of 5 stars Time Travel   June 26, 2008
B. Somervill (SC, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I remember listening to these songs on the radio when I was younger. They're are still wonderful. This is an excellent CD with many sing-along favorites.

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