The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
Greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released November 16, 1999
Recorded 1965–1970, 1975
Genre Folk rock
Length 63:48
Label Columbia
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
Old Friends
(1997)		 The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
(1999)		 Two Can Dream Alone
(2000)
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The Best of Simon and Garfunkel is a 1999 greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records, containing 20 tracks.

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

Chart positions

Peak positions

Chart Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [1] 71
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[2] 85
Danish Albums Chart[3] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 16
Greek Albums Chart[5] 10
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[6] 204
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 84
U.S. Billboard 200[8] 43

Certifications

Region Certification
Japan (RIAJ)[9][10] 2× Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum

References

  1. ↑ "ultratop.be Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  2. ↑ "ultratop.be Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  3. ↑ "danishcharts.com Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  5. ↑ "greekcharts.com Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  6. ↑ "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]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  8. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Best of Simon and Garfunkel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  9. ↑ ""RIAJ > The Record > March 2002 > Certified Awards (January 2002)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  10. ↑ ""RIAJ > The Record > January 2013 > Certified Awards (November 2012)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  11. ↑ "British album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – The Best of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014-01-01. Enter The Best of in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  12. ↑ "American album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – The Best of". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014-01-01. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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