"Simon & Garfunkel discography Simon & Garfunkel, an American singer-songwriter duo, has released five studio albums, fifteen compilation albums, four live albums, one extended play, 26 singles, one soundtrack, and four box sets since 1964. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel first formed a duo in 1957 as Tom & Jerry, before separating and later reforming as Simon & Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel's debut album, ""Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."", was released on October 19, 1964. Initially a flop, it was re-released two years later with the new version of the single ""The Sound of Silence"", which was overdubbed with electric instruments"
"additions, including identifying Rum as a beaver (because the original lyric states that ""the zookeeper is very fond of rum"") and giving the hamsters headlights (because they ""turn on frequently""). At the Zoo ""At the Zoo"" was one of Simon and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967. The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City, and was written for the soundtrack of ""The Graduate"", specifically the scene which takes place at the San Francisco Zoo. However, the song was not used in the film. The song begins with Simon's short lyrical introduction in"
"is used three times in the film. The Graduate (soundtrack) The Graduate is an album of songs from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie ""The Graduate"", featuring many songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel as well as several instrumental pieces by Dave Grusin. Released on January 21, 1968, the album was produced by Teo Macero. Although the album features two versions of the acclaimed ""Mrs. Robinson"", neither is the full version as featured on ""Bookends"". The first is an instrumental, while the second is abbreviated, tapering off as it does in the film. However, the other major song"
"At the Zoo ""At the Zoo"" was one of Simon and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967. The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City, and was written for the soundtrack of ""The Graduate"", specifically the scene which takes place at the San Francisco Zoo. However, the song was not used in the film. The song begins with Simon's short lyrical introduction in the key of A Major, but it soon transitions to the key of G Major, being a whole note down from the beginning. The narrative tells the story of a"
"anti-gay principles of Peter Robinson. Mrs. Robinson ""Mrs. Robinson"" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, ""Bookends"" (1968). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film ""The Graduate"". The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The song contains a famous reference to baseball star Joe DiMaggio. ""Mrs. Robinson"" became the duo's second chart-topper, hitting number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and peaking"
"Mrs. Robinson ""Mrs. Robinson"" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, ""Bookends"" (1968). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film ""The Graduate"". The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The song contains a famous reference to baseball star Joe DiMaggio. ""Mrs. Robinson"" became the duo's second chart-topper, hitting number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and peaking within the top 10 of"
"with electric guitar, bass guitar and drums, releasing it as a single that eventually went to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts. The song's success drew Simon back to the United States to reunite with Garfunkel. Together they recorded four more albums: ""Sounds of Silence""; ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme""; ""Bookends""; and the hugely successful ""Bridge over Troubled Water"". Simon and Garfunkel also contributed extensively to the soundtrack of the Mike Nichols film ""The Graduate"" (1967), starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. While writing ""Mrs. Robinson"", Simon originally toyed with the title ""Mrs. Roosevelt"". When Garfunkel reported this indecision"
"multiple other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, among others. In 1969, it became the first rock song to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra, the Lemonheads, and Bon Jovi. In 2004, it finished at No. 6 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Simon & Garfunkel reached national fame in the United States in 1965–66, touring colleges and releasing a string of hit singles and albums. Meanwhile, director Mike Nichols, then filming ""The Graduate"", became fascinated"
"reunite with Garfunkel. The duo recorded four more influential albums: ""Sounds of Silence""; ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme""; ""Bookends""; and the hugely successful ""Bridge over Troubled Water"". They contributed to the soundtrack of the 1967 Mike Nichols film ""The Graduate"" (starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft). While writing ""Mrs. Robinson"", Simon originally considered the title ""Mrs. Roosevelt"". When Garfunkel reported this indecision over the song's name to the director, Nichols replied, ""Don't be ridiculous! We're making a movie here! It's Mrs. Robinson!"" Simon & Garfunkel traveled together to England in the fall of 1968. They made a concert appearance at"
"song on the album. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in the key of G Major with Paul Simon's vocal range spanning from D to D. On the duo's recording, Art Garfunkel sings the lead vocals. In the February 1968 release of the soundtrack for the movie ""The Graduate"", the song appeared (in a different version) as the seventh track. It is featured in a pool scene in the movie, and was used as a rhythmic guide for the editing of the film. Reviews for the song were generally positive."
"agreed to write songs for the Mike Nichols film ""The Graduate"". The resulting single, ""Mrs Robinson"", became a smash hit, and both ""The Graduate"" soundtrack and Simon & Garfunkel's next studio album ""Bookends"" were major hits on the album chart, with combined total sales in excess of five million copies. Simon and Garfunkel's fifth and final studio album, ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" (1970) reached number one in the US album charts in January 1970 and became one of the most successful albums of all time. Davis lured artists Hoyt Axton and Tom Rush to Columbia in 1969, and both were"
"movie... it's a song about times past—about Mrs. Roosevelt and Joe DiMaggio and stuff."" Nichols advised Simon, ""It's now about Mrs. Robinson, not Mrs. Roosevelt."" On the strength of the hit single ""Mrs. Robinson"", the soundtrack album rose to the top of the charts in 1968. However, the version that appears in the film is markedly different from the hit single version, which would not be issued until Simon & Garfunkel's next album, ""Bookends"". The actual film version of ""Mrs. Robinson"" does appear on ""The Graduate"" soundtrack LP. In addition to the Simon & Garfunkel songs, the film features an"
"Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger and included it on his eponymous 1965 album. Simon & Garfunkel set it in counterpoint with ""Canticle"" – a reworking of the lyrics from Simon's 1963 anti-war song, ""The Side of a Hill"", set to a new melody composed mainly by Art Garfunkel. It was the lead track of the 1966 album ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"", and was released as a single after being featured on the soundtrack to ""The Graduate"" in 1968. The copyright credited only Simon and Garfunkel as the authors, causing ill-feeling on the part of Carthy, who felt the ""traditional"""
"Other musicians heard on the record include Elliot Fisher (electric violin), Manny Klein (piccolo trumpet) and Muzzy Marcellino, whose whistling is heard during the recording. Much to the surprise of Montenegro and the musicians who worked with him, this cover of the film theme became a hit single during 1968. It peaked at #2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in June of that year, held off the top spot by another song from a film, Simon & Garfunkel's ""Mrs. Robinson"" (from the 1967 film ""The Graduate""). It spent three weeks atop the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening chart during the same"
"Sounds of Silence Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, ""The Sound of Silence"", which originally was released as ""The Sounds of Silence"". The song had earlier been released in an acoustic version on the album ""Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."", and later on the soundtrack to the movie ""The Graduate"". Without the knowledge of Paul Simon or Art Garfunkel, electric guitars, bass and drums were overdubbed by Columbia Records staff producer Tom Wilson on"
"where noted. Live from New York City, 1967 Live from New York City, 1967 is the second live album by Simon & Garfunkel, recorded at Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, on 22 January 1967. The album was released on the Columbia Legacy CK 61513 label on 16 July 2002. The performance was the first official live release by Simon and Garfunkel recorded in the 1960s. Recorded in 1967 prior to the duo's work on the soundtrack to ""The Graduate"". It features many of the duo's early hits and album tracks, such as ""Leaves That Are Green"","
"The Graduate The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The film tells the story of 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). The film was released on December 22, 1967, received positive reviews and grossed"
"Live from New York City, 1967 Live from New York City, 1967 is the second live album by Simon & Garfunkel, recorded at Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, on 22 January 1967. The album was released on the Columbia Legacy CK 61513 label on 16 July 2002. The performance was the first official live release by Simon and Garfunkel recorded in the 1960s. Recorded in 1967 prior to the duo's work on the soundtrack to ""The Graduate"". It features many of the duo's early hits and album tracks, such as ""Leaves That Are Green"", ""He Was"
"Bookends (album) Bookends is the fourth studio album by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. Produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel, the album was released on April 3, 1968, in the United States by Columbia Records. The duo had risen to fame two years prior with the albums ""Sounds of Silence"" and ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"" and the soundtrack album for the 1967 film ""The Graduate"". ""Bookends"" is a concept album that explores a life journey from childhood to old age. Side one of the album marks successive stages in life, the theme serving as bookends"
"20th century. In 2004, it was ranked No. 157 on ""Rolling Stone"" list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, one of the duo's three songs on the list. The song is now considered ""the quintessential folk rock release"". On March 21, 2013, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for long-term preservation along with the rest of the ""Sounds of Silence"" album. When director Mike Nichols and Sam O'Steen were editing the 1967 film ""The Graduate"", they initially timed some scenes to this song, intending to substitute original music for the"
"dee"" because there was no verse yet, but I liked even that."" Garfunkel later expanded upon the song's placement in ""The Graduate"": The final version of ""Mrs. Robinson"" was completed on February 2, 1968, at Columbia Studio A in New York City. The recording was released more than three months after the release of ""The Graduate"", but through its numerous radio plays became an important cross-promotion of the film during its initial run in theaters. Simon's inclusion of the phrase ""coo-coo-ca-choo"" is an homage to the Beatles' ""I Am the Walrus"". References in the last verse to Joe DiMaggio are"
"Punky's Dilemma ""Punky's Dilemma"" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, ""Bookends"" (1968). ""Punky's Dilemma"" was one of two songs (the other being ""Overs"") that Paul Simon offered to director Mike Nichols for his film ""The Graduate"". Nichols was not particularly taken with either, which led to Simon writing ""Mrs. Robinson"". The song was partially worked on by John Simon, who was hired to ""kick-start"" the recording when Paul Simon had writer's block. Morgan Ames, writer for ""High Fidelity"" magazine, attended a recording session during which ""Punky's Dilemma"" was being constructed, in"
"a Rock"", a song that first appeared on his 1965 debut solo album, ""The Paul Simon Songbook"". Simon & Garfunkel's third album, ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"", was released on October 10, 1966, and produced five singles. It peaked at number four in the US and number thirteen in the UK, and received a three-time multi-platinum certification by RIAA. The single ""Mrs. Robinson"" was included in the band's first and only soundtrack, ""The Graduate"", and was later included on their fourth studio album ""Bookends"", which was released on April 3, 1968. It peaked at number one in both the US"
"Paul Simon. Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection is the fifth box set of Simon & Garfunkel recordings. This 11 CD Set contains all of their studio albums from 1964 to 1970, as well as their soundtrack for The Graduate, the 1972 Greatest Hits, and four previously released live concert recordings. The CDs are packaged in miniature recreations of the original LP jackets, and an annotated booklet is included. The set features newly remastered from releases of the albums using first generation analog sources. The set does not include the bonus tracks"
"""Angel Clare"", released in September 1973. !scope=""row""| Japan (Oricon) Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for ""The Graduate"", Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film ""Catch-22"", while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's ""Bye Bye Love"" (previously a hit for the Everly Brothers). With the help of producer Roy Halee, the album followed a similar musical pattern as their ""Bookends"", partly abandoning"
"Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection is the fifth box set of Simon & Garfunkel recordings. This 11 CD Set contains all of their studio albums from 1964 to 1970, as well as their soundtrack for The Graduate, the 1972 Greatest Hits, and four previously released live concert recordings. The CDs are packaged in miniature recreations of the original LP jackets, and an annotated booklet is included. The set features newly remastered from releases of the albums using first generation analog sources. The set does not include the bonus tracks that previous"
"Graduate (song) ""Graduate"" is a song by American alternative rock group Third Eye Blind. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from their 1997 self-titled debut album. It was written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan. The B-side, ""Horror Show"", was later released on the ""How's It Going to Be"" single in 1998. It reached number 26 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S, and number 14 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Additionally, it was featured in the 1998 film ""Can't Hardly Wait"" starring Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The band"
"Simon became the ""neighborhood hit."" His father wrote the words and chords on paper for the boys to use. That paper became the first officially copyrighted Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel song, and is now in the Library of Congress. In 1957, in their mid-teens, they recorded the song ""Hey, Schoolgirl"" under the name ""Tom & Jerry"", a name which was given to them by their label Big Records. The single reached No. 49 on the pop charts. After graduating from Forest Hills High School, Simon majored in English at Queens College and graduated in 1963, while Garfunkel studied mathematics"
"""Confetti"" and the title track were also released as singles in the UK. Actress Polly Noonan and her car appear on the cover of the album. After its initial release, the album was re-issued with a cover of the song ""Mrs. Robinson"", originally by Simon & Garfunkel. This version was released as a single, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie ""The Graduate"", for which the song and video appeared in the DVD release. The song had been recorded in Berlin, whilst on tour, with Nic Dalton on bass guitar. The album was re-issued as"
"kick-start the recording. Simon was distrustful of label executives; on one occasion, he and Garfunkel recorded a meeting with Davis, who was giving a ""fatherly talk"" on speeding up production, to laugh at it later. The rare television appearances at this time saw the duo performing on network broadcasts as ""The Ed Sullivan Show"", ""The Mike Douglas Show"", and ""The Andy Williams Show"" in 1966, and twice on ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"" in 1967. Meanwhile, director Mike Nichols, then filming ""The Graduate"", had become fascinated with Simon & Garfunkel's records, listening to them extensively before and after filming. He"
"first rock and roll song to win Record of the Year at the 11th Annual Grammy Awards in 1969; it also nabbed the honor of Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Duo or Group. The album, alongside ""The Graduate"" soundtrack, propelled Simon & Garfunkel to become the biggest rock duo in the world. Simon was approached by numerous film producers who wished him to write music for their films or license a track; he turned down Franco Zeffirelli, who was preparing to film ""Brother Sun, Sister Moon"", and John Schlesinger, who likewise was readying to shoot ""Midnight Cowboy"". In addition"
"records and was ranked on several lists, including at number 51 on ""Rolling Stone""s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The story of the making of the album is told in the 72 minute documentary ""The Harmony Game"" (2011), featuring interviews with both Simon & Garfunkel and various collaborators. Simon & Garfunkel, initially ""Tom & Jerry"", were already successful in the music industry. Their ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"", the soundtrack album for Mike Nichols' film ""The Graduate"" and ""Bookends"" peaked at number three, two and one in the US ""Billboard"" 200, respectively, with the first and latter selling 3"
"Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for ""The Graduate"", Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film ""Catch-22"", while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's ""Bye Bye Love"" (previously a hit for the Everly Brothers). With the help of producer Roy Halee, the album followed a similar musical pattern as their ""Bookends"", partly abandoning their traditional style to incorporate elements of rock, R&B,"