Tales from New York: the Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel [Import]

Track Listings

1. The Sound Of Silence (Single Version)

2. "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM

3. The Sun Is Burning

4. Peggy-O

5. Benedictus

6. He Was My Brother

7. We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'

8. Homeward Bound

9. I Am A Rock

10. Kathy's Song

11. April Come She Will

12. Leaves That Are Green

13. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall

14. The Dangling Conversation

15. Scarborough Fair/Canticle

16. Patterns

17. Cloudy

18. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

19. Save The Life Of My Child

20. O'Clock News/Silent Night

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
First comprehensive hits collection from the greatest male pop vocal duo of all time. Featured here are 40 Simon & Garfunkel classics --all digitally remastered-- that span their golden years on Columbia Records. Contains all 16 of their Billboard chart hits from 1965-1975, including 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Mrs. Robinson', 'The Sounds Of Silence', 'I Am A Rock', 'Cecilia', 'Scarborough Fair/ Canticle' and 'My Little Town'. Comes packaged in a double slimline jewel case.

Tracks:

The Sound Of Silence (Single Version)
"Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
The Sun Is Burning
Peggy-O
Benedictus
He Was My Brother
We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'
Homeward Bound
I Am A Rock
Kathy's Song
April Come She Will
Leaves That Are Green
Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
The Dangling Conversation
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Patterns
Cloudy
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
Save The Life Of My Child
O'Clock News/Silent Night
A Hazy Shade Of Winter
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
At The Zoo
Fakin' It
Punky's Dilemma
You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies
Mrs Robinson
Old Friends/Bookends
The Boxer
Baby Driver
Keep The Customer Satisfied
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Cecilia
The Only Living Boy In New York
Bye Bye Love
Song For The Asking
El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
America
My Little Town

Album Description

Digitally remastered two CD set! First comprehensive hits collection from the greatest male pop vocal duo of all time. Featured here on this double disc are 40 Simon & Garfunkel classics that span their golden years on Columbia Records. Contains all 16 of their Billboard chart hits from 1965-75, including 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Mrs. Robinson', 'The Sounds Of Silence', 'I Am A Rock', 'Cecilia', 'Scarborough Fair/ Canticle' and 'My Little Town'. Sony. * The comprable US 'Best of' collection only contains 20 tracks!

Customer Reviews:

Probably the finest way to own a Collection of the Duo's work.....(Without buying a Boxset!!!).......2006-07-18

There are umpteen Simon and Garfunkel compilations out there, all vying for your money. And for those of you that are a little shy of forking out for a boxset, there's 2003's `The Essential Simon and Garfunkel' being amongst the strongest efforts. So what makes this as this effort stand out from the crowd???....well, this is one of those compilations that occupies a slightly weird middle ground, by being suitable for those that probably want to buy just the one purchase of a Simon and Garfunkel compilation, that not only contains the hits, ("Mrs. Robinson," "The Sound of Silence", "The Boxer", "I am a Rock", "Bridge over troubled water", "Cecilia") but also goes a little further that all the biggest hits, and includes albums tracks, and lesser know tracks that stand up as admirably as the most popular work: ( "The only living boy in New York", "Fakin' It", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "My Little Town", Kathy's Song").

This (with the exception of picking up a boxset), is arguably the most comprehensive compilation of the duo's work. It tops the `Essential Simon and Garfunkels' 33 tracks, by having a impressive 40 tracks, spread over two disks. Obviously this wouldn't mean much if those extras tracks where merely forgettable, and might merely drag the standard of the compilation down, but thankfully this is a masterfully compiled selection of tracks, that will surprise those that, only know the hits, by making a superbly rounded summary of the Duo's career, encapsulating their early bittersweet and sentimental folk numbers with the mainstream friendly amiable and reflective pop songs, that brought them a much larger audience. And it's here that this compilation really comes into its own, because unless you have the majority of the Duo's work, there's likely to be a fair bit of material that you either (A) Haven't heard in Years, or (B) Is completely new to you, and startles at its brilliance.

Several things, that I feel are important to note, is that the musical fidelity of the recordings is brilliant....sure, it's not been mastered in a relatively cutting edge music format (SACD, etc..), but few will complain with the mastering that has been done here, with every note and word, perfectly sequenced and mixed, it's gratifying to hear that the label actually put some effort into the mastering process for this release. Which leads me onto the next point, which is more significant....the majority of the tracks here, almost sound like brilliantly edited `Live' versions of the tracks. They're probably not...but there certainly a more muscular sound and resonance to the tracks, that I simply don't remember the regular studio albums having (I put on a couple of tracks from the "Bridge over Troubled water" studio album, and it seemed far weaker in comparison). Some tracks in particular, sound noticeably fuller and more prominent than usual. Maybe it's just me...but I simply wouldn't want to trade in this compilation for any of the other dozen or more Simon and Garfunkel compilations knocking around out there, for fear of getting (by comparison) muddy and muffled versions of these songs.

But, Irrespective of that, it has to be said, that this really is the most comprehensive and impressively compiled compilation of the Duo's work. It's goes beyond just given the causal listener the hits, and has enough material to satisfy those that might already own a couple of the Duo's studio albums, and yet remains accessible enough for those that want to dig into the Duo discography a little deeper, without having to shell out bucks for a boxset, and the sound is brilliantly mastered. It's entirely possible, that even if you're a big fan of the Duo's work, you can pretty much get all you need from just owning this truly superlative effort.

40 Gems.......2006-03-29

This excellent compilation includes all of this famous duo's best-loved classics. They had a flair for combining poetic lyrics with unforgettable melodies and ruled the charts for most of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Bridge Over Troubled Water album - a greatest hits collection in itself - stayed on both the USA and UK charts for years. Sound Of Silence articulated a particular late 60s urban youth feel in its images of subway walls and graffiti, while Homeward Bound is filled with loneliness and redemption.

Mrs Robinson appeared on a movie soundtrack and El Condor Pasa with its lovely Amerindian flutes remains quite unique. All these songs are classics, but my favourites include The Boxer, America, I Am A Rock and the lively, upbeat Cecilia. You can't go wrong with this album where every track is worth its weight in gold.

Exceptional compilation, superbly remastered.......2002-12-09

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were better together than apart, because they had such different talents. Paul was a brilliant songwriter - certainly one of the best of his generation - and a good singer without being anything special. Art was not a songwriter, but he had a superb voice which brought out the best in Paul's songs.

So, here we have 40 of their finest recordings, digitally remastered to sound better than ever, with most of the songs written by Paul and Art doing most of the singing. Of course, all the obvious tracks are included - Bridge over troubled water, Mrs Robinson, Homeward bound, Sound of silence, The boxer, Cecilia, Feeling groovy, I am a rock, America and El condor pasa (If I could) - but this collection contains a further 30 tracks which are all of a very high quality.

Among them are Hazy shade of winter (a song revived brilliantly by the Bangles in the eighties), the upbeat but rueful Keep the customer satisfied, Baby driver - another upbeat song, a live cover version of Bye bye love, not forgetting the superb Scarborough fair/Canticle.

After the split, Paul and Art each had some success as solo singers, but despite some great individual moments, they never achieved the level of consistency separately that they achieved together - and this is the best collection you'll ever find, unless you want to go for the boxed set from which these tracks were selected.

Best Sounding Simon and Garfunkel Ever.......2002-02-12

I have bought many Simon and Garfunkel CD's over the years but this is the best sounding ever. A great helping of all the singles plus a generous helping of LP tracks this is the compilation to get. Released as a double in Canada as well.

Great music from the dynamic duo.......2001-11-23

The lyrical genius of Paul Simon and the melodic tones of Art Garfunkel are what makes Simon and Garfunkel, and this compilation album of their greatest hits is a fantastic addition to the folk-lovers music collection. Stand out songs include "Sound Of Silence", "Scarborough Fair", "We've Got A Groovy Thing Going", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", and of course, "Mrs Robinson".

The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel: Tales from New York

Average customer rating:

THE BEST OF THE BEST

The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel: Tales from New York
Simon & Garfunkel
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Pop | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00003GA1N
Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

Sound of Silence [Single Version]
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Sun Is Burning
Peggy-O
Benedictus
He Was My Brother
We've Got a Groovey Thing Goin'
Homeward Bound
I Am a Rock
Kathy's Song
April Come She Will
Leaves That Are Green
Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
Dangling Conversation
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Patterns
Cloudy
For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
Save the Life of My Child
7 O'Clock News/Silent Night

Tracks:

Hazy Shade of Winter
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
At the Zoo
Fakin' It
Punky's Dilemma
You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies
Mrs. Robinson
Old Friends/Bookends
Boxer
Baby Driver
Keep the Customer Satisfied
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Bridge over Troubled Water
Cecilia
Only Living Boy in New York
Bye Bye Love
Song for the Asking
Condor Pasa (If I Could)
America
My Little Town

Album Details

A More Comprehensive Compilation Than the Pale USA Single Disc Version. Includes all the UK and Us Singles, Digitally Remastered from Original Source Tapes.

Customer Reviews:

THE BEST OF THE BEST.......2004-08-03

Just come back home from Rome, after seeing them live at the Colosseum, a sheerly magical experience, last Sat 31, 04. I just can't help listening to these songs, they can be certainly considered some of the best tunes ever written and performed, together with my other favourite band's music, The Beatles. I recommend this album to all good music lovers, so buy it and give it to your friends and dear ones! Love, @.

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. The Sound Of Silence (Single Version)
2. "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
3. The Sun Is Burning
4. Peggy-O
5. Benedictus
6. He Was My Brother
7. We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'
8. Homeward Bound
9. I Am A Rock
10. Kathy's Song
11. April Come She Will
12. Leaves That Are Green
13. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
14. The Dangling Conversation
15. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
16. Patterns
17. Cloudy
18. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
19. Save The Life Of My Child
20. O'Clock News/Silent Night