The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
1999 greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel
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Greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel | ||||
Released | November 16, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1965–1970, 1975 | |||
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Length | 63:48 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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The Best of Simon and Garfunkel is the fifth compilation album of greatest hits by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records in 1999, containing 20 tracks.
Shortly after its release, this album was revised and re-issued as an expanded 2-CD version: “Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel”.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Paul Simon, except where noted.
- "The Sound of Silence" – 3:07
- "Homeward Bound" – 2:29
- "I Am a Rock" – 2:52
- "The Dangling Conversation" – 2:38
- "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 3:10
- "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:55
- "A Hazy Shade of Winter" – 2:17
- "At the Zoo" – 2:17
- "Fakin' It (Mono version)" – 3:12
- "Mrs. Robinson" – 4:04
- "Old Friends/Bookends" – 3:57
- "The Boxer" – 5:10
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:54
- "Cecilia" – 2:56
- "The Only Living Boy in New York" – 3:59
- "Song for the Asking" – 1:52
- "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles; English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg) – 3:08
- "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live) – 2:22
- "America" – 3:37
- "My Little Town" – 3:52
Producers: Tom Wilson, Bob Johnston, John Simon, Paul Simon, Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee & Phil Ramone
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 66 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[3] | 71 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[4] | 85 |
Danish Albums Chart[5] | 6 |
Dutch Albums Chart[6] | 16 |
Greek Albums Chart[7] | 10 |
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[8] | 204 |
Swiss Albums Chart[9] | 84 |
US Billboard 200 | 42 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[10][11] | 2× Gold | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000* |
United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 252.
- ^ "ultratop.be Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "ultratop.be Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). danishcharts.dk. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "greekcharts.com Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel". Hung Medien. Archived from the original (ASP) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "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 January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ ""RIAJ > The Record > March 2002 > Certified Awards (January 2002)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ ""RIAJ > The Record > January 2013 > Certified Awards (November 2012)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "British album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – The Best of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "American album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – The Best of". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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- The Concert in Central Park
- Live from New York City, 1967
- Old Friends: Live on Stage
- Live 1969
- Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
- The Simon and Garfunkel Collection
- 20 Greatest Hits
- The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
- The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
- Two Can Dream Alone
- Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel
- Tom & Jerry
- The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
- Collected Works
- Old Friends
- The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970)
- The Collection: Simon & Garfunkel
- Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection
- The Graduate
- The Concert in Central Park
- Old Friends: Live on Stage
- Songs recorded
- Paul Simon solo albums
- Paul Simon songs
- Art Garfunkel solo albums
- Bridge over Troubled Water (Paul Desmond album)
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