Vinyl LP reissue of this classic 1972 collection. The album was a mix of original studio recordings and four previously unreleased live recordings. The 10 studio songs comprise nine singles released between 1965 and 1972, «America» being issued as a single several years after it’s appearance as a track on the Bookends album, and one album track, «Bookends» (without it’s parent song «Old Friends»). All the singles included, except «America,» «El Condor Pasa (If I Could),» and «Scarborough Fair/Canticle» made the Top Ten, with the last peaking at #11, and «Mrs. Robinson» topped the chart aided by it’s appearance in Mike Nichols’ hit movie The Graduate. «The Sound of Silence» and «Bridge over Troubled Water» both peaked at #1 as singles in their studio versions, and «The Boxer» peaked as a single at #7.
Side A:
- 1 Mrs. Robinson – 4:02
- 2 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her – 2:25
- 3 The Boxer – 5:08
- 4 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Cancion Del Puente de la Calle) – 1:53
- 5 The Sound of Silence (Single Version) – 3:05
- 6 I Am a Rock – 2:49
- 7 Scarborough Fair / Canticle – 3:10
Side B:
- 1 Homeward Bound – 2:42
- 2 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Album Version) – 4:53
- 3 America (Album Version) – 3:34
- 4 Kathy’s Song (Album Version) – 3:17
- 5 El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Uslf20000517) – 3:06
- 6 Bookends Theme – 1:19
- 7 Cecilia – 2:55