| Descrizione | Simon e Garfunkel - Greatest Hits [Eac-Flac-Cue]
Titolo: The Greatest Hits
Anno: 1972, ristampa nel 1990
Genere: pop/rock, Folk Rock
Fonte: CD Originale
Formato: Flac
Etichetta: Columbia Records
Covers Incluse
1. Mrs. Robinson
2. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
3. Boxer
4. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
5. Sound of Silence
6. I Am a Rock
7. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
8. Homeward Bound
9. Bridge over Troubled Water
10. America
11. Kathy's Song
12. Condor Pasa (If I Could)
13. Bookends Theme
14. Cecilia
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits is the first compilation album from Simon and Garfunkel, released on June 14, 1972 well after the pair broke up.
The album was a unique mix of original studio recordings and four previously unreleased live recordings. The album's minimalist packaging does not date the latter, although some have placed them to a November 1969 concert. In any case, the live settings benefitted the emotional straightforwardness of Paul Simon's lyrics on "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and "Homeward Bound", while "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" rang with newfound purpose due to the simple purity of Art Garfunkel's vocal.
The remaining ten studio songs comprise eight singles released between 1965 and 1972, "America" being issued as a single several years after its appearance as a track on the Bookends album, and two album tracks, "Bookends" and "The Boxer." All but "America" and "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" made the Top Ten, with the latter peaking at #11, and "Mrs. Robinson" topped the chart aided by its 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 in an edited form.
Greatest Hits peaked on the U.S. albums chart at #5. On the UK Album Chart, it was a #2 hit. Regardless of initial placements, the album has proven a long and durable seller, currently being certified for 14 million units sold in the U.S. alone. As such it is easily their best-selling album ever in the U.S., and indeed holds the record in the U.S. for the best-selling album ever by a duo.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 293 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. |
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