The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
Greatest hits album by
Simon & Garfunkel
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
Recorded1965–1970, 1975
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Length63:48
LabelColumbia
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
Old Friends
(1997) 		The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
(1999) 		Two Can Dream Alone
(2000)
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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.

  1. "The Sound of Silence" – 3:07
  2. "Homeward Bound" – 2:29
  3. "I Am a Rock" – 2:52
  4. "The Dangling Conversation" – 2:38
  5. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 3:10
  6. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:55
  7. "A Hazy Shade of Winter" – 2:17
  8. "At the Zoo" – 2:17
  9. "Fakin' It (Mono version)" – 3:12
  10. "Mrs. Robinson" – 4:04
  11. "Old Friends/Bookends" – 3:57
  12. "The Boxer" – 5:10
  13. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:54
  14. "Cecilia" – 2:56
  15. "The Only Living Boy in New York" – 3:59
  16. "Song for the Asking" – 1:52
  17. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles; English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg) – 3:08
  18. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Live) – 2:22
  19. "America" – 3:37
  20. "My Little Town" – 3:52

Producers: Tom Wilson, Bob Johnston, John Simon, Paul Simon, Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee & Phil Ramone

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
Chart Peak
position
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
Japan (RIAJ)[10][11] 2× Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum

References

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  6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Simon and Garfunkel - The Best of Simon and Garfunkel - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  10. ^ ""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.
  11. ^ ""RIAJ > The Record > January 2013 > Certified Awards (November 2012)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – The Best of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 1, 2014.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Best of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – The Best of". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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