Bookends
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Bookends is an album by Simon and Garfunkel, released April 3, 1968. (See: 1968 in music.) It was produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel.
Bookends was a #1 hit on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart, as well as in the UK. Four singles charted: "A Hazy Shade Of Winter", "At the Zoo", "Fakin' It" and "Mrs. Robinson", which peaked at #13, #16 and #23 and #1, respectively.
In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Bookends the 93rd greatest album of all time. It is number 233 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Columbia Records LP KCS 9529; CD CK 09529; Remastered CD 66003.
Artists:
- Paul Simon: lead vocals, guitar
- Art Garfunkel: lead vocals
Track listing
All songs by Paul Simon
- "Bookends Theme" (Instrumental) - 0:32
- "Save The Life Of My Child" - 2:49
- "America" - 3:34
- "Overs" - 2:14
- "Voices of Old People"
- "Old Friends" - 2:36
- "Bookends" - 1:16 sample
- "Fakin' It" - 3:14
- "Punky's Dilemma" - 2:10
- "Mrs. Robinson" - 4:02 sample
- "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" - 2:17
- "At The Zoo" - 2:11
Bonus tracks
- "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies" - 2:19
- "Old Friends" (Demo)
Personnel
- Art Garfunkel - Vocals, Producer
- Paul Simon - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- John Simon - Production Assistant
- Roy Halee - Producer, Engineer
- Jimmie Haskell - Arranger, Arrangement Preparation
- Bob Johnston - Production Assistant
- Jim Marshall - Photographysv:Bookends