Friday, April 24, 2020

Simon & Garfunkel




































Artist:  Simon & Garfunkel
Origin:  Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, USA
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Folk Pop  

Original line-up:

Paul Simon:  Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Art Garfunkel:  Vocals

Simon & Garfunkel were an American Folk Rock Duo consisting of Paul Simon (Vocals, Guitar), and Art Garfunkel (Vocals). They met as children in Queens, New York  in 1953, where they learned to harmonize together and began writing original material by 1957, under the name Tom & Jerry, later changed to Simon & Garfunkel when they signed to Columbia Records They were one of the best-selling music group of the 1960s and became Icons of the decade's social revolution, alongside artists such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan.  Their biggest hits-including "The Sound Of Silence" (1964), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1969), and "The Boxer" (1969), reached No. 1 on Singles Charts Worldwide.














Title:   Bridge Over Troubled Water - 50th Anniversary Edition (2020)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Folk Pop  
Label:  Sony Music
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side I:

 1.  Bridge Over Troubled Water  (4:56)
 2.  El Condor Pasa (If I Could)  (3:08)
 3.  Cecilia  (2:54)
 4.  Keep The Customer Satisfied  (2:37)
 5.  So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright  (3:43)

Side II:

 1.  The Boxer   (5:12)
 2.  Baby Driver  (3:17)
 3.  The Only Living Boy In New York  (4:01)
 4.  Why Don't You Write Me  (2:46)
 5.  Bye Bye Love   (2:52)
 6.  Song For The Asking  (1:50)

Personnel:

Paul Simon:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Art Garfunkel:  Lead Vocals, Percussion

Los Incas:  Peruvian Instruments
Joe Osborn:  Bass
Larry Knechtel:  Piano, Organ, Fender Rhodes
Fred Carter Jr.:  Acoustic Guitar. Electric Guitar
Pete Drake:  Dobro, Pedal Steel Guitar
Hal Blaine:  Drums Percussion
Jimmie Haskell and Emie Freeman:  Strings
Buddy Harman:  Percussion
Bob Moore:  Double Bass
Charlie McCoy:  Bass Harmonica

Bridge Over Troubled Water is the 50th Anniversary Edition Album by Simon & Garfunkel, originally released on January 26, 1970, remastered and reissued on February 14, 2020 by Sony Music, featuring the iconic songs "Bridge Over Troubled Water",  Cecilia", "The Boxer" and More.  180 Gram Heavyweight Gold Vinyl.


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