| The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 124 reviews)
Sales Rank: 563
Category: Music
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Label: Sony
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 66022
UPC: 074646602225
EAN: 0074646602225
ASIN: B00002MZ41
Release Date: November 16, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | The Sound Of Silence | | • | Homeward Bound | | • | I Am A Rock | | • | The Dangling Conversation | | • | Scarborough Fair/Canticle | | • | The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) | | • | A Hazy Shade Of Winter | | • | At The Zoo | | • | Fakin' It | | • | Mrs. Robinson | | • | Old Friends/Bookends | | • | The Boxer | | • | Bridge Over Troubled Water | | • | Cecilia | | • | The Only Living Boy In New York | | • | Song For The Asking | | • | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) | | • | For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her (Live) | | • | America | | • | My Little Town |
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| Editorial Reviews:
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Augmenting 1972's Greatest Hits with additional tracks, Best of... now stands as the preeminent one-disc introduction to the music of Simon & Garfunkel. Containing everything Greatest Hits offered except for the live version of "59th Street Bridge Song" (the original studio hit resurfaces here) and the incandescent "Kathy's Song," the updated retrospective boasts 20 tracks, in contrast to its predecessor's 14 selections. Added to the mix are the likes of "Hazy Shade of Winter," "The Only Living Boy in New York," "Song for the Asking," and "My Little Town," a one-off the twosome did five years after they ended their phenomenally successful partnership. Remastered from the original source tapes, Best of... also boasts far superior sound to the earlier hits collection. --Steven Stolder
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| Customer Reviews: Read 119 more reviews...
 The older the better August 17, 2008
I was impressed how good Simon and Garfunkel still sound and how their songs are not outdated. A great CD of two great singers. Highly recommend.
The Best Remastered Issue To Date July 10, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
For a truly definitive and distinct collection, this remastered disc really brings out all the nuances and subtleties of all the Simon & Garfunkel classics. With twenty great songs, I have to admit that even the over-played, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has a new essence and urgency that lacked in earlier recordings. The ambience is so much stronger. "The Sounds Of Silence" and "Old Friends" are so clean that it's actually odd not to hear any background hiss - the vocals and guitars are so crisp. The more upbeat songs like, "Cecilia", "The Boxer" and "I Am A Rock" seem to place more emphasis on the percussion than on earlier recordings. "America" and "My Little Town" make for perfect album closers, as they sum up just about all that Simon & Garfunkel have stood for and cared about for so many decades. For absolutists, the Box Set contains everything, but this disc captures the true sound and essence of Simon & Garfunkel.
The liner notes by David Halberstaml is a welcome addition with comments and US chart positions for all songs, something you don't get when you buy songs individually on-line.
Time Travel June 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I remember listening to these songs on the radio when I was younger. They're are still wonderful. This is an excellent CD with many sing-along favorites.
 great music, so-so recording June 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the S&G collection to buy. Too bad some of the early recordings were so poor.
My favorite Music May 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best of Simon & Garfunkel is just that. Their music is timeless. As always they never fail to entertain. I really enjoy them.
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