The Concert in Central Park

The Concert in Central Park
Live album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released	February 16, 1982
Recorded	September 19, 1981
Genre	Folk rock
Length	75:51
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Phil Ramone
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Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972) The Concert in Central Park (1982) Old Friends (1997)

The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March (Warner Brothers LP 2BSK 3654; CD 3654). It was arranged by Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, and produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Roy Halee.

The concert was also shot on videotape, televised by HBO in 1982, and subsequently released on various home video formats. The VHS and DVD contain two songs that were omitted from the live album: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". "Johnny Ace" was disrupted by a fan rushing the stage who came very close to attacking Paul. This incident was both frightening and ironic, as the song is an elegy upon the murder of John Lennon just one year earlier. "The Late Great Johnny Ace" is not listed in the track listing, appearing between "A Heart in New York" and "Kodachrome".

In addition to some of Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hits, the duo performed Simon and Garfunkel versions of some of Paul Simon's 1970s solo hits, including "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard", "American Tune", "Late In the Evening", "Slip Sliding Away", and "Kodachrome".

The 8-track tape version of this album has the distinction of being one of the few 8-tracks that is arranged exactly like the album, with no song breaks.

Track listing

All songs by Paul Simon except where noted.

CD

1. "Mrs. Robinson" – 3:52
2. "Homeward Bound" – 4:22
3. "America" – 4:47
4. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 3:22
5. "Scarborough Fair" (traditional, arr. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel) – 3:52
6. "April Come She Will" – 2:37
7. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:19
8. "Still Crazy After All These Years" – 4:04
9. "American Tune" – 4:33
10. "Late in the Evening" – 4:09
11. "Slip Slidin' Away" – 4:54
12. "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) – 2:49
13. "Kodachrome/Maybellene" (Simon, Chuck Berry, Russ Fratto, Alan Freed) – 5:51
14. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:48
15. "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – 4:23
16. "The Boxer" – 6:02
17. "Old Friends" – 2:57
18. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 2:01
19. "The Sounds of Silence" – 4:13

VHS/DVD

1. "Mrs. Robinson"
2. "Homeward Bound"
3. "America"
4. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
5. "Scarborough Fair" (traditional, arr. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel)
6. "April Come She Will"
7. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)
8. "Still Crazy After All These Years"
9. "American Tune"
10. "Late in the Evening"
11. "Slip Slidin' Away"
12. "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle)
13. "The Late Great Johnny Ace"
14. "Kodachrome/Maybellene" (Chuck Berry, Russ Fratto, Alan Freed)
15. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
16. "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
17. "The Boxer"
18. "Old Friends"
19. "Bookends"
20. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
21. "The Sound of Silence"
22. "Late in the Evening (Reprise)"

Personnel

• Paul Simon – guitars, vocals, triangle
• Art Garfunkel – vocals
• David Brown – guitars
• Pete Carr – guitars
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
• Richard Tee – keyboards, piano
• Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
• Grady Tate – drums, percussion
• Rob Mounsey – synthesizer
• John Gatchell – trumpet
• John Eckert – trumpet
• Dave Tofani – saxophones
• Gerry Niewood – saxophones