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- Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
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- Release Date: October 14, 2003
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
Released to coincide with the duo's 2003 reunion tour, this two-disc anthology is no less than the fifth multi-disc compilation of the duo to appear in the CD era. Viewed coldly, it's a mercenary exercise, squeezing yet more juice out of one of the most valuable catalogs in the business. If you happen to be starting from square one, though, it's an excellent package, with all 16 of their singles to reach the Top 100 (including the 1975 reunion hit, "My Little Town"). The other 17 tracks include some of their most beloved non-hits ("Richard Cory," "The 59th Street Bridge Song," "The Only Living Boy in New York") and eight live 1967-1969 performances, none of them found in studio counterparts on this compilation, though all are drawn from previously released albums or anthologies. Some listeners might find some of their secondary Simon & Garfunkel favorites missing; "Anji," "April Come She Will," "Patterns," and "Punky's Dilemma" are absent, for example. But it's a good option for that niche audience looking for something between a single-disc greatest-hits collection and a box set. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:44) |
| Bleecker Street | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:44) |
| The Sound of Silence | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:06) |
| Leaves That Are Green [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:30) |
| A Most Peculiar Man [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:33) |
| I Am a Rock | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:51) |
| Richard Cory | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:56) |
| Kathy's Song [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:22) |
| Scarborough Fair/Canticle | Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:10) |
| Homeward Bound | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:29) |
| Sparrow [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:03) |
| The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (1:55) |
| The Dangling Conversation | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:38) |
| A Poem on the Underground Wall [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:06) |
| A Hazy Shade of Winter | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:17) |
| At the Zoo | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:23) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Mrs. Robinson [From the Graduate] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (4:03) |
| Fakin' It | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:18) |
| Old Friends | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:35) |
| Bookends Theme | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (1:21) |
| America | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:37) |
| Overs [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:25) |
| El Condor Pasa (If I Could) | Paul Simon, |
Simon & Garfunkel | (3:07) |
| Bridge over Troubled Water | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (4:53) |
| Cecilia | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:54) |
| Keep the Customer Satisfied | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:34) |
| So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:42) |
| The Boxer | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (5:09) |
| Baby Driver | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:16) |
| The Only Living Boy in New York | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:58) |
| Song for the Asking | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (1:50) |
| For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her [Live] | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (2:26) |
| My Little Town | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | (3:51) |
