Bookends

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Bookends is the name of an album and its titular track, both recorded 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. Template:RS500

Columbia Records LP KCS 9529; CD CK 09529; Remastered CD 66003.

Artists:

Track listing

All songs by Paul Simon, except * by Art Garfunkel

  1. "Bookends Theme" (Instrumental) - 0:32
  2. "Save the Life of My Child" - 2:49
  3. "America" - 3:34
  4. "Overs" - 2:14
  5. "Voices of Old People" *
  6. "Old Friends" - 2:36
  7. "Bookends" - 1:16 sample
  8. "Fakin' It" - 3:14
  9. "Punky's Dilemma" - 2:10
  10. "Mrs. Robinson" - 4:02 sample
  11. "A Hazy Shade of Winter" - 2:17
  12. "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