Vinyl LP reissue of this classic 1972 collection. The album was a mix of original studio recordings and four previously unreleased live recordings. The 10 studio songs comprise nine singles released between 1965 and 1972, "America" being issued as a single several years after it's appearance as a track on the Bookends album, and one album track, Bookends (without it's parent song "Old Friends"). All the singles included, except "America," "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)," and "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" made the Top Ten, with the last peaking at #11, and "Mrs. Robinson" topped the chart aided by its appearance in Mike Nichols' hit movie The Graduate. "The Sound of Silence" and "Bridge over Troubled Water" both peaked at #1 as singles in their studio versions, and "The Boxer" peaked as a single at #7.
1 Mrs. Robinson - 4:02
2 For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her - 2:25
3 The Boxer - 5:08
4 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Cancion Del Puente de la Calle) - 1:53
5 The Sound of Silence (Single Version) - 3:05
6 I Am a Rock - 2:49
7 Scarborough Fair / Canticle - 3:10
- SIDE 2 -
1 Homeward Bound - 2:42
2 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Album Version) - 4:53
3 America (Album Version) - 3:34
4 Kathy's Song (Album Version) - 3:17
5 El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - 3:06
6 Bookends Theme - 1:19
7 Cecilia - 2:55