Tales From New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel

~ Release by Simon & Garfunkel (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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1A Hazy Shade of Winter
recording engineer:
Roy Halee
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals and performer:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1966)
recording of:
A Hazy Shade of Winter (on 1966-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3.952:19
2The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
performer:
Art Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) (on 1966-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
31:55
3At the Zoo
recording engineer:
Roy Halee
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967)
recording of:
At the Zoo
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
42:24
4Fakin’ It
recording engineer:
Roy Halee
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Fakin’ It (in 1967-06)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
33:19
5Punky’s Dilemma
recording engineer:
Roy Halee
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968)
recording of:
Punky’s Dilemma
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (ended) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:15
6You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies
recording of:
You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
2:20
7Mrs. Robinson
recording engineer:
Roy Halee (on 1968-02-02)
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1968-02-02)
guitar:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1968-02-02)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1968-02-02) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1968-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1968)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 270)
recording of:
Mrs. Robinson (on 1968-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4.254:05
8Old Friends / Bookends
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
performer:
Art Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
Old Friends / Bookends Theme (on 1968-03-08)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
33:57
9The Boxer
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-08)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-08)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-08) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-08)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-08)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-08) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-08)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 105)
recording of:
The Boxer (on 1969-11-08)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1968)
4.155:09
10Baby Driver
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-02)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-02)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-02) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-02)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-02)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-02) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-02)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
recording of:
Baby Driver (on 1969-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
4.153:16
11Keep the Customer Satisfied
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-02)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-02)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-02) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-02)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-02)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-02) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-02)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970)
recording of:
Keep the Customer Satisfied (on 1969-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
3.52:37
12So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-09)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-09)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-09)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-09) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-09)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
recording of:
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright (on 1969-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
3.853:42
13Bridge Over Troubled Water
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-09)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-09)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-09)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-09) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-09)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 1), The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 47), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 58) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 66)
recording of:
Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1969-11-09)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.054:53
14Cecilia
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-02)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-02)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-02) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-02)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-02)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-02) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-02)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 49)
recording of:
Cecilia (on 1969-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music and Charing Cross Music Inc. (Paul Simon’s publishing company) (in 1970)
42:56
15The Only Living Boy in New York
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-15)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-15) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-15)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-15)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-15) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-15)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
recording of:
The Only Living Boy in New York (on 1969-11-15)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music and Charing Cross Music Inc. (Paul Simon’s publishing company) (in 1970)
4.13:59
16Bye Bye Love
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-14)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-14)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-14) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-14)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-14)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-14) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-14)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
live cover recording of:
Bye Bye Love (on 1969-11-14)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.42:51
17Song for the Asking
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-01)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-01)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-01) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-01)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-01)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-01) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-01)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1970)
recording of:
Song for the Asking (on 1969-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
3.451:50
18El cóndor pasa (If I Could)
recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-02)
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-02)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-02) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-02)
keyboard:
Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-02)
strings:
Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-02) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-02)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
performer:
Los Incas (on 1969-11-02)
arranger:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charing Cross Music, Inc. (Paul Simon’s publishing company) (in 1970)
recording of:
El cóndor pasa (If I Could) (Simon & Garfunkel version) (on 1969-11-02)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Jorge Milchberg, Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and Daniel Alomía Robles (in 1913)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
version of:
El cóndor pasa (The Condor Passes)
4.153:07
19America
recording engineer:
Roy Halee (on 1968-02-01)
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘A’ in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-01)
recording of:
America (on 1968-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3.73:37
20My Little Town
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur and Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres)
engineer:
Phil Ramone
co-producer:
Art Garfunkel
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
mixer:
Phil Ramone and Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric guitar and guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
piano:
Barry Beckett
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
brass [horns] arranger:
David Matthews (US jazz/bop keyboardist, pianist, and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1975, in 1981, in 2004)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Little Town (in 1975-05)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), DeShufflin Limited (in 1975) and Paul Simon Music (in 1975)
3.23:52