The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: 17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings

The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: 17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings
Compilation album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released November 1981
Genre Folk rock
Length 48:17
Label Columbia
Simon & Garfunkel chronology
Collected Works
(1981)		 The Simon and Garfunkel Collection
(1981)		 The Concert in Central Park
(1982)

The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: 17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings is a compilation album by Simon & Garfunkel, issued outside of the United States.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Simon, except where noted

  1. "I Am a Rock"
  2. "Homeward Bound"
  3. "America"
  4. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
  5. "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."
  6. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles, English lyrics by Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg)
  7. "At the Zoo"
  8. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (traditional, arr. Simon & Art Garfunkel with Canticle by Simon)
  9. "The Boxer"
  10. "The Sound of Silence"
  11. "Mrs. Robinson"
  12. "Keep the Customer Satisfied"
  13. "Song for the Asking"
  14. "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
  15. "Cecilia"
  16. "Old Friends/Bookends Theme (Reprise)"
  17. "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Producers: Tom Wilson, Bob Johnston, Paul Simon, Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981-1997) Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[1] 3
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[2] 4
French SNEP Albums Chart [3] 6
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 8
German Media Control Albums Chart [5] 2
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[6] 23
New Zealand Albums Chart [7] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[8] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 49
UK Albums Chart [10] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 95
UK Albums Chart[11] 36
Chart (1982) Position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 41
UK Albums Chart[11] 75
Chart (1988) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 20
Chart (1989) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 62

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] 3× Platinum 150,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[15] Platinum 58,327[16]
France (SNEP)[17] 2× Platinum 541,400[18]
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 250,000^
Japan (Oricon Charts) 227,000[6]
Netherlands (NVPI)[20] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 3× Platinum 900,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Simon & Garfunkel - The Simon and Garfunkel Collection". dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  3. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  4. ↑ "Simon & Garfunkel - The Simon and Garfunkel Collection - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Album Search: Simon & Garfunkel: The Simon and Garfunkel Collection" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  6. 1 2 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Simon & Garfunkel - The Simon and Garfunkel Collection". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  8. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Simon and Garfunkel Collection". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Simon & Garfunkel > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  11. 1 2 "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  12. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1988" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  13. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1989" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Vol. 94, No. 23: Majors Flight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals". Billboard. 1982-12-06. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  15. ↑ "Simon And Garfunkel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt". ifpi.fi. IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  17. ↑ "French album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – Collection" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  18. ↑ "Les Albums Double Platine". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  19. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simon & Garfunkel; 'Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  20. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Simon And Garfunkel – Collection" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  21. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simon And Garfunkel; 'Collection')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "British album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Collection in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
Preceded by
Greatest Hits by Queen		 New Zealand Chart number-one album
December 13–20, 1981 		Succeeded by
The Best of Blondie by Blondie
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