Artist: Simon Garfunkel
Label: Classic Compact Disc
Category: Music

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Media: LP Record
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.2

UPC: 601704991412
EAN: 0601704991412
ASIN: B00005BI4M

Publication Date: 1970
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Condition: JACKET IS SPLIT HAS SHELFWEAR-LP IS VG+

Tracks:

•	Bridge over Troubled Water
•	El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Simon Garfunkel, Milchberg, Jorge
•	Cecilia
•	Keep the Customer Satisfied
•	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
•	The Boxer
•	Baby Driver
•	The Only Living Boy in New York
•	Why Don't You Write Me
•	Bye Bye Love - Simon Garfunkel, Bryant, Felice
•	Song for the Asking

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com essential recording
No one can say Simon Garfunkel went out with a whimper. The popular duo's 1970 swan song produced four hit singles and won six Grammy awards, including Record, Album, and Song of the Year. An involving mix of sweeping epics ("The Boxer," the title track) and breezy throwaways (a live cover of the Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love," the rock roll trifle "Baby Driver"), IBridge/I was one of the most popular albums of its era. What's particularly striking about this collection is how brightly lesser-acclaimed songs like "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright" and the gorgeous "The Only Living Boy in New York" shine. I--Steven Stolder/I

Product Description
Classic final album from 1970 from the legendary duo is offered here on glorious vinyl. Features the songs iCecilia/i, iThe Boxer/i, iSo Long, Frank Lloyd Wright/i, iKeep The Customer Satisfied/i the classic title track.

Customer Reviews: Read 37 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

First album I ever saw of Simon and Garfunkel December 20, 2007
This album is the last regular album Simon and Garfunkel put together before their break-up. I received this album on cassette and then on CD. This album is better in its original format instead of the new editions with new covers and artwork (2001 edition). My uncle has this on vinyl. Bridge Over Troubled Water is a classic.

5 out of 5 stars

The Greatest Pop Masterpiece Ever September 2, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

How exquisite are the two most celebrated songs from 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' Simon and Garfunkel's greatest album and worthy of a top ten list of pop/rock music. "The Boxer" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" deserve their reputation for their hair-raising excellence. The build up, the beautiful vocals, and the orchestration are magnificent. Less heralded is the album's versatality. The exotic rhythms of "El Condor Pasa" and "Cecilia" are expert. Then, there are the quieter gems, like "Farewell to Frank Lloyd Wright," the tender "The Only Living Boy in New York," and the closer "Song for the Asking". Simon and Garfunkel aren't simply substantial, they are playful masters. They ably incorporate jazz with "Keep the Customer Satisfied," complete with excellent lyrics that concicely evoke themes from 'Death of a Salesman'. They even have the irreverence to poke fun by wearily blurting out "Enough, already!" after their tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright. (Maybe it was all allegory and tongue-in-cheek anyway, but it works well in any case.) Not only are they playful with "Cecilia," but with the lively "Baby Driver" and "Why Don't You Write Me". They even have a super live version of "Bye Bye Love," as if they were lacking any confidence. br /br /'Bridge Over Troubled Water' is easily a top ten pop/rock classic of all time. It isn't just filled with ethereal classics; it has all the components of a remarkably varied masterpiece.

4 out of 5 stars

5 stars implies absolute greatness. This album is not mind blowing, but... February 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Ok for years, (yes it's true) i haven't really liked this album. For one thing i had only heard bits and pieces, and never fully sat down, put on the headphones and just put it on. So i did that. I found it to be really good, better than i had first thought, but! but! i found it sort of...overrated. It simply isn't s and g's best, no sir. The only living boy in New York is, simply put, absolutely beautiful. It flows, and is majestic. But a live version of bye bye love is not only out of place, but truly not a good song. I found that selection of song really dissapointing. Bridge over Troubled water is of course emotional, and one of their best songs, but unfourtunately alot of s and g's previous beauty i found to be gone, mostly lost. Ok so it won some grammy's, so what? U2 won some grammy's for the least creative, most overrated album of the year. Awards mean zip. The album is just peppered with too much staleness, but thanks to 5 or 6 good songs, manages to redeem itself. The songs that lack true grit are not awful, they are still ok, and listenable, but i don't think they are superb. Check out Bookends instead.

5 out of 5 stars

AGELESS GEM May 19, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

More than three decades later this album still reveals its treasures with every listen. It's the absolute highlight of the folk-influenced or singer/songwriter genre that emerged in the 1960s. The greatness of the songs are proved by the many cover versions that they inspired: Bridge much be one of the most covered songs on earth - the versions by Aretha Franklik and Linda Clifford immediately come to mind. El Condor Pasa has exotic Andean flute and Cecilia is a naughty, uptempo song that became a dance hit again in the 1980s by some obscure disco singer. Songs like The Boxer and Bye Bye Love are sheer poetry, I mean lyrically and in their flowing melodies and the beautiful blend of the voices. This album remained in the album charts for many years after its original release and one listen will show you the reason why. Poetic, intelligent lyrics set to heavenly melodies characterise these outstanding songs to make the album a timeless classic.

5 out of 5 stars

A Grand Finale May 7, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

First of all, I must admit that I've only recently become a Simon Garfunkel's fan . I mean,my dad has had albums by this fantastic duo since I was very little, but I only stopped to listen to them carefully in the last three years or so. However, SG have become, little by little, one of my trully favourite bands - and obviously my favourite duo. brOK, now let's move to Bridge Over Troubled Water, then. I've bought it less than a week ago, but it was enough to discover that it's an amazing album. I've heard many people complaining about it not being very homogeneous, and I'm affraid they're right: it's not homogeneous at all. I wonder, though: does that really matter? Take the tittle track, for example: simply gorgeous, probably THE song about friendship, loyalty and self-sacrifice. It always gives me goose bumps, no matter how many times I listen to it. Take then The Boxer - it's just so moving. Take Cecilia, certainly not a calm song like the other two I mentioned above, but still great. Actually, take the entire album and you'll see - listen, actually - how great it is. And you'll regret deeply that after this Simon and Garfunkel went separate ways. This was their Grand Finale and I couldn't imagine anything better to close their short, yet powerful, career.

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