The Essential Simon & Garfunkel is the second 2-CD compilation album of greatest hits by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records on October 14, 2003.
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel was released to coincide with Simon and Garfunkel's 2003 reunion tour. It contains all of the duo's 16 singles originally released between 1964 and 1975 to reach the Hot 100 (including the 1975 reunion hit, "My Little Town"). The remaining 17 songs include non-hits like “Richard Cory”, and eight live performances from 1967 to 1969.
The standard 2CD edition of The Essential Simon & Garfunkel released in the US comprises 33 tracks; the 3CD edition contains a third disc bringing the total number of tracks to 39. The European 2CD edition of The Essential Simon & Garfunkel comprises 40 tracks, seven of which do not feature in the US 2CD version and five of which do not feature in the US 3CD version. The European edition includes all 33 tracks featured in the US 2CD edition and all but four tracks featured in the US 3CD edition.
Track listing All songs composed by Paul Simon, except where noted.
US version Disc one
Disc two
Disc three (3.0 edition)
European version Disc one
Disc two
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2003–2009)Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 104 US Billboard 200 27
Year-end charts Chart (2003)Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 24 UK Albums (OCC) 91Chart (2004)Position UK Albums (OCC) 182Chart (2009)Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 88
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