Collected Works is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of the 58 songs in the five Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the...

 albums: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut album by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. On its cover sleeve the album bears the subtitle: "Exciting new sounds in the folk tradition".The album was initially unsuccessful,...

, Sounds of Silence

Sounds of Silence (album)

Sounds of Silence is the second album by Simon and Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence"...

, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme, Bookends

Bookends

-Charts:-Personnel:*Paul Simon - Vocals, Guitar, Producer*Art Garfunkel - Vocals, Producer*Hal Blaine - Drums, Percussion*Joe Osborn - Bass*Larry Knechtel - Piano, Keyboards*John Simon - Production Assistant...

, and Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water

Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list...

. Originally released in 1981 as a 5-LP

LP record

The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

 box set, it was reissued as a 3-CD

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 set in 1990.

The collection was succeeded in 2001 by The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970), which includes several bonus tracks in addition to the original album contents.

Track listing (CD version)

Disc 1

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut album by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. On its cover sleeve the album bears the subtitle: "Exciting new sounds in the folk tradition".The album was initially unsuccessful,...

1. You Can Tell The World - 2:45

2. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream - 2:12

3. Bleecker Street - 2:45

4. Sparrow - 2:49

5. Benedictus

Benedictus (song)

"Benedictus" is a song from Simon and Garfunkel's debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. It was arranged and adapted from two-part a capella motet by Orlande de Lassus. The text, in Latin, is benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini...

 - 2:41

6. The Sound Of Silence

The Sound of Silence

"The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become...

 (Acoustic Version) - 3:07

7. He Was My Brother - 2:50

8. Peggy-O - 2:24

9. Go Tell It On The Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain (song)

"Go Tell It on the Mountain" is an African-American spiritual song, compiled by John Wesley Work, Jr., dating back to at least 1865, that has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers...

 - 2:06

10. The Sun Is Burning - 2:49

11. The Times They Are A-Changin'

The Times They Are a-Changin'

The Times They Are a-Changin opens with the title track, one of Dylan's most famous songs. Dylan's friend, Tony Glover, recalls visiting Dylan's apartment in September 1963, where he saw a number of song manuscripts and poems lying on a table. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" had yet to be recorded,...

 - 2:54

12. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. - 2:17

Sounds of Silence

Sounds of Silence (album)

Sounds of Silence is the second album by Simon and Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence"...

13. The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

"The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become...

 (Band Version) - 3:08

14. Leaves That Are Green - 2:23

15. Blessed - 3:16

16. Kathy's Song - 3:21

17. Somewhere They Can't Find Me - 2:37

18. Anji

Anji (Song)

"Anji" is an acoustic fingerstyle guitar piece composed and recorded in 1961 by noted folk guitarist Davey Graham. The piece is one of the most well-known acoustic blues-folk guitar pieces ever composed, with many notable artists covering it, including Bert Jansch, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry...

 - 2:17

19. Richard Cory - 2:57

20. A Most Peculiar Man - 2:33

21. April Come She Will - 1:51

22. We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin' - 1:59

23. I Am A Rock

I Am a Rock

"I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965, only in the United Kingdom...

 - 2:49

Disc 2

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third album by Simon & Garfunkel, released in the United States on October 10, 1966. Its name comes from the second line of the album's first track, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", an English folk song from the 16th century, paired with a counter-melody and...

1. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - 3:11

2. Patterns

Patterns (song)

"Patterns" is a song written by Paul Simon and included on his 1965 album The Paul Simon Songbook, and later recorded by Simon and Garfunkel on their third album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme...

 - 2:44

3. Cloudy - 2:14

4. Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound (song)

"Homeward Bound" is an American folk song written by Paul Simon, performed by Simon and Garfunkel, produced by Bob Johnston and recorded on December 14, 1965. The song describes his longing to return home, both to his then girlfriend, Kathy Chitty in Brentwood, Essex, England, and to return to the...

 - 2:30

5. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine - 2:45

6. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

"The 59th Street Bridge Song " is a song by folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel, appearing on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. "59th Street Bridge" is the colloquial name of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City...

 - 1:40

7. The Dangling Conversation

The Dangling Conversation

"The Dangling Conversation" is a song written by Paul Simon, first released in September 1966 as a Simon and Garfunkel single "The Dangling Conversation"/"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine". The song only climbed to 25 on the US charts and never made it onto the UK charts. Paul Simon was amazed...

 - 2:39

8. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall - 2:12

9. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)

A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)

"A Simple Desultory Philippic " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Originally recorded for Simon's 1965 UK-only debut, The Paul Simon Songbook, it was recorded soon after by Simon and his partner, Art Garfunkel, for the duo's third album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme...

 - 2:11

10. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" is a song written by Paul Simon. It is the tenth track on Simon & Garfunkel's 1966 album by Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, where it is sung by Art Garfunkel....

 - 2:04

11. A Poem on the Underground Wall - 1:55

12. 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night

7 O'Clock News/Silent Night

"7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" is the twelfth and final track on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, a 1966 album by Simon and Garfunkel. The track consists of an overdubbing of two contrasting recordings: a simple arrangement of the Christmas carol "Silent Night", and a simulated "7 O'Clock News"...

 - 1:58

Bookends

Bookends

-Charts:-Personnel:*Paul Simon - Vocals, Guitar, Producer*Art Garfunkel - Vocals, Producer*Hal Blaine - Drums, Percussion*Joe Osborn - Bass*Larry Knechtel - Piano, Keyboards*John Simon - Production Assistant...

13. Bookends Theme (Instrumental Version) - 0:32

14. Save The Life Of My Child - 2:49

15. America - 3:41

16. Overs - 2:11

17. Voices Of Old People - 2:06

18. Old Friends - 2:35

19. Bookends Theme (Full Version) - 1:22

20. Fakin' It

Fakin' It (song)

"Fakin' It" was one of Simon's and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967. Its B-side was "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies," the duo's only non-LP track which made its album debut on the Old Friends CD box set in 1997....

 - 3:17

21. Punky's Dilemma - 2:14

22. Mrs. Robinson

Mrs. Robinson

"Mrs. Robinson" is a song written by Paul Simon and first performed by Simon & Garfunkel. When released as a single in 1968, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, for their second chart-topping hit after "The Sound of Silence"...

 - 4:04

23. A Hazy Shade Of Winter - 2:17

24. At The Zoo

At The Zoo

"At the Zoo" was one of Simon's and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967.The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City. The narrative tells the story of a trip to the Central Park Zoo; when the singer reaches the zoo, he anthropomorphizes the animals in various...

 - 2:22

Disc 3

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water

Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list...

1. Bridge over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water (song)

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at...

 – 4:54

2. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) – 3:05

3. Cecilia

Cecilia (song)

"Cecilia" is a song written by US musician Paul Simon. It was first recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. When released as a single, it reached #4 in the US charts...

 – 2:54

4. Keep the Customer Satisfied – 2:33

5. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a song written by Paul Simon that was originally released on Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. It has since been released on several Simon & Garfunkel compilation albums. It has also been recorded by the London Pops Orchestra and Joe...

 – 3:47

6. The Boxer

The Boxer

"The Boxer" is a folk rock ballad written by Paul Simon in 1968 and first recorded by Simon & Garfunkel. It was released as the follow-up single to their number one hit "Mrs. Robinson", and reached #7 in the US charts. It later appeared on their last studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, along...

 – 5:09

7. Baby Driver – 3:14

8. The Only Living Boy in New York

The Only Living Boy In New York

"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon and Garfunkel. It is the eighth track from the American pop duo's fifth and final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water...

 – 3:59

9. Why Don't You Write Me – 2:45

10. Bye Bye Love – 2:55

11. Song for the Asking – 1:49