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Bookends

Bookends is an album by Simon and Garfunkel, released April 3, 1968. It was produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel.

Bookends was a #1 hit on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart. Two singles charted: "At the Zoo" and "Fakin' It", which peaked a #16 and #23, respectively.

Columbia Records LP KCS 9529; CD CK 09529; Remastered CD 66003.

Artists:

All songs by Paul Simon

  1. Bookends Theme (Instrumental) (0:32)
  2. Save The Life Of My Child (2:49)
  3. America (3:34)
  4. Overs (2:14)
  5. Voices of Old People
  6. Old Friends (2:36)
  7. Bookends (1:16)
  8. Fakin' It (3:14)
  9. Punky's Dilemma (2:10)
  10. Mrs. Robinson (4:02)
  11. A Hazy Shade Of Winter (2:17)
  12. At The Zoo (2:11)

Bonus tracks:

Personnel


Bookends are also heavy, often decorative, objects placed at either end of a row of books on a shelf or table, to hold them upright.