Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Studio album by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	October 10, 1966
Recorded	December 1965 - August 1966
Genre	Folk rock
Length	29:14
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Bob Johnston
Simon and Garfunkel chronology
Sounds of Silence (1966) Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) The Graduate (soundtrack) (1968)

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is an album by Simon and 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 countermelody and text about a soldier. It peaked on the U.S. charts at #4. The album was produced by Bob Johnston as Columbia Records LP CL 2563 (mono); CS 9363 (stereo); CD CK 9363; Remastered CD CK 66001. "Homeward Bound" was excluded from the album in the UK.

The album can be seen as having a protest element in it: the closing song, "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night", contained clips of a news broadcast about the Vietnam War. Based on the fact that the broadcast carries the news of the death of comedian Lenny Bruce that day, it can be dated from 3 August 1966.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [1]

Contents 1 Personnel 2 Track listing 2.1 Bonus tracks (2001 CD reissue) 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Personnel

• Paul Simon – lead vocals, guitar
• Art Garfunkel – lead vocals, piano
• Joe South - guitar

Most tracks were recorded in Nashville with resident musicians.

• Bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello of the Dave Brubeck Quartet played on The 59th Street Bridge Song

• The voice of the newscaster on 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night was that of Charlie O'Donnell, then a New York disc jockey.

All songs by Paul Simon except track 1 (traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel), track 3 (Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley), and track 12 (Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber).

[edit] Track listing

1. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" – 3:10
2. "Patterns" – 2:42
3. "Cloudy" – 2:10
4. "Homeward Bound" – 2:30
5. "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" – 2:44
6. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:43
7. "The Dangling Conversation" – 2:37
8. "Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall" – 2:10
9. "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)" – 2:12
10. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 2:04
11. "A Poem on the Underground Wall" – 1:52
12. "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" – 2:01

[edit] Bonus tracks (2001 CD reissue)

1. "Patterns" (Demo)
2. "A Poem on the Underground Wall" (Demo)

[edit] See also

• Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

[edit] References

• http://www.bmi.com

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