Bookends

*Bookends*
Bookends
Simon and Garfunkel studio album
Date of issue	April 3, 1968
Recorded by	September 1966; January 1967; June 1967; Oct 1967 - Feb. 1968; Columbia Studio A & B , Manhattan
Genre	Folk rock
Duration	29:51
Producer	Simon and Garfunkel; Roy haley;
Label	Columbia
Timeline of Simon and Garfunkel
Singles with Bookends
	" A Hazy Shade of Winter "; Released: November 1966; " At the Zoo "; Released: March 1967; " Fakin 'It "; Released: August 1967; " Mrs. Robinson »; Released: April 1968;

Bookends is Simon and Garfunkel's studio album . Released in 1968 via Columbia Records .

Reviews
Critics' ratings
A source	Rating
Allmusic	^[one]

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine placed the Bookends album at number 233 on its list of “ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ” ^[2] . In the 2012 list, the album is at 234th place ^[3] .

Content

List of Songs

Words and music of all songs of Paul Simon , where not indicated otherwise.

Side one
No.	Title	Author	Date Recorded	Duration
one.	Bookends Theme		1968	0:32
2.	" Save the Life of My Child "		December 14, 1967	2:49
3.	" America "		February 1, 1968	3:34
four.	" Overs "		October 16, 1967	2:14
five.	"Voices of Old People"	Simon Art Garfunkel	February 6, 1968	2:07
6.	" Old Friends "		1968	2:46
7.	Bookends Theme		1968	1:16

Side two
No.	Title	Author	Date Recorded	Duration
eight.	" Fakin 'It "		June 1967	3:14
9.	" Punky's Dilemma "		October 5, 1967	2:10
ten.	" Mrs. Robinson »		February 2, 1968	4:02
eleven.	" A Hazy Shade of Winter "		September 7, 1966	2:17
12.	" At the Zoo "		January 8, 1967	2:21

Charts

Chart (1968)	Naive. pos.
Australia ( ARIA ) ^[4]	3
France ( SNEP ) ^[5]	3
Germany ( Media Control ) ^[6]	40
Great Britain ( UK Albums ) ^[7]	one
USA ( Billboard 200 ) ^[8]	one

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales
United States ( RIAA ) ^[9]	2 × Platinum	2,000,000 ^{^}
^* sales data are based only on certification ^{^ batch} data based on certification only

Notes

↑ Bookends on the AllMusic website
↑ RollingStone.com: News - The RS 500 Albums (201-300 ) . Date of treatment March 23, 2017. Archived October 23, 2004.
↑ Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bookends' | 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone . Rolling Stone (May 31, 2012). Date of treatment March 23, 2017. Archived on September 6, 2016.
↑ " Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends . " Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
↑ " Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends . " Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
↑ " Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" . Musicline.de. Media Control Retrieved May 7, 2014.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
↑ Simon & Garfunkel - Chart History Billboard 200 for Simon & Garfunkel. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
↑ American album certifications - Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .

[1] Bookends on the AllMusic website

[Rolling_Stone_500_Greatest_Albums_2003_page_3-2] RollingStone.com: News - The RS 500 Albums (201-300 ) . Date of treatment March 23, 2017. Archived October 23, 2004.

[Rolling_Stone_500_Greatest_Albums_2012-3] Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bookends' | 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone . Rolling Stone (May 31, 2012). Date of treatment March 23, 2017. Archived on September 6, 2016.

[aus-4] " Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends . " Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[fra-5] " Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends . " Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[ger-6] " Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" . Musicline.de. Media Control Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[uk-7] "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[ac_Billboard200_Simon_&_Garfunkel-8] Simon & Garfunkel - Chart History Billboard 200 for Simon & Garfunkel. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[United_StatesSimon_&_GarfunkelBookendsalbumCertRef-9] American album certifications - Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .