The Concert in Central Park

by Simon and Garfunkel

The Concert in Central Park cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:18:04
  • Community rating: 4.13/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at a free benefit concert attended by over 500,000 people, this recording captures the duo's historic and emotionally charged reunion after over a decade apart. The set features lush arrangements of their classic folk-pop catalog alongside highlights from Paul Simon's solo career, becoming one of the most culturally significant live events of the early 1980s.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, melodic, live, reunion, massive

Tracklist

  1. Mrs. Robinson - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:03)
  2. Homeward Bound - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:22)
  3. America - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:56)
  4. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (3:47)
  5. Scarborough Fair - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (3:51)
  6. April Come She Will - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (2:37)
  7. Wake up Little Susie - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (2:18)
  8. Still Crazy After All These Years - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (3:53)
  9. American Tune - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:35)
  10. Late in the Evening - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:07)
  11. Slip Slidin' Away - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:42)
  12. A Heart In New York - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (3:01)
  13. Kodachrome / Mabellene - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (5:49)
  14. Bridge over Troubled Water - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:44)
  15. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:49)
  16. The Boxer - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (6:02)
  17. Old Friends - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (2:50)
  18. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (3:11)
  19. The Sounds of Silence - Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981 (4:16)

Credits

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