''Live 1969'' is the fourth

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, released through

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. It consists of live recordings captured on the duo's final

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n tour, prior to the release of their ''

Bridge over Troubled Water ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'' is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 26, 1970, by Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for ''The Graduate'', Art Garfunkel took an acting ...

'' album. Fifteen of the album's seventeen tracks are previously unreleased, with the exceptions being the live versions of " For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" and "Kathy's Song", both of which initially appeared on

's 1972 ''

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'' album. ''Live 1969'' saw initial release as a

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exclusive on March 25, 2008, preceding a full retail release on April 14, 2009.billboard.com
/ref> It was later included as the second disc in the 3-disc 40th Anniversary Edition of ''Bridge over Troubled Water'' in 2011, and then issued as part of '' Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection'' in 2014.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...

, except where indicated. #" Homeward Bound" – 3:04 (11/15/69,

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, Long Beach, California) #" At the Zoo" – 2:07 (11/27/69,

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, New York City, New York) #"

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon and originally released on their 1966 album ''Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme''. ''Cash Box'' called it a "sparkling, spirited li ...

" – 1:56 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois) #"Song for the Asking" – 2:26 (11/15/69, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California) #" For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 2:37 (November 1969, St. Louis, Missouri) #" Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) – 3:56 (11/28/69, Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York) #"

Mrs. Robinson "Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth Album, studio album, ''Bookends (album), Bookends'' (1968). The writing of the song was begun before the 1967 film ''The Graduate'', which contained only f ...

" – 4:44 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois) #"

The Boxer "The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth and final studio album, '' Bridge over Troubled Water'' (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as a stan ...

" – 4:46 (11/15/69, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California) #"Why Don't You Write Me" – 2:56 (11/15/69, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California) #" So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" – 3:55 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois) #" That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (Jimmy Long,

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) – 3:11 (11/15/69, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California) #"

" – 5:25 (11/28/69, Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York) #"

The Sound of Silence "The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original ac ...

" – 3:52 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois) #"

I Am a Rock "I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon 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. Paul Simon and Art Ga ...

" – 3:36 (11/8/69, Carbondale, Illinois) #" Old Friends/ Bookends Theme" – 3:22 (11/1/69, Toledo, Ohio) #"Leaves That Are Green" – 3:23 (10/30/69, Detroit, Michigan) #"Kathy's Song" – 3:53 (November 1969, St. Louis, Missouri) Produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel,

Roy Halee Roy Decker Halee (born 1934) is an American record producer and engineer, best known for working with Simon & Garfunkel, both as a group and for their solo projects. Early life Halee grew up on Long Island, New York. His father, also named Roy ...

Personnel

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vocal The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound producti ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, Garfunkel became acquainte ...

— vocal * Fred Carter Jr. — acoustic guitar,

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external electric Guitar amplifier, sound amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar. It uses one or more pickup (music technology), pickups ...

Larry Knechtel Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles–based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Sim ...

— keyboards *

Joe Osborn Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are stave (wood), staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (drum), quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), an ...

References

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