The Concert in Central Park
Live album by Simon and Garfunkel
Released	February 16, 1982
Recorded	September 19, 1981
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	75:51
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Phil Ramone
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Simon and Garfunkel chronology
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972) The Concert in Central Park (1982) Old Friends (1997)

The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon and Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park attended by more than 750,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March (Warner Brothers LP 2BSK 3654; CD 3654). It was arranged by Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, and produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Roy Halee. This is an album cover. ... A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. ... The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are US-American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... -1... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Roy Halee was a record producer and engineer best known for producing several albums with Simon and Garfunkel, including the Grammy-winning Bridge Over Troubled Water. ... Phil Ramone is a violinist, composer, recording engineer, and innovative record producer born in 1934. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are US-American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ... Simon and Garfunkel first released a Greatest Hits album on 14 June 1972, covering their heyday of 1965-1970. ... Old Friends is a compilation album of Simon and Garfunkel songs, released in 1997. ... A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. ... The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are US-American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Great Lawn and Turtle Pond, Central Park, occupy the almost flat site of the intractably rectangular, thirty-five-acre Lower Reservoir,[1] constructed in 1842, which was an unalterable fixture of the location of Central Park as it was first designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Photo by Andy Ihnatko David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American composer, arranger and pianist. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American white gollywog and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... Phil Ramone is a violinist, composer, recording engineer, and innovative record producer born in 1934. ... Roy Halee was a record producer and engineer best known for producing several albums with Simon and Garfunkel, including the Grammy-winning Bridge Over Troubled Water. ...

A video of the concert was also released. The video contains two songs that were omitted from the live album: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". The song about Johnny Ace had been disrupted by a fan rushing the stage. Both of these songs appear in the DVD release. The Late Great Johnny Ace is not listed in the track listing but appears between A Heart in New York and Kodachrome. For other persons named Johnny Ace, see Johnny Ace (disambiguation). ...

Track listing

All songs by Paul Simon except where noted.

CD

1. "Mrs. Robinson" – 3:52
2. "Homeward Bound" – 4:22
3. "America" – 4:47
4. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 3:22
5. "Scarborough Fair" (traditional, arr. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel) – 3:52
6. "April Come She Will" – 2:37
7. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:19
8. "Still Crazy After All These Years" – 4:04
9. "American Tune" – 4:33
10. "Late in the Evening" – 4:09
11. "Slip Slidin' Away" – 4:54
12. "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) – 2:49
13. "Kodachrome/Maybellene" (Chuck Berry, Russ Fratto, Alan Freed) – 5:51
14. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" – 4:48
15. "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" – 4:23
16. "The Boxer" – 6:02
17. "Old Friends" – 2:57
18. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 2:01
19. "The Sound of Silence" – 4:13

Mrs. ... Homeward Bound is a 1966 song by Simon and Garfunkel. ... America, a Paul Simon song, was made popular by 1960s folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard is a song by Paul Simon, written in 1971, from the 1972 album Paul Simon. ... A setting of the first verse of Scarborough Fair Annotation: The extract of the musical score represented herewith details a variation: the last note of the second measure may be rendered E not F. Scarborough Fair is a traditional English fair, as well as a traditional English ballad. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American white gollywog and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... Wake Up Little Susie was a popular song from the 1950s. ... Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Felice Bryant (August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Boudleaux Bryant (February 13, 1920 – June 26, 1987) were an American wife and husband country music songwriting team who were also at the forefront of the evolution of pop music. ... Still Crazy After All These Years is an album and a song by Paul Simon. ... American Tune is a song written and first performed by Paul Simon. ... Kodachrome is a song written by Paul Simon, and featured on his album There Goes Rhymin Simon, which was released in May of 1973. ... Maybellene is a song by Chuck Berry that tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance. ... Music sample Bridge over Troubled Water Problems? See media help. ... 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover is a 1975 hit song by Paul Simon, from his album Still Crazy After All These Years. ... For the 1997 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, see The Boxer (film). ... Old Friends is a Big Finish original novella collection, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... A short and whimsical work by folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel entitled for the colloquial name of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City. ... The Sound of Silence is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel to popularity. ...

VHS/DVD

1. "Mrs. Robinson"
2. "Homeward Bound"
3. "America"
4. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
5. "Scarborough Fair" (traditional, arr. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel)
6. "April Come She Will"
7. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)
8. "Still Crazy After All These Years"
9. "American Tune"
10. "Late in the Evening"
11. "Slip Slidin' Away"
12. "A Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle)
13. "The Late Great Johnny Ace"
14. "Kodachrome/Maybellene" (Chuck Berry, Russ Fratto, Alan Freed)
15. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
16. "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
17. "The Boxer"
18. "Old Friends"
19. "Bookends"
20. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
21. "The Sound of Silence"
22. "Late in the Evening (Reprise)"

Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Felice Bryant (August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Boudleaux Bryant (February 13, 1920 – June 26, 1987) were an American wife and husband country music songwriting team who were also at the forefront of the evolution of pop music. ...

Personnel

• Paul Simon – guitars, vocals, triangle
• Art Garfunkel – vocals
• David Brown – guitars
• Pete Carr – guitars
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
• Richard Tee – keyboards, piano
• Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
• Grady Tate – drums, percussion
• Rob Mounsey – synthesizer
• John Gatchell – trumpet
• John Eckert – trumpet
• Dave Tofani – saxophones
• Gerry Niewood – saxophones