Simon and Garfunkel ( The Concert in Central Park 1981 ) 16:9 HQ

The Concert in Central Park, released in February 1982 on Warner Bros. Records, is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was recorded on the 19th September 1981 at a free benefit concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York City, where the pair performed in front of an audience reported at the time as 500.000 people. Later estimates determined that the maximum number of people who could fit in the park space was 48.500. A film of the event was shown on TV and released on video. Proceeds went toward the redevelopment and maintenance of the park, which had deteriorated due to lack of municipal funding. The concert and album marked the start of a three-year reunion of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

TRACKLIST:

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:16 Mrs. Robinson

00:04:40 Homeward Bound

00:09:00 America

00:13:40 Me and Julio

00:16:57 Scarborough Fair

00:20:57 April Come She Will

00:23:18 Wake Up Little Susie

00:25:40 Still Crazy After All These Years

00:29:30 American Tune

00:33:43 Late in the Evening

00:38:01 Slip Slidin' Away

00:42:44 A Heart in New York

00:45:34 The Late Great Johnny Ace

00:49:33 Kodachrome/Maybellene

00:54:40 Bridge over Troubled Water

00:59:30 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

01:03:55 The Boxer

Encore

01:10:24 Old Friends / Bookends Theme

01:13:30 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

01:15:53 The Sound of Silence

Encore

01:22:13 Late in the Evening (Reprise)

01:26:05 END

Musicians:

Paul Simon – vocals, guitar

Art Garfunkel – vocals

Pete Carr, David Brown – guitar

Anthony Jackson – bass guitar

Richard Tee – keyboards

Steve Gadd, Grady Tate – drums

Rob Mounsey – synthesizer

John Gatchell, John Eckert – trumpet

Dave Tofani, Gerry Niewood – saxophone