Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is an album by Simon and Garfunkel released October 10, 1966. Its name comes from the second line of the album\'s first track, \"Scarborough Fair/Canticle\", an English folk song from the 1500s. It peaked on the U.S. charts at #4. Produced by Bob Johnston. Columbia Records LP CL 2563 (mono); CS 9363 (stereo); CD CK 9363; Remastered CD CK 66001.
The album can be seen as having a protest element in it: the closing song, \"7 O\'Clock News/Silent Night\", contained clips of a news broadcast about the Vietnam War. Based on the fact that the broadcast carries the news of the death of comedian Lenny Bruce that day, it can be dated from 3 August 1966.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone magazine\'s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [1]
Personnel
* Paul Simon â?? lead vocals, guitar
* Art Garfunkel â?? lead vocals, piano
* Joe South, guitar
Most tracks were recorded in Nashville with resident musicians.
All songs by Paul Simon except track 1 which was arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, track 3 which was written by Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley, and track 12 which is by Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber.
Track listing
1. \"Scarborough Fair/Canticle\" â?? 3:10 SAMPLE
2. \"Patterns\" â?? 2:42
3. \"Cloudy\" â?? 2:10
4. \"Homeward Bound\" â?? 2:30
5. \"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine\" â?? 2:44
6. \"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin\' Groovy)\" â?? 1:43
7. \"The Dangling Conversation\" â?? 2:37
8. \"Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall\" â?? 2:10
9. \"A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara\'d Into Submission)\" â?? 2:12
10. \"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her\" â?? 2:04
11. \"A Poem on the Underground Wall\" â?? 1:52
12. \"7 O\'Clock News/Silent Night\" â?? 2:01
Bonus tracks:
* \"Patterns\" (Demo)
* \"A Poem on the Underground Wall\" (Demo)