Simon and Garfunkel was a folk rock duo composed by Paul Simon and Arthur "Art" Garfunkel. Simon and Garfunkel were very popular artists in the 60s. Some of their best-known songs are "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson »(« Mrs. Robinson ») and« Bridge over Troubled Water »(« Bridge over turbulent water »). In addition, they have received several Grammys and are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The beginning
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in the neighborhood of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York. They were classmates at the Forest Hills High School in New York, and they sealed their friendship during childhood. In 1955 Simon composed some songs, including "Hey, Schoolgirl" (the first song of the duo), 1 and he proposed to Garfunkel to form a duo with only 16 years old, together they started with the name of Tom and Jerry (as the drawings animated), Simon was Jerry Landis (the surname was taken from Sue Landis, a girl he was dating at the time) and Arthur was Tom Graph (Garfunkel liked to "make graphs" -to graph, in English- to see the evolution of the albums in the charts).
They began to write their own songs in 1957. There was a song that seemed to have good acceptance among the students when interpreting it in the dances of the institute, they took a risk and decided to record a demo of that song. Shortly after they released their first professional recording Hey, Schoolgirl (whose B-side was "Dancin 'Wild"), under the name of Tom & Jerry. Sid Prosen, a talent scout who listened to the song, promised to turn them into great artists, reached an agreement and signed on the label Big Records. The album sold 100,000 copies, reaching 57th place on Billboard magazine lists and including the top 10 in New York. Simon and Garfunkel have acknowledged having taken influences from the group The Everly Brothers, and in much of their songs, such as "Hey, Schoolgirl", that influence is very remarkable.
On November 22, 1957, they performed on the American Bandstand program, a live television program, playing the theme Hey, Schoolgirl after Jerry Lee Lewis performed "Great Balls of Fire." They also performed on the Alan Freed show.
In 1958, Paul Simon recorded a solo single with the label Big Records, under the nickname of True Taylor, the A side contained "True or False", a composition of his father, while the B-side contained the theme "Teenage Fool » This fact did not please Garfunkel, who took it as an offense and would mark his relationship negatively in the coming years. Throughout 1958 they released several singles under the name of Tom and Jerry, all of them were a resounding failure and did not sell as expected. After finishing high school, the artists split up into different universities. Simon enrolled at Queens College to graduate in English, and Garfunkel did the same at Columbia University to study mathematics.
Attempts as soloists
In 1959, Paul Simon meets Carole Klein, a classmate with whom he formed a duo called The Co-Sines. Paul played guitar and bass, and Carole played piano and sometimes drums. Carole also composed, and they dedicated to record demos for the artists of the time. But Carole, who had to change her name to Carole King, began to compose her own songs, with which she achieved a resounding success, and continued her solo career. This experience earned Simon to become familiar with everything related to the recording studios, marking him in a positive way in his later publications. Later he starts in a frustrated attempt as a soloist under the name of Jerry Landis. In those years he was composing several subjects, in 1962 he composed The Lone Teen Ranger, a parody of a television series called The Lone Ranger, with which he reached the 97th place in the lists. In 1960 he sang with the group The Mystics, but they were not successful. In 1960 Simon joins the group The Crew Cuts, they changed their name to Tico & The Triumphs, but the singles released were not successful and in 1963 he left the group.
Later he would try his luck with Paul Kane's name, but he was not successful either.
Art Garfunkel recorded some songs for the record label Octavia Records while attending college, under the pseudonym Artie Garr. He recorded some ballads composed by himself, such as Private World. However, none of these singles reaped success and could not prosper as a soloist.
In early 1964, Simon leaves law school in Brooklyn and goes to London, where he meets Kathy, and falls in love with her. That woman was a strong support for Simon, who composed many of his most famous songs inspired by her, and storing many of the themes that would appear later in his later albums.
During his stay in the United Kingdom, Simon was dedicated to play for some nightclub clubs in Liverpool, London, Cambridge, Widness, and many other cities, participating even in the Folk Festival, held in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. That same year he recorded a single with the record label Oriole Records, the single was composed of two songs, "Carlos Domínguez" and "He Was My Brother", and was published in the United States under the nickname of Paul Kane
Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits
Sello:
CBS – 19233
Formato:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
País:
Argentina
Fecha:
1972
Género:
Rock
Estilo:
Folk Rock, Pop Rock
Pistas
A1Sra. Robinson (Mrs. Robinson)4:02
A2Para Emilia, Cuando La Encuentre (For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her)2:04
A3El Boxeador (The Boxer)5:07
A4Canción Del Puente De La Calle 59 (The 59th Street Bridge Song) (Feelin' Goovy)1:43
A5Los Sonidos Del Silencio (The Sound Of Silence)3:02
A6Soy Una Roca (I Am A Rock)2:50
A7La Feria De Scarborough / Cantico (Scarborough Fair / Canticle)3:08
B1Camino A Casa (Homeward Bound)2:30
B2Puente Sobre Aguas Turbulentas (Bridge Over Troubled Water)4:52
Air Supply are an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of English singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s. They formed in Australia in 1975 and have included various accompanying musicians and singers. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) inducted Air Supply into their Hall of Fame on 1 December 2013 at the annual ARIA Awards.
History
Formation and early years: 1975–1980
Chrissie Hammond, Russell Hitchcock, and Graham Russell met in May 1975 while performing in the Australian production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, Jesus Christ Superstar.[1][2] With Hammond and Hitchcock on vocals and Russell on guitar, they formed a harmony vocal group in Melbourne, while the show was still playing.[3] Hammond left the vocal group to form Cheetah and was replaced by Jeremy Paul (ex-Soffrok and later Divinyls) on bass guitar and vocals in 1976.[1] Together, Hitchcock, Russell and Paul formed Air Supply. The group's first single, "Love and Other Bruises", was released in November 1976 and peaked at No. 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in January 1977.[4] It was followed by Air Supply, their debut album, in December, which reached No. 17 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart and achieved gold in Australia.[1][4] The album was produced by Peter Dawkins (Spectrum, Ross Ryan) with Air Supply line-up as Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and drummer Jeff Browne, guitarist Mark McEntee and keyboardist, arranger Adrian Scott.[1][2] Other singles were "If You Knew Me", "Empty Pages" and "Feel the Breeze" but none reached the Top 40.[4] A national tour followed with Hitchcock, Paul, Russell and Scott joined by Nigel Macara (ex-Tamam Shud, Ariel) on drums and Brenton White (Skintight) on guitar.[1][2] Brenton White rehearsed but did not perform with Air Supply
Their second album, The Whole Thing's Started, also produced by Dawkins,[3] was released in July 1977 with White replaced on lead guitar by Alan Kendall.[1] The album spawned the singles "Do What You Do" (June), "That's How the Whole Thing Started" (October) and "Do It Again" (February 1978) but neither album nor singles charted into the Top 40.[4] From late 1977, the group supported Rod Stewart during his tour of Australia—he invited them to continue to the United States and Canada. Their third album, Love & Other Bruises, which included re-recordings of some earlier tracks, was made mid-tour in Los Angeles in July–August and released later that year in the US on Columbia Records with Jimmy Horowitz producing.[3] During the tour, Paul left the band with a new line-up of Hitchcock, Macara, and Russell, plus Rex Goh on guitar, Joey Carbone on keyboards, Robin LeMesurier on lead guitar and Howard Sukimoto on bass guitar.[2] Paul, in 1980, recruited fellow former Air Supply bandmate McEntee in the line-up of Divinyls, fronted by Chrissie Amphlett. Air Supply performed in London supporting Chicago and Boz Scaggs.[1]
Although their music had some commercial success, Russell claimed, on a 1995 DVD, that he and Hitchcock were so poor that they checked the backs of hotel sofas for change so that they could buy bread to make toast. By early 1978, the line-up was Hitchcock, Russell, and Macara with George Terry and Joey Murcia on guitar, George Bitzer on keyboards and Harold Cowart on bass guitar.[1][2] However, by mid-1978, only Hitchcock and Russell remained in the line-up, backed by Ralph Cooper (Windchase) on drums and former Sailor members Brian Hamilton on bass guitar and vocals and David Moyse on guitar.[1][2]
In April 1979, the band released Life Support, a concept album which included a picture disc on its first printing. The album was recorded at Trafalgar Studios in Sydney. The album had a five-and-a-half-minute version of "Lost in Love", written by Graham Russell in 15 minutes; it was released as a single and peaked at No. 13 in Australia and No. 13 in New Zealand.[4][5] The track caught the attention of Arista Records boss Clive Davis, who remixed the song and released it as a single in the US early the next year. In late November 1979 Russell was embroiled in a bitter court case with Samuel Nay over accusations of assault at a backstage meet and greet in Oklahoma. Nay would later pass away during the court case and all charges were dropped. The line-up for the album kept Hitchcock, Russell, Cooper, and Moyse, and added Criston Barker (bass) and Frank Esler-Smith (keyboards/orchestra arrangements) with help from other session musicians. Esler-Smith had previously known Hitchcock and Russell from working with them in Jesus Christ Superstar.
A re-recorded and remixed version of "Lost in Love" was released internationally as a single in January 1980 on Arista Records. The associated album, Lost in Love, appeared in March and contained three US Top 5 singles, including the title track which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100. The other US Top 5 singles were "Every Woman in the World" (No. 5) and "All Out of Love" (No. 2).[6] Both singles were Top 10 hits in Australia with "All Out of Love" reaching No. 17 in the Netherlands and reaching No. 11 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart.[6][7][4][8] The album kept the same line-up as before, with Hitchcock, Russell, Cooper, Moyse, Barker and Esler-Smith. The album sold three million copies in the US and peaked at No. 22 on Billboard 200.[9]
1981–1990
In 1981, Air Supply released The One That You Love, produced by Russell, David Foster and Harry Maslin with the title track issued as a single which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] It also featured two other Top 5 hits, "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)" and "Sweet Dreams". A fourth single, "Keeping the Love Alive" was released in Japan and achieved Top 10 status. By the recording for this album, Barker left and was replaced by David Green. Also, previous Air Supply guitarist Rex Goh returned for the album, co-writing "I Want to Give It All" with Russell.
Russell and Hitchcock also from time to time were relief hosts on the music program Solid Gold. It is believed that they initially filled in when Andy Gibb was a no show for an episode that they performed on. However, Gibb's "no shows" soon became more frequent, which resulted in his termination. Even though this was not their usual job, the duo made an impression on producers and the audience who enjoyed their accents, and they were asked to host every so often until the show was cancelled.
Their next album Now and Forever, released in 1982 with the same seven-piece line-up (Hitchcock, Russell, Moyse, Goh, Esler-Smith, Green and Cooper), continued the group's popularity with the Top 5 hit "Even the Nights Are Better" and two Top 40 singles, "Young Love" and "Two Less Lonely People in the World".
In 1983, they released their Greatest Hits album with a new single, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", written by Jim Steinman. The song was one of their biggest hits ever spending three weeks at No. 2, and the album eventually sold 7 million copies.
That same year, Air Supply also released their first live video, Air Supply Live in Hawaii. In 1984, their song "I Can Wait Forever" was featured in a scene of the blockbuster movie Ghostbusters, and was included in the soundtrack album.
By the mid-1980s, Goh, Moyse, and Green had all left the line-up, and the band's 1985 self-titled album featured Don Cromwell and former Babys member Wally Stocker filling the bass and guitar roles, respectively. This album included a Top 20 Billboard hit with "Just as I Am" as well as a cover of the Jennifer Rush song "The Power of Love". The band then had a couple of minor hits ("Lonely Is the Night" and "One More Chance") from the album Hearts in Motion released in 1986.
Russell and Hitchcock recorded a 1987 Christmas Album (containing the holiday single "The Eyes of a Child") before taking a break as a band. During this time, Hitchcock released his self-titled album in 1988 which was not a big seller. However, he did have the single "Swear to Your Heart" in 1990 – from the movie soundtrack for Arachnophobia – which received significant airplay.
1991–2000
On 21 August 1989, using their old producer and welcoming the return of drummer Ralph Cooper, the duo decided to enter the studio again to record The Earth Is, which was released in 1991 by Giant Records under Warner Bros. Records. The recording contains their hit single "Without You," along with singles for "Stronger Than the Night" (with a music video announcing that Air Supply was back) and "Stop the Tears" and the album sold more than one million copies. Inside the album is a note about Hitchcock and Russell's original Musical Director of their meeting place during Jesus Christ Superstar (and long time Band Member/Orchestrator): "This Album Is Dedicated to the Memory of Frank Esler-Smith." Esler-Smith had died earlier that year (1991) from pneumonia.
The official fan club released The Earth Is World Tour video, a rare collector's item that contains live footage from the band's global tour in support of the album.
The album was followed by The Vanishing Race in 1993,[10] which was supported by the hit single "Goodbye", with lyrics by David Foster and Linda Thompson—which, although not popular in the United States, was critically praised and gained a large following outside the country, especially in Asia where in many countries it would reach number No. 1. In Taiwan, Power Station & Terry Lin (a huge fan of Air Supply himself) covered it and cleverly called it "I'd rather love the sea/Shanghai rather than loving you" as a play on Shanghai's geographical relationship with the sea in 2009.[11] This would lead to another world tour in 1993 which included Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Dick Smith. "It's Never too Late" was another single released from the Vanishing Race. The album itself was dedicated to the plight of the American Indians, the "Vanishing Race" of the album's title, in which the album sold 4 million copies.
Their third album of the decade, News from Nowhere, was released in 1995. It contained the Asian hit singles "Someone", "Always", and a cover of "Unchained Melody", a song made famous by Al Hibbler.
Their popularity continued to soar in Southeast Asian countries, culminating in the release of Now and Forever: Greatest Hits Live, a CD and DVD recording of a live concert in Taipei, Taiwan, also in 1995, which stayed at the top of the Asian album charts for 16 weeks.
2001–2010
Air Supply at the Subic Convention Center, Philippines on 12 June 2008.
They continued to tour heavily throughout Asia and in select venues in the US, and continued to release the more adult contemporary titled The Book of Love (1997), Yours Truly (2001), and Across the Concrete Sky (2003). In 2005, they released a live CD/DVD recording, and performed in Havana, Cuba, becoming one of the first foreign bands invited to perform in the country. They were booked to perform two concerts, and played the first show on 7 July, the day before Hurricane Dennis hit the country. In high winds, their first concert had an audience of 175,000. Due to the hurricane, they could not play the second show. Fans staying at the same hotel as Air Supply on 8 July had to be content with Russell performing acoustically for them, as there was no electricity. Their songs were featured in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Wedding Date and Bad Company.
In 2006, they released an acoustic album, The Singer and the Song, and were gearing up for the release of their first studio album in three years, Zed. In support of the acoustic album, they made their first trip to India in May 2006. On 2 December 2006, the duo performed to a capacity crowd in Kingston, Jamaica. This was their second visit to Jamaica, having performed at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in January 2006. They also have been seen endorsing Time–Life's Classic Soft-Rock Collection. In 2007, Russell released his first adult contemporary solo album called The Future.
Russell made an appearance in Believe, a comedy about multi-level marketing. In 2008, based on their chart performance, they were ranked the 83rd best musical act of all time in Billboard Hot 100's 50th anniversary edition. They appeared on Don't Forget the Lyrics on 19 December 2008.
In May 2010, Air Supply released Mumbo Jumbo, the duo's first studio recording in eight years. It was recorded at Graham Russell's home studio near Park City, Utah and at Odds On Records' state of the art facilities in Las Vegas with top session musicians and an orchestra. Mumbo Jumbo was produced by Russell and engineered by Odds On's Sean O'Dwyer, whose credits include Pink Floyd, Randy Newman and Blink-182. Among the 14 tracks was the first single "Dance with Me", which reached number 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and "Faith in Love", which charted at number 30 on the same chart.
The music video for "All Out of Love" is seen briefly in the 2010 Australian film Animal Kingdom.
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. I - CBS Columbia CS 10.087 - 1971
01. Bobby Vinton - Por favor, ámame siempre (Please Love Me Forever) 02. The Shuffles - Cha la la, te necesito (Cha La La, I Need You) 03. O.C. Smith - Manzanitas verdes (Little Green Apples) 04. The Union Gap - Muchachita (Young Girl) 05. Ray Stevens - Todo es hermoso (Everything Is Beautiful) 06. Mark Lindsay - Arizona 07. Tammy Wynette - Quédate con tu hombre (Stand By Your Man) 08. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Tu me haces muy feliz (You've Me So Very Happy) 09. Ray Conniff - Debe ser él (It Must Be Him) 10. Andy Williams - Corazón feliz (Happy Heart) 11. Percy Faith - Que tiempo tan feliz (Those Were The Days) 12. Maximo Ranieri - Rosa Roja
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. II - CBS Columbia CS 10.100 -
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. II - CBS Columbia CS 10.100 - 1972 01. Oliver - Buenos días estrella brillante (Good Morning Starshine) 02. Simon & Garfunkel - Los sonidos del silencio (Sounds Of Silence) 03. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Por ti (Over You) 04. Bobby Sherman - Fácil viene, fácil va (Easy Come, Easy Go) 05. Al Kooper - En busca de hogar (Lookin' For A Home) 06. Ray Conniff - Señora Robinson (Mrs. Robinson) 07. Sly & The Family Stone - Todo el mundo es una estrella (Everybody Is A Star) 08. The Arbors - La carta (The Letter) 09. Percy Faith - Angel de la mañana (Angel Of The Morning) 10. Bobby Vinton - Ningunos brazos pueden tenerte (No Arms Can Ever Hold You) 11. Billy Joe Royal - El amor más grande (The Greatest Love)
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. III - CBS Columbia CS 10.130 - 1972
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. III - CBS Columbia CS 10.130 - 1972 01. Bobby Vinton - Te amo como me amas (I Love You How You Love Me) 02. Mario Tessuto - Lisa, la de los ojos azules 03. O.C. Smith - Amiga, amante, mujer y esposa (Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife) 04. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Dama voluntariosa (Lady Willpower) 05. Barbra Streisand - Alfie 06. Andy Williams - Tema de Lara (Somewhere, My Love · "Lara Theme") 07. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Te quiero más de lo que te puedes imaginar (I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know) 08. Ronnie Dyson - (Si me dejas amarte) por que no puedo tocarte? (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? 09. Ricardo Del Turco - Julio 10. Donovan - Hay una montaña (There Is A Mountain) 11. Johnny Cash & June Carter - Sí yo fuera carpintero (If I Were A Carpenter) 12. Chambers Brothers - Amar a alguien (To Love Somebody)
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. IV - CBS Columbia CS 10.149 - 1973
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. IV - CBS Columbia CS 10.149 - 1973 01. Simon & Garfunkel - El boxeador (The Boxer) 02. The Arbors - No puedo abandonarla (I Can't Quit Her) 03. Tammy Wynette - Cantando mi canción (Singing My Song) 04. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay 05. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Y cuando muera (And When I Die) 06. Ray Stevens - Gitarzan 07. Bobby Vinton - Tanto como entonces (Just I Must As Ever) 08. Gary Puckett & The The Union Gap - Mujer, Mujer (Woman, Woman) 09. The Buckinghams - Susana (Susan) 10. Chambers Brothers - Bang, Bang 11. Chad and Jeremy - Playas distantes (Distant Shores) 12. Billy Joe Royal - Monte abajo (Down On The Boondocks)
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. V - CBS Columbia CS 10.156 - 1973
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. V - CBS Columbia CS 10.156 - 1973 01. Donovan - Riki-Tiki-Tavi 02. Bobby Vinton - Las Rosas son Rojas (Roses Are Red) 03. Santana - Samba pa 'ti 04. Sly & The Family Stone - Gracias (Thank You) 05. Bob Dylan - Sí no fuera por ti (If Not For You) 06. Ray Conniff - Amor a primera vista (Je t'aime... Moi non plus) 07. Blood, Sweat & Tears - La rueca (Spinning Wheel) 08. The Tremeloes - Yo y mi vida (Me And My Life) 09. Sonora Matancera - Musita 10. Christie - Yellow River 11. Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia 12. Percy Faith - The Theme From "A Summer Place"
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. VI - CBS Columbia CS 10.186 - 1974
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. VI - CBS Columbia CS 10.186 - 1974 01. Albert Hammond -Nunca llueve al sur de California (It's Never Rains In Southern California) 02. The Raiders - Reservación india (Indian Reservation) 03. Mac Davis - Nena, no te enamores de mi (Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me) 04. Sharif Dean - Tú me amas? (Do You Love Me) 05. Sly & The Family Stone - Gente de todos los días (Everyday People) 06. Janis Joplin - Yo y Bobby McGee (Me And Bobby McGee) 07. Ten Years After - Me encantaría cambiar el mundo (I'd Love To Change The World) 08. La Banda de Nueva York - A tu lado (Beside You) 09. Johnny Nash - Ahora puedo ver claramente (I Can See Clearly Now) 10. Santana - Evil Ways (Diabólicamente) 11. Lynn Anderson - Jardín de rosas (Rose Garden) 12. Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show - La mamá de Silvia (Silvia's Mother)
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. VII - CBS Columbia CS 10.210 - 1976
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. VII - CBS Columbia CS 10.200 - 1976 01. The Sun Lovers - Dulce es no hacer nada 02. Bobby Vinton - Alguien esta rompiendo mi corazón (Somebody's Breaking My Heart) 03. Caterina Caselli - La casa de los angeles (La casa degli angeli) 04. Bob Dylan - George Jackson 05. Titanic - Macumba 06. Simon & Garfunkel - El condor pasa (If I Could) 07. Los Vecinos de la Cuadra - No se como amarle 08. Danyel Gerard - Mariposa (Butterfly) 09. Roberto Carlos - Canción para ti (Canzone per te) 10. Vikki Carr - Ninguno de nosotros quiere ser el primero en decir adiós 11. Ray Conniff - Querida regresa (Honey Come Back) 12. Chase - Comencemos (Get It On)
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. VIII - CBS Columbia CS 10.242 - 1976
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. VIII - CBS Columbia CS 10.242 - 1976 01. Andy Williams - Historia de amor 02. Ray Conniff - Rezo una pequeña oración por ti 03. Bobby Vinton - Sellado con un beso 04. Charlie Rich - La chica más bella 05. Barbra Streisand - People 06. Gilbert Montagne - El tonto 07. Banda de Nueva York - Con tu blanca palidez 08. Simon & Garfunkel - Feria de Scarborough 09. Edgar Winter - Calle fácil 10. Sangre, Sudor y Lágrimas - Lucrecia MacEvil
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. IX - CBS Columbia CS 10.284 - 1977
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. IX - CBS Columbia CS 10.284 - 1977 01. Orquesta Salsoul - Tangerine 02. The Jackson - Gózalo 03. Lynn Anderson - Tienes un amigo 04. Manhattans - Bésame y dime adiós 05. Ray Conniff - Si me dejas ahora 06. Gianni Bella - No se puede morir por dentro 07. Art Garfunkel - Tengo ojos solo para ti 08. Minnie Riperton - Amándote 09. Albert Hammond - Echame a mi la culpa 10. Orquesta Bidú - Verano del 42
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. X - CBS Columbia CS 10.365 - 1980
V.A. Exitos de Ayer Vol. X - CBS Columbia CS 10.365 - 1980 01. Santana - Mágica mujer negra (Black Magic Woman) 02. Ten Years After - Sobre la colina (Over The Hill) 03. Tony Bennet - Extraño en el paraíso (Strange In Paradise) 04. Sly & The Family Stone - Canta una canción sencila (Sing a Single Song) 05. Bobby Vinton - Este muchacho esta enamorado de ti (This Guy's In Love With You) 06. The Byrds - Señor tamborilero (Mr. Tambourine Man) 07. Ray Conniff - El amor es una cosa esplendorosa (Love Is a Many Splendored Thing) 08. Doris Day - Que será, será (Whatever Will Be) 09. Andy Williams - Matándome suaemente con tu canción (Killing Me Softly With This Song) 10. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Cariño (Honey)
Simon and Garfunkel was a folk rock duo composed by Paul Simon and Arthur "Art" Garfunkel. Simon and Garfunkel were very popular artists in the 60s. Some of their best-known songs are "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson »(« Mrs. Robinson ») and« Bridge over Troubled Water »(« Bridge over turbulent water »). In addition, they have received several Grammys and are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They began to write their own songs in 1957. There was a song that seemed to have good acceptance among the students when interpreting it in the dances of the institute, they took a risk and decided to record a demo of that song. Shortly after they released their first professional recording Hey, Schoolgirl (whose B-side was "Dancin 'Wild"), under the name of Tom & Jerry. Sid Prosen, a talent scout who listened to the song, promised to turn them into great artists, reached an agreement and signed on the label Big Records. The album sold 100,000 copies, reaching 57th place on Billboard magazine lists and including the top 10 in New York. Simon and Garfunkel have acknowledged having taken influences from the group The Everly Brothers, and in much of their songs, such as "Hey, Schoolgirl", that influence is very remarkable.
In 1958, Paul Simon recorded a solo single with the label Big Records, under the nickname of True Taylor, the A side contained "True or False", a composition of his father, while the B-side contained the theme "Teenage Fool » This fact did not please Garfunkel, who took it as an offense and would mark his relationship negatively in the coming years. Throughout 1958 they released several singles under the name of Tom and Jerry, all of them were a resounding failure and did not sell as expected. After finishing high school, the artists split up into different universities. Simon enrolled at Queens College to graduate in English, and Garfunkel did the same at Columbia University to study mathematics.
In 1959, Paul Simon meets Carole Klein, a classmate with whom he formed a duo called The Co-Sines. Paul played guitar and bass, and Carole played piano and sometimes drums. Carole also composed, and they dedicated to record demos for the artists of the time. But Carole, who had to change her name to Carole King, began to compose her own songs, with which she achieved a resounding success, and continued her solo career. This experience earned Simon to become familiar with everything related to the recording studios, marking him in a positive way in his later publications. Later he starts in a frustrated attempt as a soloist under the name of Jerry Landis. In those years he was composing several subjects, in 1962 he composed The Lone Teen Ranger, a parody of a television series called The Lone Ranger, with which he reached the 97th place in the lists. In 1960 he sang with the group The Mystics, but they were not successful. In 1960 Simon joins the group The Crew Cuts, they changed their name to Tico & The Triumphs, but the singles released were not successful and in 1963 he left the group.
